Job Roles Within the Film Industry

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ProductionJob Title DescriptionProducer Creates the conditions of making a film. In charge of coordinating,

supervising, funding, hiring personnel and most importantly arranging a distributor. The producer is involved in all stages of the film

Executive Producer

Takes more of a financial role in the film making process

Production Manager

Supervises the physical aspects of production e.g. Personnel, budget and schedules. To ensure that filming is on schedule.

Line Producer In charge of managing production budget and responsible for lining up resources if needed

Unit Manager Same role as Production Manager

Production Coordinator

Information link of production. Responsible for logistics. E.g. hiring crew, renting equipment, booking talent

Post Production Supervisor

Responsible for post-production process, maintaining communication with other departments e.g. editor, producer…etc.

Production Assistant

They assist in the production office/various departments with general tasks

Screenwriter Screenwriter may pitch to potential producers or write under contract to a producer

Script Supervisor Keeps track of parts of the script that have been filmed and makes notes of changes and keep track of props and other details

Stunt Coordinator If a stunt is incorporated in the film. The stun coordinator will arrange casting and performance of the stunt with the director

Casting Director Chooses the actors for the film

Sam Warne, Jack Warner, Albert Warner , Harry

Warner

Famous Producers

Walt Disney

Peter JacksonLord of the Rings

Second Unit Director

responsible for overseeing the

photography assigned

Second Assistant Director: Chief assistant

to first assistant Director and helps carry out tasks

First Assistant Director: assist

Production manager and

director

Director

Direction

Click Me

The Director is responsible for the creative

aspect of a film including… The content of the film Performance of actors Selecting locations Managing technical details Lighting/Soundtrack

Director

Christopher Nolan

Steven Spielberg

Danny Boyle

James Cameron

Location

Production Assistant: assistant

never on-set, prepping/wra

pping a location

Location Assistant: hired by Location

manager and take on

general task such as

maintaining the

cleanliness of locations…

etc.

Location Scout: actual research and photography of possible locations

Assistant Location Manager:

Works with Location

Manager in arranging scouts for

staff

Location Manager: In charge of the

Location Department and

staff and reporting to the production manager/director and finalising the

locations

Location

Production Designer:

Responsible for creating the

visual appearance of

the film (Settings, Costumes)

Art Director: reports to the

Production Designer and overseas the

set Designers, Illustrators

Assistant Art Director:

Follow instructions from the Art Director e.g. Measuring Locations,

collecting info

Illustrator: Draws or paints representations of the designs imagined by

the Production Designer

Art Department

Set Designer: Architect/Drafts

man

Set Decorator: I n charge of decorating

a film set such as furnishing

Buyer: Works with Set Decorator. The Buyer locates and purchase/rents set

dressing

Lead man: Assists the Set

Decorator

Set Dresser: applies/Removes

furniture, carpets…etc.

Greensman: Specialised Set Dresser dealing

with plant material.

Sets

Construction Coordinator: Oversees the

construction of all sets, orders material and supervises

Head Carpenter: head of a group of

carpenters

Key Scenic: Responsible

for the surface

treatments of the sets e.g. special paint

treatment

Construction

Props Master: In charge of finding and managing props

Prop maker: builds the props

Weapons Master: Specialized Prop Technician who deals with weapons

Props

Costume Designer: Responsible for costume, designing, planning,

constructing clothes

Key Costumer: To manage and handle star’s wardrobe needs

Costume Standby: present at sets, responsibility to monitor quality of

costumes

Art Finisher: Employed during pre-production. Job includes making new clothes dirty and worn out

Costume Buyer: employed to source and buy fabrics/garments

Cutter: Costume Technician, tailors costumes on-set

Costume

Makeup Artist:

Works with Makeup, hair and special

effects.

Hairdresser: Hair Stylist,

responsible for maintaining and styling

hair and work with the

makeup artist

Hair and Makeup

Special Effects

Supervisor: Instructs special effects crew how to design elements and props e.g. explosions,

burns…etc.

Special Effects Assistant: carries out

instructions from Special Effects Supervisor e.g.

building set pieces

Special Effects

Visual Effects

Visual Effects Producer: Works with Visual

Effects Supervisor to map out scripts into

storyboards

Visual Effects Creative Director: direct and supervise the film’s

visual effects

Visual Effects Supervisor: in charge of the visual effects crew

and works with the director

Visual Effects Editor: adds multiple visual

effects to a scene and eventually a final

decision is made for one

Compositor: responsible for

combining images from different sources e.g.

video, film, 3D, 2D

Rotoscope Artist/Paint Artists: Rotoscope

(Animation technique) footage manually created for usage

Matte Painter: draw/paint entire sets

Cinematographer Chief camera and lighting crew of film. Makes decisions on shots/lighting with the director

Camera Operator: Uses

camera’s to capture scenes

on film

First Assistant Camera:

responsible for keeping the

camera in focus when filming as

well as setting upSecond

Assistant Camera:

operates the clapperboard of

each take.

Film Loader: transfers motion picture film from

manufactures canisters to the

camera

Camera Production

Assistant: Intern, who assists the

crew whilst learning

Digital Imaging

Technician: Responsible for the coordination of the workings

of digital camera

Camera

Production Sound Mixer: Head of sound department, responsible for recording sound during film

Boom Operator: Assistant to above, responsible for microphone placement and movement during film (boom pole)

Utility Sound Technician: Pulling cables, or sometimes acting as an additional Boom Operator

Production Sound

Sound/Music

Sound Designer: In charge of post-production sound of a movie

Dialogue Editor: responsible for assembling and editing dialogue in the soundtrack

Sound Editor: responsible for assembling/editing sound effects in the soundtrack

Re-recording Mixer: balances all sounds and finalizes the audio track for the film

Music Supervisor: works with composer to create the films music

Composer: responsible for writing the score for the film Foley Artist: person who creates the calm/same sound

effects found in films

Key Grip: Chief Grip on set and

head of Set Operations

Department. Works with the

Cinematographer

Best Boy: Chief Assistant to the

Key Grip. Responsible for organising grip

truck

Dolly Grip: In charge of operating camera

dollies and camera cranes

Grips: report to the Key

Grip and are responsible for lifting

heavy things

Grip

Gaffer: Head of Electrical

Department, responsible for the design of

electrical distribution and

lighting

Best Boy (Electrical): Chief assistant to the

Gaffer. Deals with the electric truck, rentals…

etc.

Lighting Technician:

Involved with setting up and

controlling lighting

equipment

Electrical

Film Editor: A person

who assembles shots into a order with

the director

Negative Cutter:

Cuts and slices the negatives

as directed by the film’s Editor

Colourist: Adjusts the colour of film via printer lights

Telecine Colourist: Responsibl

e for a grade (the

look created

with grading systems,

brightness, contrast

and colour)

Editorial