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MANAGEMENT ROLES

Managerial aspect of the media can come in several forms, such as the production manager. The manager is the beginning step into making the piece of work, they often overlook all aspects of the production work, however, they doNot control what happens on set- the power is given to the producer and director.

Different job roles;AccountsCateringTransport:- Transport manager, transport department, unit driverProduction office: ProducerCastingLocation: Location Manager

FINANCIAL ROLES

The general areas of finance are business finance, personal, and public finance. Finance includes saving money and often includes lending money. The field of finance deals with the concepts of time, money, risk and how they are interrelated. It also deals with how money is spent and budgeted.

Different job roles:

Distribution: Sales Agent

Accounts: Production account, assistant accounting, Key assistant accounting

Publicity/skills: Unit publicist

CREATIVE JOBSThe creative of the industry help to set the scene, and make the fil accurate and realistic

for the audience. In addition they also help to portray a genre within a film or a different form of media, for example in horror films the creative team play a very important role, as they use makeup, costumes and props to set the scene for the part of the director is wanting to record.

Different job roles:

Director

Hair and Make-up: make up and Hairdresser designer

Casting: Casting director

Performing

Music

Props

Script

Lighting

Producer

Construction

Costume

Camera: camera operator, script operator.

EDITORIAL POSITIONS

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible and film medium used to convey information through the processes of correction, organisation, and other modifications in various media, performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, acurate and complete output.

Different job roles:

Editing and post production overview

Editor

Post production supervisor

Assistant editor

Second Assistant editor

Title designer

TECHNICAL ROLES

Technical jobs conists of making sure the technology around the set or the production area is working and set up. Such as cameras and the lighting and also the sound.

Different job roles:

Studio and broadcast TV

Post Production sound: Production sound mixer, boom operator

Camera

Lighting department

Technology

RESEARCH JOBS

Research can be defines as the search for knowledge, with an open mind, to establish novel facts, or solve new or existing problems etc. The primary purpose for basic research is discovering, interpreting, and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge.

Different job roles:

Location

Music

Transport

Catering crew

Casting

Costumes and Props

ORGANISATIONAL JOBS

This requires individuals who have the ability to manage people, objects or different projects and make sure everything goes to plan and meets the deadline. They are in charge of positioning of items or people and make sure everyone has a job on set or working within a production.

Different job roles:

Transport: transport manager and transport captain

Location: unit manager

Catering

Publicity/skills

ADMINISTRATIVE JOBS

Administration can be defined as the universal process of organising people and resources efficiently within the film production and the different departments, this helps them achieve the goals and objectives they have set and their brief.

Different job roles:

Paperwork within the company

Accounts

Casting

Health and safety

Location

Transport and catering