Monday, 15 October 2012

Production Roles


Stunt Coordinators - Usually an experienced stunt performer who casts and arranges the performance of the stunt(s).

Assistant Director - Tracks the progress of the production against the schedule, also arranging logistics and organising the cast and crew.

Location Manager - Responsible for finding (location scouting) and booking/securing locations for filming. They also act as a link between the production company and the community, addressing any kind of issues that could arise during filming.

Production Manager - Performs deals concerned with business about the crew, and organises the technical needs of the production. These range from gaining the correct equipment with the exact technical requirements; to arranging accommodation for the cast and crew. They report their expenses and needs to the Line Producer.

Production Assistant - Set PAs’ duties include echoing (calling out) "rolls" and "cuts", locking up (making sure nothing interferes with a take), wrangling talent and background, facilitating communication between departments and distributing paperwork and radios.

Script Editor - Work closely with the producer of the show while also working with the script writers to ensure the script is suitable for production in a practical sense, by ensuring the episode has the correct runtime and continuity for example. They also suggest improvements with the script in terms of story.
Camera Operator - Responsible for physically operating the camera and maintaining composition and camera angles throughout a given scene or shot. They also collaborate with the director and the rest of the crew with creative decisions.

Focus Puller - Ensure that the shot is in focus thus shifting it when the actor(s) move different distances from the camera. Focus pullers are also responsible for the maintaining of and ensure the correct setup and preparation of the camera equipment.

Grip - In the UK, grips are responsible for camera mounting and support. In the US and Canada however, grips are also lighting and rigging technicians as well as performing the same duties as those of the grips in UK film and television.

Set Dresser - Ensure that room is made for the filming equipment on location while also placing all set objects in the right place to coincide with the script and maintain continuity as most scenes are shot out of order. Set dressers sometimes help with the construction of small technical rigs such as lighting and air con systems.

Graphic Designer - Uses graphic design principles for filmmaking, usually applied to the titles of the show using kinetic typography and graphics.

Prop Maker - Fabricates and assembles props and miniatures from a variety of materials. Analyses sketches, blueprints, and verbal instructions to determine type props and other materials needed and equipment required.

Dubbing Mixer - Works with all aspects of sound (dialog, music and sound FX) in post production. They ensure the sound is mixed correctly, that the sound is as close as possible to the directors original idea and that sounds are accurate to their environment; i.e. footsteps in a large, empty warehouse reverberate.

Foley Artist - Creates and records the sound effects added to the show in post production such as footstep and rustle of clothing as well as creating other sounds that cannot be produced during the shooting of a scene, such as punches landing in a fight scene or screeches in a car chase.

ADR Editor - ADR stands for Automatic Dialogue Replacement. This is the process for replacing dialogue that has been recorded incorrectly during filming with additional recordings of actors voices and putting these into place during editing in post production. The ADR editor oversees the recording of new audio and then replaces it with the corrupted dialogue, ensuring the audio is synced with the video.

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