Professional job roles

PRODUCER

Producers play an integral role in the television, film and video industries.

• A producer will oversee each project from conception to completion • Involved in the marketing and distribution processes.• Producers work closely with the directors and other production staff

on a shoot. • They need to have directing skills as they may be the director and be

in charge of all project operations.• Producers arrange funding for each project and are responsible for

keeping the production within the allocated budget.• raising funding;• reading, researching and assessing ideas and finished scripts;• commissioning writers or securing the rights to novels, plays or

screenplays;• building and developing a network of contacts;

Director• Film directors have multiple responsibilities, the chief of which is to study a script and determine

the best way to interpret its message for public entertainment or education.• Other duties include auditioning actors, selecting cast and crew members, choosing settings and

film locations, and deciding how and when to shoot scenes. • Directors also have financial obligations that require them to make their decisions based on a

budget.

• Film directors work closely with actors to provide guidance on characterization and the movements needed in each scene to minimize rehearsals and takes.

• Directors plan the framing and composition of each scene, coordinating it with camera movement and sound. They also establish the pacing and the timing of the scene sequences.

• Another job of a film director is to coordinate and supervise the work of the camera, lighting and sound crews.

• Directors confer with managers, technical directors and writers on the details of the production, including the script, photography, sets, costumes and music. Film directors are involved in the editing process on a holistic level, cutting the film or tape and integrating the pieces into the final product.

• They also collaborate with sound editors on added special sound effects and soundtracks.

Cameraperson

• Camera Operator is a senior role within camera departments, but precise responsibilities vary greatly depending on the type of production.

• They operate one of several cameras capturing images at the same time (multi-camera shoots), which involves receiving camera directions (usually over a headset) from the Director, who is based in a ‘gallery’ (production area) away from the location or set.

• These directions will be about where to position the camera, and how to frame shots and move the camera during the recording.

• Camera Operators must be able to translate these instructions into carefully framed and composed shots.

Editor

• receiving a brief, and maybe an outline of footage and/or a shot list, script, or screenplay;• assembling all raw footage, with camera shots either recorded or transferred onto video tape in preparation for inputting into the computer;• inputting uncut rushes and sound, and synchronizing and storing them into files on the computer;• digitally cutting the files to put together the sequence of the film and deciding what is usable;• creating a 'rough cut' (or assembly edit) of the program /film and determining the exact cutting for the next and final stages;• reordering and tweaking the content to ensure the logical sequencing and smooth running of the film/video.