6/07/2014

Film Crew Jobs Described For You

By Sally Delacruz


Production of films is an affair that makes use of very many members within the filming team. This means that many film crew jobs are grabbed in any movie producing company. The crew is always a very different group from the cast. The later is involved in the actual enactment of events in front of cameras, or contribute their voices in filming. They are also not synonymous to producers. The later are company shareholders or intellectual property.

Crews are composed of many departments that perform different jobs. The job description of each of these departments has been evolving with the passage of time. What used to be done a decade ago by one member of a department is not done today by somebody in the same position.

In making motion images, three complementary phases are involved. These are the; before production, principal photo shooting and after production phases. Any position on the crew is linked to any of these three parts. Distinctions are also made between below the line crew; producers, directors and producers, and the above the line crew; the entire technical crew.

The director in a production is not always a member of any department in the production team. He/she oversees the flow and series of actions that make up the plot. He gives instructions and organizes actors. It is also his responsibility to choose a setting that is appropriate for every scene. He tells camera men where to put their cameras, and controls the amount of light needed.

Production is another area that makes up the film crew. It is never considered a department on its own, rather, a series of functions. It is composed of the producer and his executive producer, production manager, coordinators and assistant coordinators, several deputy directors, accounting officers and the locations management team. Together, they form the front office team.

The production section is also made up of individuals known as line producers and vice producers. The former have the responsibility liaising with budgeting officers and the producing studio. They are referred to as a line producers due to their duties of lining up every material needed in producing a film. Production assistants help in handling general responsibilities in production.

The crew is also made of accounting departments. Their main duties are; ensuring that all expenses are within the budget, and everyone gets his pay. Hollywood normally employs a centralized accounting department for their movies. Accounting assistants are employed to assist the senior accountants in managing the budget.

Another section of this team is the locations department. The head of this people is called a location manager. He/she is charged with the responsibility of looking for good settings for all scenes. He/she ensures that the settings are well prepared for actions. Junior members in this sector include the location scout, deputy location manager and location assistant among other members.

There is also somebody assigned continuity duties and supervising the script. He faithfully follows the pictures shot noting down any section that deviates from the intended. He ensures that there is continuity in the flow of the pictures as planned before the real production. Other team members such as the casting director and the director of photography are responsible for choosing actors and managing the lighting and camera departments respectively. There are so many departments in this industry.




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