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Crew Roles On A Film Set

The main roles on a film set include the director, who has creative control over the project, and the producer, who is responsible for the budget, organization, and rights. Heads of department oversee key technical aspects like cinematography, production design, lighting, sound recording, and editing. Additional crew members focus on tasks like camera operation, transportation of actors and equipment, securing locations, equipment support, continuity tracking, and assisting department heads.

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Crew Roles On A Film Set

The main roles on a film set include the director, who has creative control over the project, and the producer, who is responsible for the budget, organization, and rights. Heads of department oversee key technical aspects like cinematography, production design, lighting, sound recording, and editing. Additional crew members focus on tasks like camera operation, transportation of actors and equipment, securing locations, equipment support, continuity tracking, and assisting department heads.

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Crew Roles on a film set

Main Roles
Director: This role varies tremendously from project-to-project, but, in general terms, a Director has creative control over the project from when he/she comes on board until the project is completed. Producer: This is a hard role to define because there are so many different aspects to being a producer and each Producer is different (especially when it comes to making a short film). But, put simply, a Producer is where the buck stops on money, organisation, the team and rights.

Heads of Department
Line Producer: ensures that the film comes in on time and on budget Director of Photography (DOP): in technical charge of how the film is lit and shot Production Designer/Art Director: in charge of the production design helps create the style of the set. On low budget films these two roles are often merged. Gaffer: chief lighting technician 1st Assistant Director (1st AD): runs the set according to the needs of the director Editor: cuts the film together Production Manager: organises everything and everyone on set Sound Recorders: in charge of everything to do with recording sound

Additional Crew Members


Focus Puller: in charge of focussing the camera Clapper Loader: loads the camera, takes care of the stock and records each take Location Manager: finds and secures locations Grip: looks after all the equipment for supporting and moving the camera while shooting (tracking, cranes etc.) Continuity/Script Supervisor: makes sure everything seen on camera is consistent from shot-to-shot 2nd Assistant Director (2nd AD): helps the 1st AD, particularly co-ordinating actors to and from set 3rd Assistant Director (3rd AD): is the 1st AD's right-hand person. He/she is always on set and often co-ordinates the runners Boom Operator: holds the boom, ensuring that the microphone is as near as possible to the actors without being in shot Sparks: lighting technicians Costume Designer: designs, purchases, and manages costumes

Hair/Makeup Designer: designs, and usually executes, hair and makeup Production Co-ordinator: works under the production manager to co-ordinate the smooth running of the set Storyboard Artist: works with the director to create a shot by shot storyboard of the action to be filmed Stills Photographer: takes still images of actors and crew for publicity reasons Assistants and Runners: needed in every department - the more hands the better

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