Post 10: Job Roles Research

Task 1: Director: During Pre-Production, their job is to read over the script and to organise run-throughs with the actors, they are in charge of casting the actors, creating a shooting schedule and a call sheet. They are also in charge of a shotlist with help from the cinematography department.

During production, their job is to get the performance they want out of their actors.

Camera: During pre-production, along with the director, they are in charge of creating a shotlist. This department also create the storyboards, an equipment list and they book the equipment that will be needed for shooting.

Production: Their main job role is to film! They are in charge of deciding shot sizes, setting up the camera, framing and the composition of each shot.

There is a link between the Lighting and Sound department, as each roles share similar tasks.

Lighting and Sound: In pre-production they share the tasks of creating a risk assesment, the share the equipment list and technical recce's with the camera department. The sound department is in charge of soundtrack and any music they want to have permission from the labels and copyrights, the microphones, any voice overs they want to use must be done before production, special effect sounds and guide tracks.

In Production, they set up the lighting and sound equipment, the sound department monitor sound levels and positiong microphones.

Production Design: This department puts costume, makeup and set together. In Pre-Production, they are in charge of the location recce's, purely because it is important for the set designers. Then there is costume design, hair and make-up deisng and set designs or moodboards.

In Production they are in charge of continuity, i.e. taking pictures of the characters in costumes and make-up so they get it exactly right for the next shot, and monitoring the script.