AOB1.2; Role of T.V and film jobs

A Stunt Coordinator is responsible for arranging the casting and performance of any needed stunt. They will work closely with the director to orgaise the casting and performance of the stunt.

Location Manager

The primary role of a location manager is to be responsible for the researching of the best possible location for the film shoot. They look into how much each place will cost, the contracts made. They will then prevent their finding to the produces and anyone else involved in the decision making. They will work for long hours as they oversee all accepts of the shooting. They are overseen by the Producer , Director and Production Designer. The role of a location manager also includes working with the owner of each location on a number of different issues. This include; the cost and terms of the hire, access to crew, decreasing of noise and what official permissions are going to be needed. As a location manager, once the filming has begun then it is there job to be charge of all the parts of shooting in the different locations. As well as making sure that every location is given back to the owner in the way of a satisfactory condition after each of the shoots. On much larger films, then they may be responsible for ever the Assistant Location Mangers and/or Location Scouts. Each of these has the job of supporting the Location Manager in doing their job. To be a good Location Manager then they need the following skills; initiative, strong imagination to be able to visualise and find potential locations that will meet the directors standards. As well as excellent organisational skills, the ability to negotiate to gain permission to film in a given location. As for the qualifications; there are no formal qualifications that are required. However having experience in the industry is of very much importance. 

Camera Operator

have a varied job depending on the type of production. They will cover all types of outdoor and studio-based programmes. They may operator a few cameras to capture images which they have been told to receive from the director who will be in a set location.

The First Assistant is the closest person to the director. They have the responsibility for a number of things meaning the director is free to focus on the creative process. During the pre-production they work closely with the director to make up the script into shot by shot. Once the production is being filmed they have the responsibly to make sure it all goes smoothy.

Production Managers can be employed by the production company or they can be freelance. They are the ones responsible of any of the organisation aspects as they work with the producers of the show to come up with an idea of the directors visions.

A ADR Editor will work for long hours as they ensure that any wanted dialogue on the production soundtracks is 1. placed correctly and 2. at the best quality possible.

The Production Assistants is said to be the foot soldiers of the production team. They do important but small jobs around the location. Their duties include things like office administration to crowd control. They are usually freelance and over worked and unpaid. This is a good job as it is very varied offening a good level role into the film industry.

Script Editors help to strengthen a screenplay by helping the screenwriters identify any problems they may have.

Prop Makers have the job of making any props that are unable be to brought or hired for use. They will work on them own or as part of a team within the properties departments using a wide mix of materials, techniques and tools to make the required props. They will sometimes adapt objects for various reasons for example some they move or light up.

Graphic designer are responsible for providing the T.V/Film with any graphic item like newspapers, magazines and letters etc. They will make items that will reflect on the story and the majority of not a genuine article. A designer have a very creative job working on a range of T.V programmes and films.

A Foley Editor is the one who is responsible for any sounds which are added during the editing of the T.V programme or film. To describe a foley would usually be to say any sound which is related to any movement including in the sequence it is used as a means to add any sound which is needed in the show e.g when a car crashes into a wall. The work for a foley editor is long usually being freelanced or sometimes they are employed by Audio Post Production Houses.

A Grip is an individual who is responsible for maintaining any equipment needed to work along side the camera including tripods and dollies etc. A crucial part of a Grips job is to ensure that all film artifacts is maintained with the camera moving as seamless as possible. A grips work is said to have long physically demanding but really rewarding work. They work with the DoP or the camera operator working on both commercials and feature length T.V and films.

A Set Dresser has the job to arrange any objects needed for the set before any filming can begin for example furniture. They follow their orders from a leadman, a set decorator and a production designer.

A Focus Puller aka 1st assistant camera is one of the members of the T.V/film crew. They have the responsibility is to maintain the camera focus on the object or action when it is being recorded.

AOB1 Dr Who spin offs

Within the world of Dr Who, a british science friction series, there have been and continue to be several spin offs. This is material made outside of the filming for Doctor Who but is ever relevant to the story line or includes characters who have had staring roles in the show. Spin offs were shown both during the main series of the programme during 1963-1989 and during 1989-2005, when the main show had a break, and still continue today.  These include T.V and film, comic book and novel form. During the no Who period spin offs were a way of keeping the show alive in the minds of its fans. 
What makes Doctor who spin off so different to that of other science fiction spin offs is that many of the television writers and stars are directly involved in the making of spin offs. 

T.V spin offs
The first attempt at a T.V spin off came in 1981, when a 50 minute pilot episode, taking the form of a robot dog, K-9, and a past companion of the Doctors, Sarah Jane Smith, in a show called K-9 and company. This spin off focused on the friendship between the robot dog and the dog in the pilot subtitled 'A Girls Best Friend'. Despite being very popular and receiving 8.4 million viewers it only lasted for one show. However K-9 and Sarah Jane Smith have starred in their show together since. There adventures were continued on in a Big Finish Production in the 2000s. Following the Dr Who re-launch in 2005 the show was shown along side a documentary series Dr Who confidential which gave viewers an insight into the behind the scenes of the show. This followed every episode from the first episode in serious 1 (2005) until the last episode in 2011 when it was cut to free up space for new talent. 
In October 2006 the first episode of a brand new programme 'Torchwood' was aired which received a record viewers for BBC three of 2.4 million. The show is set in Cardiff and revolves around a team investigating alien mishaps. It stars John Barrowman as a formed Doctor companion 'Captain Jack Harkness'. Torchwood was the first Dr Who spin off to be shown as a full television series. 
The Dr who series of 2006 and 2007 were companioned by a CBBC programme given the name Totally Doctor Who. The 2006 series of the show was presented by Barney Harwood known from CBBC and Smile and Liz Baker from Blue Peter. As for the 2007 series Baker was replaced by SMart presenter Kirsten O'Brien. During this series, an animated serial, The Infinite Quest was featured. 
In April 2006, it was confirmed that the return of K-9 would be in the form of a 26 part computer-animated children's series given the name K-9. It was written by Bob Baker and started in October 2009 and ended (after the 26 episodes) in September 2010. 
The Sarah Jane Adventures aired as a 60-minute spin off starring Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith, a former companion of the Doctor's. There was a spin off of this called Sarah Jane's Alien Files which aired in 2010 alongside the fourth series of the show. There was a second animated show with the name of Dreamland, which aired on CBBC in the Autumn of 2009. 

Film spin offs
However, Dr Who spin offs did see success with short films which focus on the doctor's biggest enemy, the daleks. These were called Dr Who and the Daleks and the Dalek Invasion of Earth, both produced in the 1960's seeing Peter Cushings as The Doctor. From the years of 1987-1994 there was an attempt by the Daltenreys Group to made a whole length feature film but the license was rejected by the BBC. As for films going directly to video, the BBC never give license for any video production to be made and as such production companies are only able to include individual characters and alien races if they are BBC.  

Books
There was also a success in books being launched following the first ever series of Dr Who. The first on the list first published in the mid1960s was called Dr. Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks. This was a novel with a loose link with the second series of the show, The Daleks, In the early 70's Dr Who novels were becoming very popular as Target Books began publishing them on a regular basis. these books follows on being loose adaptation of various Dr Who series. The first three sets of novels did not only appear in the U.K but also in Netherlands, Canada and the U.S. From the 70s this stretched to editions being trranslated and sent out to people in Brazil, Turkey, Turkey and the U.S and also Japan, West Germany, Portugal, France and Finland. 
When the final Target book was published, in 1994, all but six of the serials had been made into a novel. 

Conclusion 
The Doctor Who programme has given off to many spin off. The reason for this is because it is a very popular programme that is watched by a whole family and is unlike a lot of other programmes. It includes much loved characters that people want to get more involved with and follow in a spin off. There are popular actors and actress who have made a name for themselves in Doctor Who and then in some cases crossed over into the spin offs die hard fans will enjoy. In fact Doctor Who is one of the most popular series ever in my opinion to have created spin offs.