Role of Jobs

Unite Production Manager

This individual has a responsibility for managing all of the production as well as regulating the costs to set in with the budget of the film. The UPM is hired by the film producer. Production Managers are in charge of the expenditure of the 'below-the-line' budget. Before starting the production Production Managers will work closely with the Producer, Line Producer, First Assistant Director where they will work on breaking down the script as well as preparing the a provisional schedule. The Production Managers will then talk with several Head of Department to estimate what is going to be needed and work out where money will be spent. After the overall budget has been signed off, they will work with the Producers in selecting crew and supplies needed for the production. They will also help to negotiate the rates of pay between the crew members. They also have the responsibility that all payments are paid, that tasks are delegated properly, and that people work as they should. The role of Production Manger is very business related. 

 


Art Director
 This is someone who works right below the production designer, on the same lines as the set decorator and above the set designers. There duties include; the administration involved with the art department, assigning tasks to the other workers e.g. the Art Department Coordinator, to keep track of the budget and timetabling for the art department for example Pre/Wrap Schedule. 

The individual who is responsible for buying all the set has the obvious title of Set Dressing Buyer. They need to buy all of the objects that are seen in the film. 

Storyboard Artist
This is someone who is a professional storyboard creator when it comes to making film productions. When making storyboards they tend to use some of the following; pencil sketching but modern-day advantages allow them to use computer software like flash and photoshop and more recently with the use of the digital camera. 

Steadicam Operator 
This person will put a filming camera on a stabilising object. This is to make a smoother shot as possible when filming over dumping surfaces. 

Camera Loader- 
The camera loader may be responsible for two things: Control the clapboard, used to give off a reference information and for inserting stock into film magazines. 

Script supervisor

This is a member of the film crew who has the duty of continuing the film's but also the recording of the production within the daily progress of the screenplay being filmed. 

Chief Lighting Technician

This individual has the job of organising the lighting technicians who are needed for many different things; the rigging stage and location set. 

Stunt Performer
This is some one who is  highly trained. There job is to take the place of a member of the acting cast in times in the film of danger or when specific skills are needed like boxing and diving. Before a stunt can be preformed the individual will have to go though checks to ensure they can do it as effectively and as safely as possible. 

Stunt coordinator
They have the role of organising all the stunts 

Best boy
Has the other name of Assistant lighting technician. They have the very demanding job of working with other members of the crew with such roles like checking the lighting teams time sheets to check the works each member has worked and to assist the gaffer in organising the other members of lighting. 

Key Grip
Have the job of building and maintaing all the equipment needed to support the camera including tripods, dollies etc.They have to ensure that all movement and positioning is achievable. 

Rigging gaffer
Are whose in charge of the electrical. They have to lead the team who install lighting and 



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