Unit 8 2 - Presentation on different job types in TV & Film

1. UNIT 8:2
PRESENTATION ON DIFFERENT JOB
TYPES IN TV & FILM
MESSIAH FARMAN

2. AGENCY ASSISTANT
Works under the company CEO as an assistant to the firm.
Will be required to manage day-to-day activities in the office,
as well as mailings, maintain and build client relations, media
public relations, and any other duties assigned by their
superiors.

3. ANIMATOR
Animation is the art of making images that appear to come to
life on screen. It features in all kinds of media, from feature
films to commercials, pop videos, computer games and
websites. Animators use a range of techniques to make
images appear to move, and most specialize in one of the
following:
 2D drawn animation
 2D computer animation
 stop frame or stop motion animation
 3D computer generated (CG) animation

4. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
The Assistant Director (AD) is the director's right hand
person, taking responsibility for a number of important
practicalities so that the director is free to concentrate on the
creative process. During pre-production, ADs break down the
script into a shot by shot storyboard, and work with the
director to determine the shoot order, and how long each
scene will take to film. They then draw up the overall
shooting schedule.

5. AUDIO RECORDIST
A member of the sound crew responsible for operating the
audio recording equipment on a set.

6. BOOM OPERATOR
Boom Operators assist the production sound mixer on film
and television sets, and operate the boom microphone,
which is either hand held on a long arm or dolly mounted (on
a moving platform).

7. CAMERA OPERATOR
A Camera Operator works with digital, electronic and film
cameras in multi and single camera operational conditions,
producing pictures for directors by combining the use of
complex technology with creative visual skills.

8. CASTING
DIRECTOR/AGENT
Casting Directors organize and facilitate the casting of actors
for all the roles in a film.

9. COSTUME
DESIGNER/WARDROBE
The Costume Department is responsible for the design,
fitting, hire, purchase, manufacture, continuity and care of all
costume items on feature films.

10. DIRECTOR/PRODUCER
The Director/Producer is the lead creative artist on set. He or
she will communicate with the talent what is exactly needed
to convey a particular scene.

11. EDITOR
Film Editors assemble footage of feature films, television
shows, documentaries, and industrials into a seamless end
product.

12. GRAPHIC OPERATOR
The Graphics Operator maintains mostly the lower third of a
TV screen inserting anchor names, scores, facts, or subject
lines.

13. HAIR & MAKE UP
Hairdressers work on feature films and on some commercials
and pop promos. They liaise closely with colleagues in the
hair, makeup and costume departments, as well as with
directors, actors and extras.

14. PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Depending on the type of business you run, a Personal
Assistant can be responsible for a myriad of tasks.

15. REPORTER
Broadcast Journalism is the collection, verification and
analysis of information about events which affect people, and
the publication of that information in a fair, accurate,
impartial and balanced way to fulfill the public's right to know
in a democratic society.

16. RUNNER
Production Runners assist wherever they are needed on
productions and their duties vary depending on where they
are assigned.

17. SALES AGENT
A Sales Agent represents filmmakers who want to distribute
their films, and who may be first time directors, or directors
who work outside of major studio productions.

18. SOUND EDITOR
Sound Editor creates the soundtrack by cutting and
synchronizing to the picture, sound elements, such as
production wild tracks, dialogue tracks, library material and
Foley in analog or digital form and presents these to the re-
recording mixer for final sound balance.

19. STILL
PHOTOGRAPHER
Unit Stills Photographers take the vitally important
photographs of film sets or studio shoots that are used to
create the press and publicity for feature films.

20. STORYBOARD ARTIST
Storyboard Artists translate screenplays, or sequences from
screenplays, into a series of illustrations in comic book form.

21. STUNT COORDINATOR
A Stunt Coordinator is a person who arranges and plans
stunts.

22. TALENT BOOKER
The Talent Booker contracts the appropriate performers to
star in a production.

23. VIDEOGRAPHER
A Videographer is a person who works in the video medium,
recording moving images and sound onto linear analog or
digital tape, non-linear digital disc, or any other digital
recording media, such as memory cards.

24. VOICEOVER ARTIST
The Voiceover Artist is the unseen person who does the
speaking necessary to create a voiceover.

25. WRITER
Writers are involved in the creation and/or development of all
types of creative writing for film and TV.