Roles and Responsibilities within the Film Industry

Here are some of the many roles within the film industry:

Producer: film producers create the conditions for making movies they initiates, coordinates, supervises, and controls matters for example raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors. Film producers are involved throughout the making of the film so they can preserve voice and vision of the film.

Director: responsible for overseeing the creative aspects of a film.

Including:

-       controlling the content

-       directing the performances

-       organising/selecting the locations

-       managing technical details e.g. Position of camera, lighting.

 Executive Producer: is responsible for the overall production (except the technical aspects). The executive producer usually handles business and legal issues.

Production Manager: supervises the physical aspects of the production (not creative aspect). Their responsibility is to make sure filming stays on schedule and within budget, and also helps manage the day-to-day budget by managing operating costs (salaries, production costs, and everyday equipment rental costs).

Production Coordinator: responsible for organising all the logistics from hiring crew to renting equipment. The production coordinator is an important part of film production.

Screenwriter:  is responsible for script, may be involved in with creative aspects of

production.

Script Supervisor: keeps track of what parts of the script have been filmed and makes notes of any changes between what was actually filmed and what appeared in the script. They make notes on every shot, and keep track of props, blocking, and other details to ensure continuity from shot to shot and scene to scene.

Stunt Coordinator: arranges the casting and performance of the stunt, working closely with the Director.

Casting Director: this person selects the actors which will be playing the characters in the film.

Location Manager: responsible for final clearing a location for filming.

Production Designer: responsible for creating the physical, visual appearance of the film.

Art Director: oversees artists and craftspeople, such as the Set Designers, Graphic Artists.

Set Decorator: responsible for decorating a film set, including the furnishings and all the other objects that will be seen in the film.

Construction Coordinator: responsible for the construction of all the sets.

Prop maker: responsible for building and managing the props that are used for the film.