PRODUCTION

CREW ROLES

Dr Treasa O’Brien
 HoD (Heads of Department)
• Producer
• Director
• Director of Photography (DoP)
• Production Designer/Art Director
• Script Supervisor
• Sound Designer
• Editor
Producer
 Producer’s Responsibilities
• Leads the Team – People person
• Leads / organises meetings & paperwork
• Supports Director and makes it happen
• Responsible for Management of the Production from Pre-production to Post (and
sometimes beyond)
• Health & safety / Risk Assessment – planning and adhering to H&S
• Deals with everyone external to production as well as internally e.g locations

• Location Release Forms

• Actor Release Forms
• Music Licensing
• Insurance
• Legal issues
• Budget, Finance. Fundraising. Reporting
• Hiring/ Personnel Contracts – Cast and Crew
• Development
• Distribution
 Producer’s paperwork
Pre-production
• Production Schedule
• Risk Assessment
• Location Release Forms
• Actor Release Forms
• Budget

Post-production
• Credit List
• Uploads final film
to Moodle
 Producer’s Team
• Assistant Producer
• Production Manager
• Production Assistant
• Runner

• Executive Producer (s)

• Co-Producer(s)
 Director
Pre-production
• Creative Vision – look, feel, mood, talent, visual, sound
• Interprets Script – makes director’s notes
• Communicates vision to Crew and Cast
• Directs and collaborates with HoDs
• May work on marked up script and/or storyboards (with DoP)

On Set
• Directs the action
• Blocks the scene
• Works closely with Actors
• Works closely with AD and DoP

Post-production
• Directs Editor; watches cuts, gives notes/guidance
• Directs Sound Design
• May direct grade
 Director’s Paperwork
• Treatment
• Shooting Script
• Character breakdowns
• Marked up Script
• Storyboards (with DoP)
 Director’s Team
1st Assistant Director (AD)
• Organises the schedule of the shooting days (Call Sheet)
• Coordinates Production Activity
• Runs the Set - Supervising Cast and Crew
• Acts as Proxy/Shield to Director on Set - so that director can work with actors
• Calls the shots on set (Claps if no AC)

Paperwork:
Daily Call Sheet – contacts, location addresses, shooting schedule, breaks, call times for various
cast and crew

2nd AD – Responsible for Actors

3rd AD –

Casting Director
Second Unit Director
 Director of Photography
Preproduction
• Work with Director to create visual mood
• Lighting
• Framing / Composition
• Camera Movement

On Set
• Communicates with Director and Camera Operator
• Blocks Scenes with Director
• Sets up/ Supervises Lighting

Paperwork:
• Storyboards
• Floor Plan (blocking)
 DoP Team
• Camera Operator
• 1st AC
• 2nd AC
• Focus Puller
• Clapper Loader
• Gaffer
• Best Boy
 Camera Operator
• Works closely with DoP
• Creates kit list
• Sets up Cameras and tripod on set
• Operates Camera on Set
• Sets up rigs, dollies, tracks etc
• Supervises ACs, Clapper Loader etc or does it all on small shoots
e.g Changes lenses, organises SD cards, charges batteries
• Cleaning kit and parts between use and a new person handling them

Camera operator Paperwork

• Kit List
• Shot list (in collaboration with DoP)
• Floor plans (in collaboration with DoP)
 Production Designer
Pre-production
• Visual concept/ design for all aspects of mise en scene - location, set,
lighting, colour, graphics, costumes, props
• Creates visualisations of sets, props and costume in preproduction
• Builds and / or dresses Set
• Builds/buys/borrows/steals Props

On Set
• Prepare sets
• Organise all props and costumes and (re)places them as needed

Post-production
• Graphics/Titles
• Poster
 Production Design Team
• Set Designer
• Props Buyer
• Costume/Wardrobe Supervisor
• Make-up Artist
• Set Decorator
• Propmasters
• Special Effects Supervisor
• Graphic Artist(s)
 Production Designer Paperwork

• Visualisation of Sets
• Prop List
• Costume List
• Graphic Titles
• Film Poster
 Script Supervisor

Responsible for:

Continuity

Axis and Eyelines

Slating

Current Script – changes in Script made on set

 Script Supervisor Paperwork

Continuity Logs / Notes for Editor

- Position of actors, movement, important actions performed during the
shot,
- Notes on lens used.
- Sound Roll Notes
- Directors comments
- Comments on Take

Production Reports
– breakdown of shots minutes etc, pages covered, retakes

Lined Script
Pre-production
Editor
• Collaborate with Script Supervisor and Director
(student projects only)
• Advise Camera dept on settings

On set
• Data organisation; upload all cards
• Back up hard drives
• Name material correctly – workflow

Post-production
• Sync material
• Edit the film
• Export regular cuts for viewing – director, producer etc,
• Picturelock
• SFX
• Grade
• Credits
• Final Output
 Sound Recordist & Sound Designer
• Pre-production
Works with Director on concept/vision of sound design
Kit List
List of Wild Tracks, Atmos, Foley etc

On Set
• Records sound with takes for syncing
• Attaches radio mics to actors
• Records Wild tracks
• Records Atmos
• Supervises or also acts as Boom Operator
• Communicates notes to Script Supervisor
• Looks after all kit including charging batteries etc

Post-production
• Creates Foley; Collects Sound effects. May assist with Syncing material
• After Picture lock: Creates soundscape with various elements – taking direction / collaboration with
director
• Mixes tracks
• Exports mixes along the way and attaches to picturelock for group crits etc