Roles in film production

The person who decides on the locations to use for each scene before filming. They spend a lot of time traveling.

• Camera operator

• Casting director

• Location scout

• Props master

The person who writes the story and script for filming. They are really involved at the start of the filmmaking process.

• Editor

• Writer

• Craft service

• Actors

Gaffers set up lighting for each scene.

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This person is responsible for filming and setting up the camera shots for each scene.

• Camera operator

• Costume designer

• Director

• Producer

This person is responsible for piecing the footage together on the computer, one of the last steps to making a movie.

• Writer

• Producer

• Craft service

• Editor

This person secures the financing for a film production, either through a studio or by financing it themselves.

• Makeup artist

• Set decorator

• Director of photography

• Executive producer

This person leads a set of carpenters and painters who execute the vision of the set designer.

• Casting director

• Construction coordinator

• Gaffer

• Propmaster

The boom operator holds a large boom microphone above actors performing in a scene.

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This person may work in any department. This is an entry level job and is great, for example, a film student.

• Production assistant

• Special effects coordinator

• Stunt coordinator

• Executive producer