Video/ Film Production Roles

provides the guiding creative vision for a production; responsible for shepherding it creatively

• Screenwriter

• Producer

• Director

• Gaffer

responsible for securing funding, setting a project into motion, and providing high level organizational guidelines

• Screenwriter

• Director of Photography

• Casting

• Producer

responsible for crafting the script for a film, TV show, or other visual medium; their work forms the foundation of the production

• Director of Photography

• Director

• Cinematographer

• Screenwriter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

responsible for recording the images of a film in accordance with a director’s vision; that means that they’re in charge of creating light, bending light, and capturing light

• Gaffer

• Director of Photography

• Production Designer

• Casting

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

chief lighting technician and head of the electric department; they plan and coordinate the placement and powering of lights

• Cinematographer

• Producer

• Gaffer

• Director

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

the head of the art department; they work with the director and director of photography to craft an overall look for a film

• Production Designer

• Executive Producer

• Hair and Makeup Stylist

• Wardrobe

in charge of setting the talent’s look for a given scene; they work closely with not only the director but also the production designer, director of photography, and wardrobe designer; in charge of setting the talent’s hairstyle for a given scene

• Producer

• Hair and Makeup Stylist

• Gaffer

• Sound Technician

they craft the creative drive behind all clothing that the audience sees on screen

• Wardrobe Stylist

• Hair and Makeup Stylist

• Director of Photography

• Casting

in charge of recording all relevant sound on the shooting day; includes everything from principal dialogue to room tone to wild lines to limited sound effects.

• Sound

• Casting

• Cinematographer

• Production Designer

in charge of finding the right performers for a given project

• Casting

• Hair and Makeup Stylist

• Screenwriter

• Gaffer

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3