Director This role varies tremendously from project-to-project, but, in general terms, a Director has creative control over the project from when he/she comes on board until the project is completed.
Producer This is a hard role to define because there are so many different aspects to being a producer and each Producer is different (especially when it comes to making a short film). But, put simply, a Producer is where the buck stops on money, organisation, the team and rights.
Line Producer - ensures that the film comes in on time and on budget.
Director of Photography (DOP) - in technical charge of how the film is lit and shot.
Production Designer/Art Director - in charge of the production design helps create the style of the set. On low budget films these two roles are often merged.
Gaffer - Chief lighting technician
1st Assistant Director (1st AD) – runs the set according to the needs of the director
Editor – cuts the film together
Production Manager – organises everything and everyone on set
Sound Recordist – in charge of everything to do with recording soundFocus Puller – in charge of focussing the camera
Clapper Loader – loads the camera, takes care of the stock and records each take
Location Manager – finds and secures locations
Grip – looks after all the equipment for supporting and moving the camera while shooting (tracking, cranes etc.)
Continuity/Script Supervisor – makes sure everything seen on camera is consistent from shot-to-shot
2nd Assistant Director (2nd AD) – helps the 1st AD, particularly co-ordinating actors to and from set
3rd Assistant Director (3rd AD) – is the 1st AD's right-hand person. He/she is always on set and often co-ordinates the runners
Boom Operator – holds the boom, ensuring that the microphone is as near as possible to the actors without being in shot
Sparks - lighting technicians
Costume Designer – designs, purchases, and manages costumes
Hair/Makeup Designer – designs, and usually executes, hair and makeup
Production Co-ordinator – works under the production manager to co-ordinate the smooth running of the set
Storyboard Artist – works with the director to create a shot by shot storyboard of the action to be filmed
Stills Photographer – takes still images of actors and crew for publicity reasons
Assistants and Runners – needed in every department - the more hands the better
Due to our small crew there will be some overlap with who is doing what tasks and job roles. With me compiling a script and the idea together we felt best that I take a lead role in the production side as I know how I want it to look like in the end. Another factor influencing the roles is the fact we do not have good enough equipment for certain roles so these will end up combining into one. Instead of assigning one person to each job role each person in our group will be picking up any role they can.
Jed Hunt:
Dylan Yull:
Clarice Robbins:
Producer This is a hard role to define because there are so many different aspects to being a producer and each Producer is different (especially when it comes to making a short film). But, put simply, a Producer is where the buck stops on money, organisation, the team and rights.
Line Producer - ensures that the film comes in on time and on budget.
Director of Photography (DOP) - in technical charge of how the film is lit and shot.
Production Designer/Art Director - in charge of the production design helps create the style of the set. On low budget films these two roles are often merged.
Gaffer - Chief lighting technician
1st Assistant Director (1st AD) – runs the set according to the needs of the director
Editor – cuts the film together
Production Manager – organises everything and everyone on set
Sound Recordist – in charge of everything to do with recording soundFocus Puller – in charge of focussing the camera
Clapper Loader – loads the camera, takes care of the stock and records each take
Location Manager – finds and secures locations
Grip – looks after all the equipment for supporting and moving the camera while shooting (tracking, cranes etc.)
Continuity/Script Supervisor – makes sure everything seen on camera is consistent from shot-to-shot
2nd Assistant Director (2nd AD) – helps the 1st AD, particularly co-ordinating actors to and from set
3rd Assistant Director (3rd AD) – is the 1st AD's right-hand person. He/she is always on set and often co-ordinates the runners
Boom Operator – holds the boom, ensuring that the microphone is as near as possible to the actors without being in shot
Sparks - lighting technicians
Costume Designer – designs, purchases, and manages costumes
Hair/Makeup Designer – designs, and usually executes, hair and makeup
Production Co-ordinator – works under the production manager to co-ordinate the smooth running of the set
Storyboard Artist – works with the director to create a shot by shot storyboard of the action to be filmed
Stills Photographer – takes still images of actors and crew for publicity reasons
Assistants and Runners – needed in every department - the more hands the better
Due to our small crew there will be some overlap with who is doing what tasks and job roles. With me compiling a script and the idea together we felt best that I take a lead role in the production side as I know how I want it to look like in the end. Another factor influencing the roles is the fact we do not have good enough equipment for certain roles so these will end up combining into one. Instead of assigning one person to each job role each person in our group will be picking up any role they can.
Jed Hunt:
- Director
- Writer
- DOP
- Editor
- Sound Recordist
- Puller
- Boom operator
- Sparks
- Runner
Dylan Yull:
- Production Design/Art Director
- Gaffer
- Clapper Loader
- Script Supervisor
- 1st Assistant Director
- Boom operator
- Stills Photographer
- Grip
- Runner
- Production Co-ordinator
Clarice Robbins:
- Line Producer
- 2nd Assistant Director
- Production Manager
- Location Manager
- Boom Operator
- Costume designer
- Hair/Makeup Designer
- Runner
- Storyboard Artist