Post 10; Job Roles Research.

e were asked to research different job roles in the film industry to get a greater understanding of who does what, and how this will help to divide the work up between the group, we will also need to consider the amount of work and pre production each department will have to do and this will hopefully benefit our production. We were asked to research 5 main areas, these included:

• Direction
• camera
• lighting
• Production sound
• Arts department

Direction

There are 6 main areas in the direction category.

• Direction department- The direction department is a subset of a larger occupational group referred to as "Production". The best known role within this department in the Director, who is ultimately responsible for the creative vision and overall style of a feature film. In this department . The director is assisted by a number of assistant directors. Other roles include the script supervisor (who oversees the continuity and edit ability of each sequence as it is shot) . The most Junior role is the runner, who has many support duties.
• Film Director- The director is the driving creative force in a films production, and acts as the crucial link between the production, technical and creative terms.  Directors are responsible for translating the films written script into actual images and sounds on the screen. The directors main duties are to cast, script editing, shot composition and shot selection and editing.

Camera department

Another role within the film industry are the camera department.

• The camera crew works effectively and closely together with each other. As heads of department the director of Photography must be highly creative and technically outstanding.
• They work closely with the Production Designer to help realise the directors vision for the film. Camera operators make sure that the camera is moved and positioned according to the DOP's wishes, and are responsible for the rest of the camera crew.

Lighting and sound
The lighting and sound department is another key role for the production of our short film.

• The director of Photography or cinematographer's job is to give the film a unique visual identity or look, they work together with all roles withing the lighting department including the Gaffer, who is in charge of all the electrical work on a production, leading the team of technicians who install the lighting equipment and arrange the power supply in order to create the designed lighting effects.
• The Production sound department's role is to record all sound on set or on location, this includes production sound mixers, boom operators, and sound assistants.
• Production sound crews work closely together throughout the shoot, and the sound mixers are usually positioned off set and record the sound captured by microphones onto a digital Audio Tape. Boom operators are responsible to positioning various microphones so that the best possible quality sound is captured, and for ensuring that the boom microphone is not shot.

Arts Department

The arts department consists of the Production designer, which is the main role within this department.

• The production designer is a main head of department on film crews, and are responsible for the entire Art department. They play a crucial role in helping the directors to achieve the films visual requirements.
• The production designers may be asked to look at scripts before a director is approached, to provide estimates of the projected Art Department spend on films. When production designers first read a screenplay, they assess the visual qualities that will help to create the atmosphere and bring the story to life.

Taking all of these roles into consideration, we need to devise a plan to enable each person in our group has a suitable role which they will be happy to take part in.

When we discussed all of these roles in class, one member from our group was missing to we didn't decide definite roles in the group.

Anton, who created the script will be the Director of the film as he knows what he wants to get out of the film, and the message he is trying to convey.

In class we went over the different roles, and the links they have with other departments. As we can see from the diagram the director of photography is at the top of the lighting department, and takes control. The lighting gaffers assisting the director of photography and he is also in charge of all electrical responsibilities to install the best possible lighting equipment. Then after the gaffer, comes the best boy, who assists him then comes the sparks.

On the opposite side, the camera operator assists the director of photography, the the focus puller who ensures the camera is on the right focus to get the best possible picture available, camera assistants and the trainee are all at the bottom, which is where you will start, if you ever want a career in this department.

We also produced a table in class, so we would have a clearer understanding of the tasks we will be doing and what we will need to consider when we decide which department and role we want to take on. Here are the ideas we came up with, and the different responsibilities each department has.