1. Task 3 – Roles and Responsibilities
Aims and Objectives;
- Show an understandingto the importance ofteam work
- List key jobroles on a filmproduction
- Demonstrate an understandingof responsibilitieswithineach role
- Applythe key rolesto your own production
The Production Process;
- Pre Production
- Production
- Post Production
- Distribution
- Exhibition
Why Have Job Roles?
Withinthe mediaindustryitisa well-knownfactthatyou cannotproduce and filmamusicvideoor
filmbyyourself.Alsoif youtake ona lotof people willingtohelpyouwiththe filmingof acertain
filmormusicvideotheyare not goingto do itfor free soon the otherhand youwill have tokeepa
goodeye on yourbudgetor else youwill have topayoff evenmore moneytoa certaincompany.
Whenshootingfootage there are loadsof differentjobrolestomake the filmormusicvideoa
success,forexample some jobrolesare;
- FilmDirector
- FilmProducer
- Actorsand Actresses
- CameraMan
These are justa fewjob roleswithinthe filmingof amusic video,butthere are manymore and each
jobrole is extremelyimportanttogetthe filmormusic videotoitsbestpossible standardsoithasa
betterchance of succeedinginthe mediaindustry.
Key Roles in Media Production
There are multiplekeyroleswhilethe productionsideof thingstake place,suchasall of the Pre-
Production, ProductionandPost-Production.One mainkeyrole duringproductionisthe Production
Manager thisrole isone of the biggestrolesduring productionbecausethe manorwomanwho isa
productioncontrolseverythinginproduction.Soall of the Pre-Production,ProductionandPost-
Productionhave tosuither or hisneedswhichmainlyare professional standards.Butthere are
otherjobrolessuch as a teamleaderthatmay control one segmentof a productionstage.
Director
Whenshootingorfilmingfora musicvideoora film, the filmDirectorisincharge of the film.Buthis
mainresponsibilityistomake sure the film’sfootage isshotontime soit can be releasedonthe
correct date.The directoralsocontrolsmost of the job roleswithinthe filmingof amusic videoor
filmbut,due to the amountof the director’s poweritdoesnotmeanhe ownsthe film. Butthe
directordefinitelyhasthe mostresponsibilitywithinthe filmingof aspecificfilmormusicvideo.

2. Production Manager or Producer
The productionmanageror producerisin charge of all of the productionsegmentsthattake place
withinPre,ProductionandPost.He alsotakespart insome of the shootingorfilmingof amusic
videoora film.Hisjobrole isalsoveryimportantbecause he hasto make sure all of the production
workis done to a professional standard,sohe can kindof make iteasierforthe directorwhenhe
comesto shootthe footage forthe film,butthe Produceralsohelpsinfilmingtomake sure the
directorfollowsmostof theirPre-Productionworksoitdoesnot getconfusingina certain
Productiondepartment.
Casting Director
The casting directorisincharge of job rolesbefore theygettothe filmingsideof things.Sothis
person’sresponsibility istomake sure all of the rolesthatneedtobe signedtomake the filmor
musicvideoasuccess.Thisperson’srole isveryimportantbecause if he doesnotcomplete histask
the musicvideowill neverbe filmedoractedout.
Screenwriter
A Screenwritercomesupwiththe ideafora filmor a musicvideo.Forexample ascreenwriterwill
make moneyinthe filmindustrybysellinghisideatoa filmcompanysoitcan get Producedand
hopefullyturnintoa successful film.The screenwriteralsotendstowrite the scriptforthe film
because he hasthe bestknowledgeof aspecificfilmsothe screenwriterwill be the bestpersonto
write a scriptfor the filmor musicvideo.
Sound Operator
A soundoperatorismore oftenknownas an audioengineer. Thisjobrole withinthe filmormediaor
musicindustryisalsoquite animportantjobrole. Thisperson’sresponsibilityistomake the theme
tune or mainsong bymixingsongstogethertomatcha certainfilmgenre ormusicvideogenre.The
people thatmainlytake onthiscareerare people thatare able touse technologytoproduce sound
that can match a specifictheme forexample theycouldmake soundforaradio,filmormusicvideo.
Camera Person
The camera operatormainlyleadshiscameracrew to do the correct cinematographyanglesthat
match the director’sneeds.Soonthe otherhandthe cameraoperatormust follow off the director’s
needsthroughoutfilming.Thispersonplaysaveryimportantrole withinthe filmingof amusicvideo
or a filmbecause withoutthispersonplayingthisspecific jobrole the filmwouldn’tbe able to
control all of the jobroleswithinthe filmingof amusicvideoora film.
Editor
Whenall of the footage isfilmed forthe musicvideothe editorwill thencollectall of the footage so
he can combine itall togethertomake itintoa successful musicvideo. Thereforethiseditormust
gethis editingskillsuptoprofessional standardssothe musicvideolooksgreatwhentheycome to
publishittoYouTube or othersocial mediawebsites.The editorisactuallyone of the mostcrucial
jobrolesfor withouthimthe musicvideowill notbe edited.