This document lists and briefly describes the various jobs that are credited in the opening credits of films. These include director, screenwriters, producers, executive producers, main cast, casting director, director of photography, production designer, film editor, music composer, costume designer, visual effects supervisor, and title. It then provides more details on the roles of directors, screenwriters, producers, executive producers, casting directors, film editors, music composers, costume designers, visual effects supervisors, motion picture companies, and film distributors. It also mentions two British animation and film production companies, Aardman Animations and Heyday Films.

1. INSTITUTION RESEARCH
HAFSAH ZAMAN 12.6

2. JOBS THAT ARE CREDITED IN THE OPENING
TWO MINUTES OF A FILM
• DIRECTOR
• MOTION PICTURES/ PRODUCTION COMPANIES
• SCREENPLAY WRITERS
• PRODUCERS
• EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
• MAIN CAST
• CASTING DIRECTOR
• DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• FILM EDITOR
• MUSIC COMPOSER
• COSTUME DESIGNER
• VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
• TITLE

3. DIRECTORS
• A FILM DIRECTOR CONTROLS A FILM'S ARTISTIC AND DRAMATIC ASPECTS, AND
VISUALIZES THE SCRIPT WHILE GUIDING THE TECHNICAL CREW AND ACTORS IN THE
FULFILMENT OF THAT VISION. THE DIRECTOR HAS A KEY ROLE IN CHOOSING THE CAST
MEMBERS, PRODUCTION DESIGN, AND THE CREATIVE ASPECTS OF FILMMAKING. THEY
USUALLY APPEAR AT THE START OR AT THE END OF THE CREDITS
SCREEN PLAY WRITERS
• TO TAKE EITHER A PRE-WRITTEN STORY, OR EVEN A NATIVE STORY IDEA, AND
TRANSLATE IT INTO AN EFFECTIVE SCREENPLAY IS THE PRIMARY ROLE OF A
SCREENWRITER IN THE FILM INDUSTRY
PRODUCERS
1. PRODUCERS PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE TELEVISION, FILM AND VIDEO
INDUSTRIES. A PRODUCER WILL OVERSEE EACH PROJECT FROM CONCEPTION TO
COMPLETION AND MAY ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THE MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION
PROCESSES. PRODUCERS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DIRECTORS AND OTHER
PRODUCTION STAFF ON A SHOOT.

4. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
• AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER IS THE HEAD PRODUCER WHO OVERSEES THE
CREATION OF A FILM, TELEVISION SHOW, RADIO BROADCAST, MUSIC ALBUM OR
THEATRE PERFORMANCE. AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER USUALLY WORKS FOR A
PRODUCTION COMPANY, BUT MAY WORK INDEPENDENTLY.
MAIN CAST
• THESE ARE THE PEOPLE ARE ON SCREEN AND THEY ALL HAVE SPECIFIC ROLES
THAT PLAY A PART IN THE FILM
CASTING DIRECTOR
• A CASTING DIRECTOR IS A MIDDLEMAN (OR MORE LIKELY A MIDDLEWOMAN)
WHO FINDS THE ACTORS NEEDED TO FILL ROLES IN MOVIES, TV SHOWS,
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, COMMERCIALS OR EVEN CORPORATE AND MUSIC
VIDEOS.

5. FIL EDITOR
• AS A FILM OR VIDEO EDITOR, YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSEMBLING
RECORDED RAW MATERIAL INTO A FINISHED PRODUCT THAT'S SUITABLE FOR
BROADCASTING. THE MATERIAL MAY INCLUDE CAMERA FOOTAGE, DIALOGUE,
SOUND EFFECTS, GRAPHICS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS. THIS IS A KEY ROLE IN THE
POST-PRODUCTION PROCESS AND YOUR SKILLS CAN DETERMINE THE QUALITY
AND DELIVERY OF THE FINAL PRODUCT. YOU'LL USUALLY WORK CLOSELY WITH
THE DIRECTOR TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED END RESULT.
MUSIC COMPOSER
• THE JOB IS TO CREATE THE MUSIC THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THE FILM.7
COSTUME DESIGNER
A COSTUME DESIGNER IS A PERSON WHO DESIGNS COSTUMES FOR A FILM OR
STAGE PRODUCTION. THE ROLE OF THE COSTUME DESIGNER IS TO CREATE THE
CHARACTERS AND BALANCE THE SCENES WITH TEXTURE AND COLOUR, ETC.[1]
THE COSTUME DESIGNER WORKS ALONGSIDE THE DIRECTOR, SCENIC, LIGHTING
DESIGNER, SOUND DESIGNER, AND OTHER CREATIVE PERSONNEL

6. VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
IN THE CONTEXT OF FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION, A VISUAL EFFECTS
SUPERVISOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ACHIEVING THE CREATIVE AIMS OF THE
DIRECTOR AND/OR PRODUCERS THROUGH THE USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS. WHILE IT
IS A CREATIVE ROLE
TITLE
• THE NAME OF THE FILM, THIS CAN APPEAR AT THE START MIDDLE OR THE END
OF THE OPENING CREDITS
MOTION PICTURE/PRODUCTION COMPANIES
• THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING THE PRODUCTION DIRECTLY OR
THROUGH OTHER COMPANIES. THEY USUALLY APPEAR AFTER THE DIRECTOR IN
THE OPENING CREDITS

7. FILM ORGANISATIONS
ARDMAAN ANIMATIONS
• AARDMAN ANIMATIONS, LTD., ALSO KNOWN AS AARDMAN STUDIOS, OR SIMPLY
AS AARDMAN, IS A BRITISH ANIMATION STUDIO BASED IN BRISTOL, UNITED
KINGDOM. THE STUDIO IS KNOWN FOR FILMS MADE USING STOP-MOTION CLAY
ANIMATION TECHNIQUES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FEATURING PLASTICINE
CHARACTERS WALLACE AND GROMIT. AFTER SOME EXPERIMENTAL COMPUTER
ANIMATED SHORT FILMS IN THE LATE 1990S, BEGINNING WITH OWZAT (1997),
IT ENTERED THE COMPUTER ANIMATION MARKET WITH FLUSHED AWAY (2006).
HEYDAY FILMS
• HEYDAY FILMS IS A BRITISH FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY FOUNDED IN 1997 BY
PRODUCER DAVID HEYMAN IN LONDON. ITS FIRST FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION
WAS RAVENOUS, DIRECTED BY ANTONIA BIRD. IT IS MOST NOTABLE FOR
PRODUCING THE HARRY POTTER FILM SERIES, BASED ON THE NOVELS BY J. K.
ROWLING, BEGINNING WITH HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE IN
2001.

8. PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION 7
• PRODUCTION, IS THE MAKING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FILM. THE ARE
THEY ONES WHO ORGANISE THE FINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FILM IS
PROFITABLE AND IN BUDGET E.G. COLUMBIA
• DISTRIBUTION MEANS THE MIDDLEMAN OF THE BUSINESS AS IT’S JOB IS TO GET
THE FILM TO OTHER STUDIOS. THEY ARE AN INDEPENDENT COMPANY THAT
INSURES A PLACE FOR THE FILM

9. SOURCES USED
• HTTPS://DAFILMSCHOOL.WORDPRESS.COM/2011/11/30/ROLE-OF-A-
SCREENWRITER-IN-FILM-MAKING/
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/FILM_DIRECTOR
• HTTP://WWW.PROSPECTS.AC.UK/TELEVISION_FILM_VIDEO_PRODUCER_JOB_DESC
RIPTION.HTM
• HTTP://ENTERTAINMENT.HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM/CASTING-DIRECTOR1.HTM
• HTTP://WWW.PROSPECTS.AC.UK/FILM_VIDEO_EDITOR_JOB_DESCRIPTION.HTM
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/COSTUME_DESIGNER
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/VISUAL_EFFECTS_SUPERVISOR
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/AARDMAN_ANIMATIONS
• HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/HEYDAY_FILMS