Group 2 - Job Roles

1. Job roles specific to television
production in 'The X Factor'.
By Lucy and Tom

2. Production Designer.
 They are responsible for the visual concept of a film, television or theatre production.
 They identify a design style of sets, locations, graphics, props, lighting, camera angles and
costumes.
 They work closely with the director and producer.
 In the photo above shows production designer in the ‘X Factor’ live shows.

3. Lighting designer.
 They work with the director, choreographer, set designer, costume designer and sound designer
to create the lighting and atmosphere.
 The lighting designer also works closely with the stage manager.
 In the photo above, it shows the lighting for one episode of the ‘X Factor’

4. Makeup artist.
 The responsibility of the make up artist is to design the facial features for a certain
point/characteristic for the show.
 Makeup artists make the characters look there best on camera. They cover up anything that
needs covering for the live shows.

5. Sound/Sound Supervisor.
 They liaise closely with Directors and other senior production and technical personnel.
 They attend planning meetings to check the sound requirements for each production.
 They have to check the speakers and microphones before every performance.

6. Cameras/ Camera Supervisor.
 A Camera Supervisor is a management role, which involves supervising the entire camera crew
on multiple camera shoots.
 The Camera Supervisor is in charge of communicating ideas from the director.

7. Floor Manger.
 This is the stage manager of the production.
 One of the managers that gets all contestants ready to go on stage.
 The walk around the back making sure everything is happening at the right time when its
supposed to.

8. Stage Manager.
 This person is responsible for the lighting and other technical arrangements.
 They need to make sure that everything to do with the lighting and technical elements are done
on time.

9. Offline Editors.
 Offline Editor is part of the post-production process of filmmaking and television production.
 The editor and director are then free to work with all the options to create the final cut.
 This is where they edit offline to make the final production ready to produce.

10. Production Team.
 The production team is group of people who produce/ create the piece of tv/film from the
technical side.
 They are the providers, technicians who produce the show and are responsible for the running of
it.

11. Director of Production.
 The director of production has a individual responsibility to be in charge/head of the team.
 They make the final calls on the production for example like what camera angle they should use.
 They run the whole show.