2. In film, the director is the person in charge of
directing the making of the film. The
responsibility of the director lies in making
sure everybody is where they should be and
making sure the actors know exactly what to
do in the next scene.
3. An editorial assistant is a job that is used in
many parts of the media such as magazines,
books and films. What the editorial assistant
does is provide support for other job roles
such as the commissioning editor, and is
usually the first step into the industry.
4. An important job in film making is a media
researcher. What the researcher does is
support the producers in finding out
information about all sorts of things that are
needed for the film such as places or people.
5. In book publishing, a commissioning editor is
essentially a buyer. It is the job of the
commissioning editor to advise the
publishing house on which books to publish.
Usually the actual decision of whether or not
to contract a book is taken by a senior
manager rather than the editor.
6. The producer is responsible for the financial
and managerial aspects of the making of a
film or broadcast or for staging a play, opera,
etc.
7. An executive producer enables and backs up
the making of a commercial product. He or
she is concerned with the management
accounting and possibly with associated legal
issues. An EP also contributes to the film’s
budget, and does not work on set.
8. A Script Editor is somebody who has many
responsibilities including finding new script
writers , developing storylines and series
ideas with the writers, ensuring that the
scripts are suitable for production.
9. A Literary Agent is someone who is an agent
that represents writers and their written
works to publishers, theatrical producers,
film producers and film studios. They assist
in the sale and deal negotiation of the same.
10. A Writer is someone who writes a screenplay
or script that provides words for media
productions such as films, television
programs and video games. Screenwriters
may start their careers by writing screenplay
speculatively that is they write a script with
no advanced payment, solicitation or
contract.
11. The commissioning process:
Step 1 – Producer has an Idea.
Step 2 – Producer sends it to a broadcaster
Step 3 – Broadcaster looks at the Producers idea and either
Approves or Declines the idea.
Step 4 – If Approved. Broadcaster will give the Producer a
Budget.
Step 5 – Producer will have to sign a contract and then is
legally contracted to abide by the terms and conditions set.
Step 6 – The Idea is created.
12. Pre-production planning, what needs to be accomplished
throughout production, before it has started
Script editing - In order to fit the target audience etc.
Director/producer involvement – Advice and opinions
Shooting script – Camera movements, angles etc.
Production
Page lock-down – The final plan, what will and what will not be
produced
Adjustment during shooting stage – How can what has already
been produced be made better?
13. Copyright – Law suits/legal action can take place
if material breaches copyright terms and
conditions
Censorship – Content is removed so that it can
made suitable for younger audiences i.e.
sex/violence etc.
Watersheds – After this time, content containing
sex/violence etc. can be shown
Plagiarism – Presenting another’s work/ideas as
your own. Again, legal action can take place
