This document defines the roles and responsibilities of several key positions in film and television production. The director is in charge of the entire production and ensuring the script is effectively transformed into video and audio. The director of photography oversees the camera and lighting crews to achieve the artistic vision. Other roles discussed include the production designer in charge of creative design elements, the gaffer as the head electrician, the key grip overseeing non-electrical equipment, the line producer managing daily operations, and the location manager finding and securing filming locations.

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2.  In charge of an individual production. Is
responsible for all personnel working on the
production and for coordinating technical and
non-technical production elements.

3.  In charge of directing talent and technical
operations. Is ultimately responsible for
transforming a script into effective video and
audio messages.

4.  Being the Director's right-hand person,
taking responsibility for a number of
important practicalities so that the Director is
free to concentrate on the creative process
 Breaking down the script into a shot-by-shot
storyboard

5.  Working with the Director to determine the
shoot order, and how long each scene will
take to film
 Drawing up the shooting schedule (a
timetable for the filming) and making sure it’s
kept to

6.  Also known as Director of Photography
 A cinematographer or director of
photography (sometimes shortened
to DP or DOP) is the chief over the camera
and lighting crews working on a film,
television production or other live action
piece and is responsible for achieving artistic
and technical decisions related to the image.

7.  In charge of creative design aspects of show
(set design, costumes, location, and/or
graphics).

8.  Designs and sometimes even constructs
costumes for television or film.
 Reports to the Art Director.

9.  A gaffer in the motion picture industry and
on a television crew is the head electrician,
responsible for the execution (and sometimes
the design) of the lighting plan for a
production.

10.  The Key Grip is the head grip, in charge of the
labor and non-electrical equipment used to
support and modify the lighting.

11.  A line producer is a person that functions as
the key manager during the daily operations
of a feature film, television film or
the episode of a TV program.

12.  A line producer works on one film at a
time.They are accountable for human
resources and all kinds of problems possibly
occurring during the making.

13.  The location manager is a member of the film
crew responsible for the finding and securing
locations to be used, obtaining all needed fire,
police and other governmental permits, and
coordinating the logistics involved for the
production to successfully complete its
necessary work.

14.  They are also the face of the production to the
community and responsible for addressing the
issues that may arise due to the production's
impact on the community.

15.  Does the makeup for all talent.