There are various departments in a film making process, which contributes to the overall production. A film crew is divided into different departments, each of which specializes in a specific aspect of the production.Here, production crew is explained in a simple and precise way.
3. Different departments in film making process
Key Creative Team
Production Department
Location Department
Camera Department
Sound Department
Grip Department
Electrical Department
Art Department
Hair & Makeup Department
Wardrobe Department
Editing Department
Interactive Department
4. KEY CREATIVE TEAM
PRODUCER
• Initiates, coordinates and
supervises and control
matters.
• Involved through all
processes- development
to completion.
DIRECTOR
• Supervises the creative
aspects of film.
• Such as directing the
performance of actors,
flow of the film’s plot,
managing technical
things.
SCREEN WRITER
• Researching the story,
developing the narrative,
writing the screenplay and
delivering it to producer.
5. PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
EXECUTIVE
PRODUCER
• Investor
• Funding of the
project
LINE
PRODUCER
• Manages
budget
• In addition, day
to day physical
aspects
PRODUCTION
MANAGER
• Supervisor for
personnel,
technology,
budget and
scheduling.
• Under
supervision of
line producer
PRODUCTION
COORDINATOR
• Organizes
logistics.
• Hiring crew,
renting equips.
6. PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT
PRODUCTION
SECRETARY
• Provides
administration
assistance to
production
coordinator and
manager.
PRODUCTION
ACCOUNTANT
• Manages
finances.
• Reports
project’s
financial
progress
against the
budget.
SCRIPT
SUPERVISOR
• Also known as
continuity.
• Makes note of
actual shots
and filmed
shots;
deviations.
STUNT
COORDINATOR
• Arranges
casting and
performance of
the stunts with
director.
• Sees where the
film requires a
stunt.
8. LOCATION DEPARTMENT
• Finding and securing locations
• Coordinating the logistics, permits and costs
involved.
LOCATION
MANAGER
• Assists the location manager.
• Managing the location.
LOCATION
ASSISTANT
• Does initial scouting.
• Location fees, budgets, permitting costs and
regulations, parking etc.
LOCATION
SCOUT
9. ART DEPARTMENT
• Production Designer- overall setting, props, costumes, character
makeup
• Art Director- oversees the artists and craftspeople
• Set Designer- architect- structure and interior spaces of set
• Set Decorator- furnishing of objects, decoration of set
• Set Dresser- applies and removes the dressing i.e- carpet, curtain,
socket, door knob etc.
• Props Master- in charge of finding and managing props
• Props Builder- construct props.
• Construction Coordinator- supervises the construction crew
10. HAIR AND MAKEUP DEPARTMENT
• Creates character’s look for
onscreen.
• Role is to manipulate an actor’s
onscreen appearance.
MAKE UP
ARTIST
• Responsible for maintaining and
styling hair.
• Works with the makeup artists.
HAIR
DRESSER
11. GRIP DEPARTMEMT
BEST BOY
DOLLY
GRIP
KEY
GRIP
Head of set operations department.
Helps in set making and lightning
In charge of operating the
camera dolly-push, pull, move
Chief assistant to the
key grip.
12. Cinematographer
Head of the camera & lighting
department of the film
Digital imaging technician
Coordinates the internal working of
the digital camera
Camera Production Assistant
Assists the crew of camera
department
Data Wrangler
Manage the transfer of data from the
camera to computer or a hard drive.
Camera Department
13. SOUND DEPARTMENT
• Head of sound department on the set
• Responsible for recording all sounds
during filming.
Production
sound mixer
• Placement of microphones and movement
during filming.
• Uses boom pole to place the microphone
above or below the actor just out of
camera frame
Boom
operator
14. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
Gaffer
Best boy
lighting technician
• Head of electrical Department
• Design and execution of lighting
plan for production
• Chief assistant to the Gaffer
• Set up and control lighting
equipments
15. WARDROBE DEPARTMENT
costume designer
Design and plan construction
of garments
costume supervisor
Hiring support staff, budget,
paperwork and logistics
Costume standby
Monitor the quality and
quantity of the costumes of
actors before and during
takes
Cutter/fitter
Fits or tailors costumes
usually on set
Buyer
Source and purchase fabrics
and garments
16. EDITING DEPARTMENT
Film Editor
Assembles the various
shots into film
Assistant editor
Collecting and
organising all elements
needed for edit.
Online Editor
Add visual effects ,
titles and color
correction.
colourist
Adjust color of film to
achieve greater
consistency
Negative cutter
• Cuts and splices the film.
• Provide negative reels to the
lab for prints.
