The document outlines various crew roles in the pre-production, production, and post-production stages of creating a television show. In pre-production, roles include casting director, costume designer, director, location manager, and writer. During production, the boom operator records sound while the floor manager gives instructions to keep production on schedule. The director of photography is responsible for capturing the script on film or video through lighting and camera techniques.

1. CREW ROLES
N I C O L A I O A N N O U

2. Pre-Production
Casting Director
Costume Designer
Director
Location manager
Make-up artist
Production designer
Researcher
Set designer
Television producer
Writer
Head writer
Screenwriter
Story editor
Production
Boom operator
Camera
operator/cinematographer/vi
deographer
Character generator operator
Floor manager
Graphics coordinator
Stage manager
Production manager
Production assistant
Runner
Stunt coordinator
Technical director
Television director
Post- Production
Colourist
Composer
Editor
Post-production runner
Publicist
Sound editor

3. PRE-PRODUCTION
WORKING BEFORE SHOOTING BEGINS IS
CALLED THE PRE-PRODUCTION STAGE.
Casting Director
The casting direction casts actors, and so is usually one of the first crew
members on the projects. In fact, during initial casting for television
pilot, the executive producer and casting director are often the only
crew members.

4. COSTUME DESIGNER
• The costume designer makes all the clothing and costumes worn by
all the Actors on screen, as well as designing, planning, and
organising the construction of the garments down to the fabric,
colours and sizes. They greatly contribute to the appearance of the
production, and a set a particular mood, time, feeling or genre. They
alter the overall appearance of a project with their designs and
constructions, including impacting on the style of the project, and
how the audience interprets the shows characters.

5. LOCATION MANAGER
• The location manager finds and manages film locations. Most
pictures are shot in the controllable environment of a studio sound
stage but occasionally, outdoor sequences call for filming on location.

6. PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• The production designer is responsible for the productions visual
appearance. They design, plan, organise and arrange set design,
equipment availability, and control a production on screen
appearance.

7. RESEARCHER
• Researchers research the project ahead on shooting time to increase
truth, factual content, creative content, original ideas, background
information, and sometimes performs minor searches such as flight
details, location conditions, accommodation details.

8. WRITER
• The writer creates and moulds an original story, or adapts other
written, told or acted stories for production of a television show. Their
finished work is called a script.

9. PRODUCTION
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS AS PART OF
SHOOTING IS PART OF THE PRODUCTION
STAGE.
Boom operator
Boom operator is part of the sound crew, and an assistant to the sound
engineer or production sound mixer. The boom operator main responsibility
is microphone placement, sometimes using a “boom”. They also place
wireless microphones on actors when necessary. They work closely with the
production sound mixer, or sound recordist, to record all sound while
including background noises, dialogue, sound effects and slice.

10. FLOOR MANAGER
• The floor manager represents the director on the studio floor, and gives instructions
and direction to crew, cast and guests. It is closest to the role of an assistant director,
as the job frequently entails barking orders to keep production on schedule. The floor
manager also checks that the floors clear and safe for the performance, checks that
scenery and set pieces are ready, turns on appropriate lights.

11. DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY-
CINEMATOGRAPHER
• The director of photography, or DP, is responsible for capturing the
script on film or video. The DP must pay attention to lighting and the
camera's technical capabilities. When the director wants a shot to
achieve certain visual or atmospheric qualities, the DP achieves it
through his or her choice of lighting, film stock and careful
manipulation of the camera.

12. ACTORS
• Responsible for portraying the characters in a film, actors work
closely with the director and cinematographer. Considering an actor's
role within this larger context also suggests that his or her job is
much more difficult than just appearing on the set and reciting lines.