The document discusses several jobs in the media TV industry. It covers roles in management like accountants, catering, transport, and casting. Creative roles such as director, hair and makeup, camera operators, and costume design are also mentioned. The editorial department does post-production work like editing, sound editing, and visual effects. Technical jobs support equipment like cameras and lighting. Research may be required for locations, music, transport, and casting.
2. Management Accounts: As is the case for any business, a film production's financial resources must be meticulously managed and controlled by skilled Accountants. Catering: Catering is provided by specialist companies who drive catering trucks packed with food and a range of equipment including ovens, extraction fans, fridges, gas and water, to each Unit Base. The Transport Department provides crucial support to a film production. The transport team consist of a transport manager, transport captain, transport coordinator and drivers. Casting: The is one of the most important things in a film as it could affect the popularity of the film. Ensuring that the most suitable actors are cast requires exhaustive knowledge of the available talent combined with the creative ability to imagine how the right actor can bring a character to life on screen. Directors often work with the same Casting Director on many films, entrusting their taste, imagination and ability to deliver the best possible casts. Location: Location are important although you could have a studio set a real location can bring the film to life and make it much more realistic. Once the location has been found, careful negotiations must be carried out about costs, access, noise, parking and permissions. On big films involving many locations, excellent logistical expertise is required of the entire Location department. Distribution: Film distribution involves launching and sustaining films in the marketplace.As every new title is distinctive and different, Distributors must be strategic and knowledgeable about promotion and publicity in order to entice audiences to see their films, utilising successful film release plans.
3. Creative The creative department Make the film what it is. It is paramount that the creative department get it right to make the film realistic for the viewers. The film becomes what it is because of the creative department like the genre of the film. The cast in the film have to be seen to fit the genre of the film so job roles like costume and make are very important. Music is also important to portray the right image and feeling during the film. Director – Assistant director Hair and Make up Casting – Casting director Camera – camera operator Costume – costume designer – wardrobe supervisor Lighting – Gaffer – Bes boy Producer – Assistant producer Props – Prop master – prop maker Script – Script editor – Script reader Construction – Construction manager
4. Editorial Post Production is the term for the final stage in film making in which the raw material (shot by the Camera crew and recorded by the Production Sound crew) is edited together to form the completed film. The processes involved in Post Production include: picture editing, sound editing, composing and recording the score, music editing, adding visual special effects, adding audio sound effects such as Automated Dialogue Replacement, Foley, sound design, sound mixing, colour grading, titles design, and negative cutting. Editor – Assistant editor Post production - sound Title designer Post production supervisor
5. Technical The technical side consists of making sure all the electrical equipment works properly like the light cameras ect. Technology Camera Lighting department Studio and broadcasting Postproduction sound
6. Research Location: On big films involving many locations, excellent logistical expertise is required of the entire Location department. Music: Music serves many different purposes in feature films. It may be the main focus, as in musicals, or it can play a part in the drama, e.g., as something that a character hears, or an on screen performance. Transport: The Transport Department provides crucial support to a film production. Even the lowest budget feature is likely to require at least one person to oversee the transport of cast, crew and equipment to the location of the film shoot. Catering: The catering crew make sure the film crew get fed properly. Casting: Depending on the style of the film, Directors may be prepared to take creative risks by using non professional actors; this can require months of research and auditioning by Casting Directors.