The document provides information on various job roles in the film and TV industry, including production manager, head chef, editor, lighting technician, location scout, producer, transportation coordinator, set designer, and cameraman. It describes the typical duties, working patterns, and salaries for each role. Production managers are responsible for financial oversight of productions and establishing budgets. Head chefs cook food for film sets. Editors assemble video and audio to edit together pieces for screen. Working patterns and salaries vary across roles but often include long and irregular hours depending on production demands.

1. WORKING PATTERNS
AND JOB ROLES

2. PRODUCTION MANAGER
A production manager’sroleis as follows,they
have to monitor the bottomline andis
responsible for financial and logistical oversight
in supportof the director andartistic designers.
The production manager establishes the
production’s budget,allocate funds to each
department, andcoordinate staffing.
Working patterns: The workinghours could be
long andirregular, depending on the demands
of a production so the working hours are
variable.Freelance contract is very common.
Salary: The salary can be varied.Freelance
production managersare paida fee foreach
individual contract or project.
HEAD CHEF
The duties ofa caterer is very straightforward,as
you cook thefoodandserveit to the people on
the set. You will have to beableto workin
cramped environments such as a large mobile
kitchen.
Working Patterns: 14-16 hourlongdays
dependingon theshoot. A headchefcouldalso
work shift workso a morningshift,afternoon
shit or an eveningshift.
Salary: You wouldget an hourly rateand it can
be competitive.
EDITORIAL
A filmor video editor bringstogether
picturesandsounds toproducea piece for
filmor television that is ready to beshown
on screen.You’ll beusingyour creativity
and sense oftiming toputtogether pieces
that flow well and get thestory across.You
will alsoneed topay close attention to
detail,andhave patienceandthe ability to
meet tight deadlines.
Working Patterns: 30-40 + per week. An
editor wouldbe under a fixedtermcontract
as they are only neededforthe endof the
entire production process.
Salary: £18,000 + per year.
LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
LightingTechnicians produce the lighting
effects for live eventssuch a theatre,
concerts andconferences,or in filmand TV
productions.You willneed to have
knowledge ofelectrical systems and
electronics. You willneed tobe physically fit
and havinga head for heights will also help
you to workwith heavy equipmenthigh
above a stageor studio.
Working Patterns: The workinghours can
likely to be longandirregular.In filmand
you couldworkany time ofthe day
dependingTV, on the filmingschedules.
Salary: £15,000 + the day dependingon the
filming schedules.
Working Patterns: The workinghours can
likely to be longandirregular.In filmand
you couldworkany time ofthe day
depending TV, on the filmingschedules.
Salary: £15,000 + the day dependingon the
filming schedules.
LOCATION SCOUT
A location scout is to findan environment
best suited for a particularscene,or the
entire movie,TV show or commercial.
Working Patterns: Irregular workinghours
Salary: A location manageris on £34 an
hour and with a location scout it willbe
significantly lower.
PRODUCER
A producer lookafter the business side of
the production,leavingthedirector andcrew
to concentrate on the creativework. The job
includes pitchingnew ideasfor projects,
securing fundingandrights for booksand
screenplays, andmanaging budgets.To do
this job,you will needto be wellorganized,
good with figures and an excellent
negotiator.
Working Patterns: Workinghours can be
long andirregularaccording to the demands
of a production.
Salary: The salary can vary widely andyou
could negotiate fees basedon thetype of
production,thebudgetavailableandyour
track record.
JOB ROLESCONTENTS
FOR THIS
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Production Manager
Head Chef
Editorial
Lighting Technician
Location Scout
Producer
DID YOU KNOW?
There was an estimate
number of jobs in film
and TV in the UK at
231,000.

3. JOB ROLE JOB ROLE
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
A transport coordinator arranges allthedetails
and supervisesa move fromone location to
another.A month before shootingbeginsyou
get given a script and you have a meetingwith
the director and producerto discusswhere the
scenes will takeplace.You will have to arrange
rental carsandtrucksfortransportation. You
have to loadthe equipment ontothe
set/location andwhen the filmingis doneyou
will have toloadit back ontothe trucksfor
transportbackto the studioor storagefacility.
Working Patterns: Workingpatterns can
range as they can belongandirregular hours
as to the demandsof the production.
Salary: A transportation coordinatorcan earn
annually in the US $42,000.
SET DESIGNER
The set designerworks within theart
departmentunder the supervision of the
production designerandart directorto help
realise thedirector’s vision for thescenery of a
filmor television show.
Working Patterns: Workingpatterns can be
varied depending on how many hours your
contractorneedsyou to work. You willhaveto
work in a studioor an officeanddothe usual
office hours. .
CAMERAMAN
A cameraman’s job you will beresponsible
for capturingthescene that is beingplayed
on film. You will needto be creative and
have a feel of theimages which willmake
up the film.
Working Patterns: Workinghours can be
between 12 to 14 hour longdays. You
could getpieceworkso you sign a contract
to filma certain scenewithin the filmor TV
episode.
Salary: Rates can vary widely.
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Salary: £1,000 - £1,400
(depending on how many hours
and days you work.
JOB ROLES
CONTENTS
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Transportation
Coordinator
Set Designer
Cameraman
DID YOU KNOW?
The transportation
coordinator works
closely with the director
to know what locations
are wanted at what
times
DID YOU KNOW?
The cameraman can
work on certain types of
scenes and then stop
working this is called
piece work.
DID YOU KNOW?
UK independent films
earned 2.4bn in 2014.
DID YOU KNOW?
Investment in UK
film production grew
by 14% to £1.075bn.
DID YOU KNOW?
UK box office
exceeded £1bn in
2013
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