The different roles involved in the production of a film

There are many different roles involved when making a film these are:

• Director: A director has creative control over the project from the moment they come on board until the project comes to an end and is completed
• Assistant director: The assistant director runs the set according to the needs of the director.
• Producer: This role is hard to define as there are many different aspects to being a producer however generally the producer bring together and approve the production team and try to create an in environment where the cast and crew can be creative and focused.
• Production manager: organises everyone and everything on set.
• Production co-ordinator:  The person who works under the production manager.
• Line Producer: The line producers role is to make sure that the film is ready on time and on budget.
• Director of photography: The director of photography is in charge of how the film is lit and shot.
• Production designer/Art director:  They are in charge of the production design and help to create the style of the set.
• Editor: The person who cuts the film together.
• Gaffer: The chief lighting technician.
• Sound recordist: Someone who is in charge of everything to do with recording sound.
• Costume designer: The person who designs, buys and manages all the costumes used in the film.
• Hair and makeup designer: The person who designs and does the actors/actresses hair and make-up.
• Storyboard artist: The storyboard artist works with the director  to create a  shot by shot storyboard of the film to be filmed.
• Cast: The actors and actresses hired to play characters in the film

Additional crew members

• 2nd assistant manager: Helps the 1st assistant manager. Usually helps co-ordinating actors and actresses to and from set.
• 3rd assistant manager: Helps the 1st assistant manager, always on set and often co-ordinates the runners.
• Continuity/script supervisor: Someone who makes sure everything seen on camera is constant from shot to shot.
• Location manager: The person who finds and secures the perfect locations.
• Focus puller: Someone who is in charge of focussing the camera.
• Clapper manager: Someone who loads the camera and records each shot.
• Grip: Someone who looks after all the equipment made for supporting and moving the camera while shooting.
• Boom operator: The person who holds the boom, ensuring the microphone is as close as possible to the actors/actresses without actually getting in the shot
• Stills Photographer : The person who takes still images of actors and crew for publicity reasons
• Assistants and Runners : Needed in every department - the more hands the better