Producer  

A Producer oversees all aspects of a production. They are the starting point of everything. They raise investment from backers, find the venue, hire the creative team and have a say in casting and design. They're responsible of making sure that everything's organised and ready for day of filming. 

Executive Producer  

The Executive Producer mostly acquire screenplays for development. They pitch ideas to the TV commissioners and deal with the legal, financial, and marketing aspects of the TV series. They are the spokesperson for the production and have the final say. The extent to which they're involved in the production itself varies. They are the ones who make sure that the project happens, usually by acquiring the necessary funding. 

Artistic Director  

The Artistic director develops and oversees the implementation of the artistic vision and focus of a production and often the overall programme presented by a theatre. An Artistic Director will oversee the programme for the theatre as well as manage funding, budgets and staff  

Managing Director  

The Managing Director is responsible for management oversight of the organization including design and implementation of all fundraising and development (audience and donor) activities; supervising all non-artistic staff; and working collaboratively with the Producing Artistic Director to ensure the financial integrity and accountability of the organization. The Managing Director works in partnership with the Producing Artistic Director to provide the vision and leadership necessary for fulfilling the mission of the organization.  

Director  

The Director may be a permanent member of a theatre's staff or a freelancer hired for an individual show. This person conceives, develops and implements the artistic vision for the specific performance in collaboration with designers from the different departments.  

Assistant Director 

The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of the health and safety of the crew, in recent years covid offers were hired to maintain covid regulations were being met by all members of production. Their job basically is to makes sure time schedules are met and that everything's organised on the day of recording.  

Cinematographer  

Also called directors of photography, cinematographers work with directors and film crews to create important visual effects for film and TV. They read through screenplays and choose appropriate lighting, angles, framing, and filters to create the mood of the film. They’re job is to create the Director’s vision on film then expand upon it. Responsible for managing camera crews and lighting crews, they oversee the selection and manipulation of technical equipment to create striking images on screen. The visual impact of a film is driven by the creative choices a cinematographer makes. They are in charge of the VFX artists as well if necessary, in order to make truly cinematic visuals for film but this is usually only the case when working with blue/ green screens. If this happens they would work with the Visual effects supervisor. Despite cinematographers having a lot of creative freedom in film, at the end of the day they must work under the Director and make the visuals they want.  

Camera Operator  

Camera operators physically control camera equipment both in studio and on location for film, television and video broadcasts and recordings. Most camera operators enter the profession as trainees, assistant camera operators or 'runners'. They come under the thumb of the director and cinematographer to shoot the angles and shots required. They must lean the various camera techniques and tricks in order to shoot the shots that are required for the scene.   

Camera Assistance 
This can include labelling tape and materials as they're used, setting up camera rigs or making teas and coffees for the rest of the camera team. They carry the cameras for transport around and are responsible for replacing lenses, batteries or film when needed. 

Photographers 

Photographers are people who take professional pictures of the main actors for the promotional material, usually for character posters and for the main posters. Photographers are also used for Actors headshots for them to use in their portfolios in auditions. 
  

Screen Writers  

A screen writers job is to simple write the script. To create the story and the characters, but there’s a little more to it than just being able to tell a story through written words. Writing for film is much more difficult than writing a novel as you must include dialogue, stage directions, camera angles, lighting ques and sometimes even choreography. To add to it, they also have to communicate with the Story Boarders, Directors and Producers and take on board their notes and changes they may have in order to create the story they want to make. They have to stick to their given brief and work on very tight deadlines. Additionally they are also responsible for all the research done for the play as well as coming up with the character list for actors to be able to audition for.  

Story Boarders  

Storyboard artists help the head of story create a visual representation of the animation's narrative. Storyboard artists translate the script and the director's vision into pictures. They produce a series of panels of images to plan the shots and ensure continuity between them. They turn scenes in the script into comic book styled drawings in order to give basic ideas of camera angles, locations and looks of the characters. This gives the producers and directors a rough idea of what the story will look like before they start filming. This is also when most changes to the scripts are made in which the screen writers and story board artists will make those changes and present them again.   

 
Concept Artists  

As a concept artist, you'll need to: create quick and detailed drawings and paintings of environments, characters, buildings, vehicles and props (including creation of thumbnails and wireframes) use traditional and technological approaches to create designs in 2D and 3D through drawing and painting.  

Animators 
An animator produces multiple images called frames, which when sequenced together create an illusion of movement, this is known as animation. The images can be made up of digital or hand-drawn pictures, models or puppets. Animators tend to work in 2D, 3D model-making, stop-frame or computer-generated animation. An animator doesn’t need to work on just a cartoon but CGI characters or creatures in live action movies are needed to be animated over motion capture suits or an animated skeleton is needed to add the creature in post production. 

Illustrators 

Illustrators convey ideas, facts and feelings using the technical skills of painting and drawing and their own creativity. They work to commercial briefs to inform, persuade or entertain the client's target audience, adjusting the mood and style of images accordingly. Illustrators are used in cartoons to for making backgrounds for as well as concept art. 

 
Lighting Designer  

A Lighting Designer will work with the Director, Artistic Director and/or Lighting Technicians to create the visuals for lighting, lasers, strobes, spots and sometimes video screens for a performance. 

Gaffers/ Grips 

Gaffers and Grips Gaffers work closely with the director of photography to bring to life the overall look of a film by creating and controlling light. They work to understand the desired light effects and figure out how to achieve them. Directors think of the artistry of the shots, grips work out how they are going to move the cameras to make that happen. They set up the lighting and camera equipment rigs and test to make sure everything's working. 
  

Sound Recordist/ Designer  

A key member of the production audio crew in the film and television industries, the boom operator assists the production sound mixer on set by operating boom microphones, selecting and placing radio microphones, and maintaining the audio equipment. They will have to hold the microphone directly above the actor in order to get the best audio for several takes, this would require great arm strength in order to hold the microphone steady for long periods of time over multiple days of filming. Additionally they have to work with the camera crew in order to make sure that their boom mic cannot be seen of film, and if it is then they must readjust to get the same quality of audio without being seen.   

Sound Mixers  

Sound mixers head up the department responsible for all the sound recorded during filming. This is predominantly dialogue but can include sound effects and atmosphere. Before shooting starts, they meet with the producer and director to discuss the best method of capturing sound alongside the director's shooting style.  

Composer  

Composer writes original music to help tell a story or convey atmosphere and emotions. They may write music for voices and instruments to perform, or it may involve electronic and digital tools. For traditional plays, a Composer would write the music that underscores the production.  

Musicians 

Performing musicians may work alone or as part of a group, or ensemble. They may play before live audiences in clubs or auditoriums, or they may perform on television or radio, in motion pictures, or in a recording studio. They are skilled in a particular instrument and follow the conductor and composer to play the music written. 

Audio Editors  

A Sound Editor creates the soundtrack by cutting and synchronizing to the picture, sound elements, such as production wild tracks, dialogue tracks, library material and foley in analog or digital form and presents these to the re-recording mixer for final sound balance. They have to combine sound effects, the composed music or pop culture music chosen by the directors and producers and make sure all sound is evenly balanced throughout the film so everything can be heard. 

Visual Editors  

A Video Editor is a professional who is responsible for taking the raw footage shot by a film crew and director, then turning it into one cohesive video or film. The Video Editor must follow an outline and script and any special instructions given about what should happen in each scene. They need to incorporate the shots done by the VFX artists as use appropriate transitions as desired by the cinematographer and director. 

Costume Designer  

A Costume Designer is the person responsible for designing the costumes for a production, making sure they match the time period, style and Director's vision for the piece, as well as being practical for the Performer   

Drapers  

A draper usually works on fashion designs or costumes for theatre and films. Typically, a draper works with the sketches of a fashion or costume designer, creating the outfits by draping the clothing over a form.  

Stitchers  

Stitcher (sewer, seamstress, costume builder) A stitcher works on the actual construction of the costumes. Sews assigned costumes by hand or machine. Maintain clean and safe workspace. Assist in fitting, stitching, or other assigned costume duties. Maintain and alter costumes as assigned.  

Hair and Makeup Artist  

In theatre the makeup Artists oversee Performer's hair and make-up throughout the run of a production, working closely with the Wigs, Hair and Make-Up Designer and the Costume Designer. They may also be required to make actors look bloodied, scared or wounded within scenes. They would need to work with materials such as fake blood and latex to crate the desired look. Makeup artists would also have to keep in consideration actors’ allergies and make sure that the actors don’t have an allergic reaction to prosthetics used as well as having alternative materials to use instead. 

Marketing Staff  

The marketing manager's role is to promote and sell tickets. To do so, they manage all aspects of the theatre's publicity and advertising material which includes fliers, posters, press adverts, brochures, newsletters, websites, trailers and social media.  

Props Masters  

They are responsible for all props in the production—that includes acquiring them, keeping them organized, and making sure they're used safely. To do this, the props master leads a team of prop makers or props-department runners, and reports to the production designer. The prop master works with the artistic director to know what they want the props to look like as well as the director to know what props are used in which scene by which character and when. When the show is finished, they return of all hired props and organise the sale or safe disposal of everything else.  

Prop Artists  

Where props are to be made, prop masters recruit the carpenters, artists and prop makers and manage the schedule for production. Where they are hired, they work with the prop masters to get an understanding of what props to make and the time they have to make them.      

Visual Effects Supervisor  

VFX supervisors are in charge of the whole VFX project. They manage the VFX pipeline, including all of the VFX artists that work in this process. They have ultimate responsibility for all of the VFX elements produced for a project by their company or studio. They get the say on what can be done practically and what can be done digitally and what is the best technique for each effect. They can advise on what is best to the Director then have to make the Director’s choice possible. They are in charge of Practical and VFX artist in making sure that everything looks as designed.   

VFX Artists  

VFX artists create photoreal, digitally-generated imagery. The role requires the seamless integration of these effects into live action in feature films, television and, increasingly, online and console gaming. VFX artists use the latest technology to produce computer-generated creatures, crowds and stunt doubles. What can’t be done practically (either being too dangerous or expensive) can be done digitally. It’s more cost effective for a production however requires a lot of time and skilled individuals to pull off great looking VFX. The problem is that the slightest thing wrong can cause an entire shot to look fake and therefore the audience will be taken out of the shot. 

Special Effects Artist  

Special effects artists create mechanical effects that can be used in films or television shows. Practical effects can be from model making and sculpture work, to engineering and robotics, to puppeteering. Each one would require a different specialist and the Visual Effects Supervisor would contact the people specialised in that particular effect required for the shoot. They would need to follow the concept art provided to make their effects. They also need the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.   

Location Scout  

The role of the location scout is to find location available for all of the actors, directors and crew that match the settings described in the script and concept art. This can be from buildings to forests, beaches to streets. A location scout travels the world to find suitable locations and takes pictures of locations and sends them to the director. Once they have confirmation from the director the location scout arranges dates, times and prices to be able to book out a location for filming. A location scouts job is usually done before filming finishes.  

Scene/Set Designer  

A Set Designer creates the look of a set for a theatre production. Their role is a combination of creativity and practicality as they must create not only the design but also make it come to life alongside a team.  

Journeyman Painters  

A Journeyman Painter specializes in painting walls and other surfaces according to project needs. Aside from applying paint, a journeyman painter is also responsible for cleaning and scraping off the dirt to prepare the painting procedures, identify client preferences, select equipment, and technique, and apply other finishes. They must also monitor their supplies and maintain the cleanliness of their work areas.  

Carpenters  

Carpenters are in charge of all woodwork done in a production. Props and staging. They are vital for the construction of set and large and small props. They often make multiple of the same exact set and props in case between shows or during a show the set or props are damaged or lost.   

Choreographer  

A Choreographer creates original dance movements and routines for performances and productions. They also develop different interpretations of existing dances for an individual dancer or group of dancers; the chorus.   

Stunt Coordinator 

Also known as the head of stunts, a stunt coordinator plans and oversees dangerous scenes and highly skilled movements on movie and TV sets. They choreograph complex movements and ensure that everyone on set remains safe. In general, they are responsible for making action scenes look realistic. 

Stunt Performer 

Stunt performers are involved in the performance of stunts for television, film and other productions. They study scripts, plans and other detailed documents to work out the best way to undertake a stunt, rehearse stunts with safety gear, and perform stunts in front of cameras or audiences. They are usually used in fight scenes to replace the main actor and to make the, look good although they don’t get the recognition of the main actors. The reason this is done rather than teaching the actors the stunts is because if a main actor is injured during a stunt then the whole production is halted but if a stunt actor is injured they can be paid and replaced for further production. 

Cast   

The cast is an actor, singer or dancer who was chosen for a particular role. Their job is to memorise their script, lyrics or choreography and remember all their ques. They must create a character around the script they have been given and bring the directors vision to life. In theatre the cast are the bottom of the hierarchy.    

Roboteer 
A roboteer are the people licensed to operate robots efficiently and professionally on set. The robotic mechanics could the face of a costume, a piece of moving machinery on set or perhaps it’s an actual robot for the actors to interact with. If it requires a complex remote then it requires a roboteer to operate it. 

Puppeteer 

Much like a roboteer, a puppeteer is someone specialised in puppet moving. They are able to bring expressive movements to the puppets in order to bring them to life. They are different from ventriloquists as they don’t have to be able to make the puppet talk without using their lips, just to be able to make the puppet feel alive on set. Much like working with robots, voice actors can be overlayed and added in after if necessary. 

On Set Assistance 
A on set assistant's tasks can and often vary from day to day. Generally, they are responsible for printing and distributing scripts, running errands for Directors and Producers and relaying messages between other members to ensure everything runs smoothly from start to finish. But most of the time they’re taking food and coffee orders. 

Line Readers 

Line readers are people who sit behind camera and follow along with the script as the actors perform. If the actors forget their lines, they are the ones to tell it to them so they can re-take or continue the shot. The allow the production to run smoothly without having the actors run off to check their own scripts. Sometimes line readers are required to read out the lines of actors who aren’t available or not on set. This is usually done in close ups shots when the other actors aren’t seen and therefore the audio of the line reader can be removed in post production by the audio editors.