UMass Amherst COMM 231 - Film and TV Production Concepts

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Film and TV Production Concepts Lecture 2 09 10 Key Creative Team 1 Producer raises funds hiring process key personnel arranging distribution beginning to end edit runtime 2 Director creative content flow of plot select locations and actors details camera lighting newer directors maintain franchise work well with everyone energetic 3 Screenwriter researchers turn that research into a story freelance come up with ideas and pitch usually have agent commissioned writers take a book and write a screenplay or something else that s out there Production Department 1 executive producer funding person with most money who 2 line producer knows cost of things and thinks of 3 production manager supervisors of physical aspects pays for it alternatives to lower it budget scheduling 4 production coordinator under production manager 5 production account accountant for movies 6 post production supervisor production and post production review film 7 assistant director day to day management circus behind scene manage actors dress on time check trailers 8 script supervisor maintain continuity makes sure what s in script is what is being filmed Script Department 1 story producer their idea story episodes create story line via editing dialogue 2 script editor help screenwrite identify problems 3 script coordinator get the script out to people Location Department 1 location manager looks for location assists and figures out costs and helps book it 2 location assistant assist in looking and managing 3 location scout sent out to find location Camera Department 1 director of photography cinematographer head of department camera and lighting framing with director 2 camera operator operates camera steady good eye 3 first assistant camera racking focus measures it move camera lens 4 second assistant camera clapper loader record of film 5 digital imaging tech coordinates internal workings of digital camera pixels frame size etc 6 data wrangler clapper loader on digital set get it to post production 7 steadicam operator cam work handheld smooth handheld 8 motion control technician controls camera from car etc remotely operate it Sound Department noise 1 sound recordist production sound mixer no background 2 boom operator record sounds during production or go off location and find sounds Grip Department lighting and rigging technicians 1 key grip chief grip on set work with cinematographer 2 best boy chief assistant to key 3 dolly grip place and level dolly track and push it Lighting Department 1 director of photography in charge of it 2 gaffer lighting DP number one person 3 best boy assistant of gaffer 4 lighting technician raise and lower lights etc 5 electrician keep track of electricity used Art Department 1 production designer create physical and visual appearance costumes props makeup 2 art director works with people who create the set 3 set designer structure of interior space 4 illustrator draws it 5 set decorator sets up objects 6 buyer buys all props 7 set dresser apply and remove dressing 8 props master in charge of props 9 armourer standby props props builder 10 construction coordinator build it arrange laborers Hair and Makeup Department 1 makeup artist 2 hairdresser Wardrobe Department 1 costume designer 2 costume stand by fixes last minute issues 3 cutter fitter Post Production Department 1 film editor with director edits film tells story 2 assistant editor go through label etc 3 online editor add titles color correction 4 colorist adjusts color of film for consistency 5 negative cutter film negative and cut it TV 1 director directs episode usually only one 2 floor director on floor all activity on set camera placement 3 technical director switcher multi camera shoot cue camera 4 camera operator 5 VTR operator roll video prerecorded to play 6 engineer makes sure they don t blow fuses and that everything is working


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