Monday 8 October 2012

Jobs in the Film Industry

Talent Booker: This person is responsible for contracting suitable actors and actresses to star in productions. The actors are chosen depending on viewer trends identified by the talent booker; this ensures that the most popular celebrities are featured in the production.
Another job done by the Talent booker is working with talent agencies to discover new talents.
In our team both me and Anika will carry out this job, but Anika is responsible for the main actress while I look for the actors to play the supporting roles. So far we have decided on a possible actress that could play the main role in our film. She is a student who has previously won an oscar in our school's media ceremony for her work in english and is very confident in public speaking.

Stunt coordinator:  This person is responsible for arranging and planning the stunts which will be carried out by the stuntman, which refers to the person who takes and actor's place to perform dangerous action sequences.

Our film will contain two killing scenes. The first one, the dragging scene will be planned by be since it was my suggestion and I already have an idea of what it should look like. The second scene with the torch will be planned by Anika since she came up with that idea.

Prop Maker: This person is responsible for making the required props which are not hired or brought, which can be adapted or modified by the prop maker in order to fit the image of the production. He/she uses a variety of techniques, equipments and materials to produce objects such as 'stunt' props, which are made to imitate existing props which are made out of nonhazardous materials.

Since I am an art and product design student, I will be the one responsible for creating and arranging the props for our film.

Marketing Executive: This person is in charge of developing marketing campaigns to promote a film. This includes the advertising for the film (poster, banners, and trailers), organising events such as film premieres, distributing the film (DVD) and sponsorships.
Since we are working in a team, both of us will be creating our own poster and then decide on which one to use. 
The film trailer will be created by both of us together, but the company logo will be made by me.

Costume Designer: This person is responsible for making and customizing hired costumes for all the actors in the movie including the extras, these costumes must suits the period of the film and each character's personalities. She/he must gather all the costumes under a strict budget and tight schedule. They are also responsible for managing a team of personnel and supervising the organisation of the wardrobe and budget as well as the costume continuity. This takes place in the pre-production stage of the film.
We didn't really pay much attention to the costume worn by the protagonist and her friends as long as it was something suitable for the location (cemetery). But we did tell the main actress to where something she didn't mind  getting ruined because of the dragging scene. However since I was playing the antagonist I payed extra attention to her costume since her true identity had to remain hidden, so she needed something that would cover her face. Furthermore her clothes needed to consist of dark colours such as black and brown in order to show that she is evil and conform to the conventions of a horror film.

Gaffer: This person is the lead electrician, he is responsible for all the electrical work in the films production. He/she is responsible for a team of technicians who take care of the lighting and power supply of the film's production. In larger film productions, there might be more than one Gaffer working on studio set and on location in this case a chief electrician would supervise both.

Best Boy: This person is the best electrician in a team which is led by the gaffer, he has the senior lighting role which means he is responsible for the lighting technicians and their paperwork. He/she is responsible for making sure that equipment is ordered and delivered in time and in the correct location. Another responsibility the best boy is to fix any malfunctioning and damaged equipment.

Key Grip: This person is part of the camera department and is responsible for the camera movement, they must insure that the camera is securely fixed onto any stationary used to create the camera movement (flying, floating etc). They are also responsible for the shadows of light. Another responsibility they have is directing the crew of grips, which are crew members who have specialized skills such as dolly grips and crane operators.

Location Scout: This person has an important role in the pre-production stage of filming , this is because they are responsible for finding suitable and accessible locations outside the studio which can be used to film the movie according to the kind of scenery described by the film directors and producers.

We worked on this together. We visited three possible cemeteries where we could film in and later decided on which one was most suitable.

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