CREW:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_crew
Here are some very basic details with a few of the crew members and the traditional definition of duties... I will be assigning several students to follow each of these positions.
Producer/Director: Jennida Chase
Traditional Duties:
Producer: creates the conditions for making movies. The producer initiates, coordinates, supervises, and controls matters such as raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors. The producer is involved throughout all phases of the film making process from development to completion of a project.
The director: is responsible for overseeing the creative aspects of a film, including controlling the content and flow of the film's plot, directing the performances of actors, organizing and selecting the locations in which the film will be shot, and managing technical details such as the positioning of cameras, the use of lighting, and the timing and content of the film's soundtrack. Though the director wields a great deal of power, they are ultimately subordinate to the film's producer or producers. Some directors, especially more established ones, take on many of the roles of a producer, and the distinction between the two roles is sometimes blurred.
Film I students assigned to this position:
Cinematographer/DP: Hassan Pitts
Traditional Duties:
DP: is the chief of the camera and lighting crew of the film. The DoP makes decisions on lighting and framing of scenes in conjunction with the film's director. Typically, the director tells the DoP how they want a shot to look, and the DoP chooses the correct aperture, filter, and lighting to achieve the desired effect as per the directors requirements.
Duty in our production:
Camera Operator
Steady Cam operator
Dolly operator
Chief lighting
Film I students assigned to this position:
Assistant Director: Anubhav Bist
Traditional Duties:
AD: assists the production manager and director. The ultimate aim of any 1st AD is to ensure the film comes in on schedule while maintaining a working environment in which the director, principal artists (actors) and crew can be focused on their work. They oversee day-to-day management of the cast and crew scheduling, equipment, script, and set. A 1st AD may also be responsible for directing background action for major shots or the entirety of relatively minor shots, at the director's discretion.
Duty in our production:
Help maintain schedule
Hold on both Jennida and Hassan’s cell phones/answer and take messages/direct traffic etc…
Film I students assigned to this position:
Production/Location Manager: Hannah Sutherland
Traditional Duties:
Production Manager: supervises the physical aspects of the production (not the creative aspects) including personnel, technology, budget, and scheduling. It is the production manager's responsibility to make sure the filming stays on schedule and within its budget. The PM also helps manage the day-to-day budget by managing operating costs such as salaries, production costs, and everyday equipment rental costs. The PM often works under the supervision of a line producer and directly supervises the Production Coordinator.
Duty in our production:
Manage all model release forms
Help manage and place extras
Film I students assigned to this position:
Key Grip: John Cappello
Traditional Duties:
Key grip: is the chief grip on a set, and is the head of the set operations department. The key grip works with the director of photography to help set up the set and to achieve correct lighting and blocking.
Best boy (Grip): is chief assistant to the key grip. They are also responsible for organizing the grip truck throughout the day.
Duty in our production:
Manage all equipment and technical issues with blocking and
Film I students assigned to this position:
Hairstylists:
Melissa Grey
Tasha Patrick
Set Decorator/ Props Master: Chef Todd Richardson/Eddy Collier/Jennida Chase…
Traditional Duties:
Set Decorator: is in charge of the decorating of a film set, which includes the furnishings and all the other objects that will be seen in the film. They work closely with the production designer and coordinates with the art director. In recognition of the set decorator's importance, the Academy Award for Art Direction is given jointly to both the production designer and the set decorator.
Props Master: The property master is in charge of finding and managing all the props that appear in the film. The property master usually has several assistants.
Film I students assigned to this position:
