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Suzanne Taylor Whos Who Vocabulary 3rd Period

1. Executive Producer: the head producer who oversees the creation of a film,
television show, radio broadcast, music album or theater performance
2. Producer: the person responsible for making sure an appealing, high-
quality movie is produced on time and within budget
3. Screenwriter: a person who writes a screenplay
4. Unit Production Manager: the Directors Guild of Americaapproved title for
the top below-the-line staff position responsible for the administration of a
feature film or TV production
5. Director: a person who supervises the actors, camera crew, and other staff
for a movie, play, television program, or similar production
6. 1
st
Assistant Director/ 1
st
AD: works with both the production manager and
the director to make the shooting schedule efficient as possible.
7. 2
nd
Assistant Director/ 2
nd
AD: assistant to the assistant director whose
duties include overseeing the movements of the cast, and preparing call
sheets
8. Casting Director: the person responsible for assigning roles in a movie, play,
or other production.
9. Script Supervisor: a member of a film crew responsible for maintaining the
motion picture's internal continuity and for recording the production unit's
daily progress in shooting the film's screenplay
10.Director of Photography: the person who is responsible for all operations
concerning camera work and lighting during the production of a film
11.Camera Operator/ Videographer: part of a film crew consisting of the
director of photography and one or more camera assistants
12.1
st
Assistant Camera/ 1
st
AC: the chief assistant to the camera operator.
The 1st Assistant Camera person is in charge of measuring and pulling focus
during filming
13.2
nd
Assistant Camera/ 2
nd
AC: primarily responsible for loading and
unloading the new rolls of film into the different magazines, as well as
maintaining and filling out all the camera reports for the film lab
14.Sound Mixer: one that controls the volume and tone of sound picked up by
microphones (as on a motion-picture set) in order to obtain the desired
effects for recording
15.Boom Operator: an assistant of the production sound mixer
16.Production Designer: the visual artists and storytellers, who, in consultation
primarily with the director, create and develop the overall look, atmosphere
and emotion that move the story
Suzanne Taylor Whos Who Vocabulary 3rd Period
17.Art Director: the person who determines the staging requirements for a
production and often designs the sets or supervises their building and
dressing
18.Set Dresser: Set dressers arrange objects on a film set before shooting. They
work under the direction of a leadman, a set decorator and a production
designer
19.Props Master: an artistic and organizational employee in a film, television or
theatrical production who is responsible for purchasing, acquiring and/or
manufacturing any props needed for a production
20.Gaffer: the chief electrician in a motion-picture or television production unit
21.Best Boy Electrician: the lead electrician on set and is in charge of all the
other electrician, usually operates, adjusts and balances the electrical load
on the generator where required. This person is also responsible for
distributing the electrical cabling properly providing the required power to
each of the lights
22.Key Grip: the person in a film crew who is in charge of the camera
equipment.
23. Dolly Grip: a dedicated technician trained to operate the camera dolly. This
technician places, levels, and moves the dolly track, then pushes and pulls
the dolly and usually a camera operator and camera assistant as riders.
24.Special Effects Artist: works to create realistic and imaginative scenes for
mediums such as theater, television, movies and the Internet. Special effects
jobs usually fall into one of several broad categories including makeup,
computer graphics, trick camera work and mechanics
25.Visual Effects Artist: create special effects, animation and do visual clean-up
for feature films and commercials.
26.Editor: a person who edits material for films, publications, etc.
27.Production Manager: is responsible for managing the production and
regulating the costs of delivering the expected film or television show on
budget at the end of principal photography
28.Sound Recordist: Member of the sound crew responsible for operating the
audio recording equipment on a set.
29.Make-up/ Costume: arranges outfits for actors and applies make-up that fits
the scene and circumstances

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