Crew roles and responsibilites

Director;
The director is in charge of what happens during the production. To be able to work as this role you need to be able to think on your feet, be good under pressure and also be clear in what you want to see on screen. The director would also primarily stay by the vision-mixing desk.

Assistant Director;
The assistant director in a way shadows the director. They would help the director out when he/she needs help and will also show disipline throughout the production.

Producer;
The producer is incharge of any content that is needed for the production. They are in control of the budget also. This means that anyone who needs anything to help make the production happen would have to run it by the producer first. For example: if the set design people have drawn up their ideas for the set and want to go out and buy any paint they would have to run their design by the producer and then if he/she approves it she will give them a budget to buy all their materials with.

Camera Person;
On a multi-camera production there will be more than on camera person. They are in charge of giving the shots that the director wants to see. To do this job you need to be creative.

Camera Assistant;
The camera assistant would help the camera person get the shots needed. He/she will hold the camera cable so that the camera person doesn't run over any cable, and also help get any shots in which the camera op needs to push the camera down.

Talent;
The talent are the stars of the show. It is important for talent to be confident infront of the camera and are quite bubbly and fun, and also talk with expression in their voice. Otherwise you may end up with dull people on your show - and this could ruin the hard effort that has been put in.

Floor Manager (FM);
The floor manager is the 'directors voice on the floor' The floor manager will work closely with the director on the day of the shoot and will pass on any information to the crew and the audience that they will need to know, the floor manager will also help to sort out any problems on the floor, this way the director can stay in the vision-mixing room througout the whole shoot.

Assistant floor manager (AFM);
The assistant floor manager will help out when needed. So if the FM has alot of technical difficulties to sort out and the audience are getting bored the AFM can explain whats going on to the audience and also help get them back in an energetic mood.

Sound Operator;
The sound operator will mic up all of the talent and also run sound checks, they are also in charge of what levels are going out on air.