Jobs and Responsibilities

Simone Moxam

Jobs and Responsibilities

Task 1 -

Director:

• Try to make the film a success, using your skills, experience and judgement. 
• follow the companies rules. 
• make decisions for the benefit of the film, not yourself. 
• tell other shareholder if you might personally benefit from a transaction the company makes.
• make sure the film accounts are a ‘true and fair view’ for the business’ finances. 

Cinematographer:

• Preproduction - Discusses the director’s vision for the film with him/her both overall and scene by scene. The cinematographer determines what’s needed for each scene, within budget and hires the camera crew, arranges for the equipment and buys film and supplies. 
• Production - Coordinates the crew and works with the director to make sure each scene is set up and shot to match the directors vision of the story. The cinematographer decides for each scene what the best combination is for cameras, filters and lenses, as well as where the cameras will be placed, what the lighting should be and when the scene will be shot. 
• Postproduction - Works with the processing lab to make sure the film retains the colour and mood that the director wanted. The cinematographer reviews the final print of the film. 

Writer:

• Selecting subject matter based on personal or public interest, or commissioned by the publisher or agent. 
• Developing the technical skills of writing and maintaining originality. 
• Using literary skills to develop themes and story lines, while making characters and plots believable. 
• Working to tight deadlines, especially for theatre, themes and characters. 
• Verifying the factual content of written work.
• Conducting interviews with people either face-to-face, over the telephone or by email. 
• Submitting material (and sometimes the work of others) for alternative formants e.g. adapting novels for stage of producing an e-book. 
• ghost writing - writing for others under the other persons names.
• Maintaining an active interest in the specific genre, such as novels, film, TV, radio.
• Exercising self-disciplined  time management to organize writing in conjunction with developing financial management/self-employment skills. 
• Encouraging and acting upon critical feedback in the most appropriate manner.
• Being prepared to rewrite and revise work (often several times) following feedback. 
• Liaising with publishers, agents, script editors, producers and directors. 
• Finding, pursing and maintaining knowledge for publication opportunities. 
• Attending courses and participating in workshops to improve and build upon writing skills. 
• Appearing at public readings and books signing, schools, libraries, colleges and literary festivals. 
• Teaching in higher and further education and privately.
• Private online creative writing tuition. 
• Private critiquing service to aspiring writers. 

Sounds Editor:

• Production - the recording of all sound on set or in location. 
• Postproduction - the balancing, mixing, editing and enhancing of pre-recored audio. 
• Assessing the acoustics of the performance area and assembling and operating the necessary equipment. 
• Consulting with producers and performers to determine the sound requirements. 
• Selecting, positioning, adjusting and operating the equipment used for amplification and recording. 
• Applying technical knowledge of sound recording equipment to achieve the determined artistic objectives. 
• Recording sound onto digital audio tape or hard disk drive recorders. 
• monitoring audio signals to detect sound-quality deviations or malfunctions. 
• Anticipating and correcting problems. 
• Maintaining and repairing sound equipment.