This is a guide for 14-16 year olds to give people information on various different jobs in the media industry .This guide will give you information on the jobs, what skills you need and what you have to do to pursue a career in that job.
Casting Director – They are responsible for is determining who will have the opportunity to audition for the producer and director of the film.A Casting Director is a important role when you are in the process of pre production and a important role for the film overall as if the performance is not up to standard then the whole production is let down.A casting director is sometimes assisted by a casting associate; productions with large numbers of extras may have their own extras casting director.As a casting director, you’ll also need:
excellent communication skills to work with both sides — studios and directors, and actors and talent agents
negotiation skills
organizational skills to juggle projects and keep them all on track
good memory for script details, actor abilities and contact names
careful attention to detail
patience and persistence.
Tip:You should also take acting classes. Casting director Kim Petrosky notes in the book “100 Careers in Film and Television” that acting classes will help you understand actors and the acting process, recognize talent and put actors at ease for better audition performances.Becoming a casting director usually means starting at the bottom in the industry. Look for an internship with a casting agency, or a casting director who would take on another assistant or low-level helper. From there, you can work your way up to associate casting director. Remember that producers, directors and studios won’t be willing to hire you unless you can show you have the experience to do the job well.
Production Designer-The production designer is responsible for the appearance of all of the movie’s sets, locations and costumes.Production designers generally have a background in scenic design and or architecture.The term “production designer” was coined by William Cameron Menzies while he was working on the film Gone With The Wind. Previously people used to call Production Designers “Art Directors”, Art Directors today are generally the production designer’s assistant.work activities might then include:
reading scripts to identify factors indicating a particular visual style;
considering the production brief, which may be written or oral;
meeting the producer and director to discuss concepts and production requirements;
researching art history, background politics, historical information and producing design ideas;
planning and monitoring the design budget;
providing scale drawings or models for studio or theatre sets;
producing design ideas for costumes, wigs, props, special effects, make-up and graphics;
identifying and assessing potential studios and locations;
sourcing appropriate materials and researching effects;
presenting ideas to others involved in the production, such as actors and camera operators;
researching, estimating and preparing a property list;
hiring and managing an art department team or teams (depending on the size of the production);
instructing the set construction company, scenic artists and special effects specialists, and monitoring their work;
liaising with the costume designer and the director of photography, as well as the props, lighting and sound directors;
attending progress meetings, rehearsals and filming to advise on visual presentation.
Although formal training isn’t necessary, a background in fine arts, visual arts, art appreciation, or art history is helpful.
Start working for free as a PA in a film’s art department. Check your city’s film listings and make as many connections as possible. A good and hard working PA will definitely get noticed and often promoted to a higher position on the production designer’s next film.
Come to your job, even if it’s unpaid, with excitement and a drive to succeed. And don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Enjoy working as part of a team. Filmmaking is a collaborative effort and the art department in particular, works long hours together in research, prop-hunting, construction, and decorating.
Be resourceful, be creative, and willing to explore unconventional avenues towards achieving the right look for a film. Whether working on a low budget indie or a Hollywood blockbuster, production designers will always be presented with obstacles or limitations that they must inventively think their way around.
Gaffer-The gaffer is the head electrician. This means that they are in charge of all the lighting personnel.responsible for the execution (and sometimes the design) of the lighting plan for a production. The term gaffer originally related to the moving of overhead equipment to control lighting levels using a gaff.The gaffer’s assistant is the Best Boy.Sometimes the Gaffer is credited as Chief Lighting Technician(CLT).
Key Grip-The key grip is the person in charge of all the people who move anything. This means that they are the boss of all the individuals who move scenery, cameras, and set up and take down the scaffolding that the lights, microphones etc are hung on.dditionally, the key grip is frequently asked to be the safety monitor of the film set.Before filming begins, the key grip attends location scouts and meets with the Director of photography to determine what additional equipment (location-specific motor vehicles, dollies, cranes, mounts, etc.) will be needed, orders and preps required equipment, and transports equipment to the filming location.
Sound Mixer-The sound mixer records the dialogue and ambient noise of a scene. The sound mixer is in charge of all the microphones used on the set, everything form the wireless body mikes the actors wear to the big boom mikes that constantly hover over the scene. It is the sound mixer’s job to make things sound like they look. For example, if actors are whispering the dialogue should be quieter than when they are shouting, and if actors are being filmed in the distance the sound should also reflect this. How important is this? If you have ever watched a film only to have the dialogue obscured by overly loud background noise or music you know how important this is.
Music Editor-The music editor is a type of sound editor in film or other multimedia productions (e.g. video or games) responsible for compiling, editing, and syncing music during the production of a soundtrack.The music editor’s job begins in post-production. It is the music editor’s job to insert the composer’s prerecorded score into the sound track. This can be more complicated than it sounds, since the composer may have recorded the score before the sequence was even filmed, and as such the music may or may not be the right length for the scene.
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