Job Role Timeline

Job Role Timeline

The Timeline of Film Production

Pre-Production

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Scriptwriter - The scriptwriter is sectored in the Development/pre-production area of the production of the film. They are also sectored in the pre-production because of its title, the script is the beginning of the film, it is known as the idea. The script is basically the blueprint of the film.

The scriptwriter's job is to create an idea of a film. The film could be of various genres including Action, Horror, Drama, Comedy, sic-fi and Fantasy.

The creative side of scriptwritting is being able to go in depth with creating characters, crafting dialogue and inventing plots.

Skills:

• Communication skills/Networking skills
• Independent working abilities
• Knowledge of film industry
• Understanding of Acting process
• Very skilled Research skills
• Excellent time management

The positives and negatives of the job role can be:

Positives:

• Having an important role in the development of the film.
• Can become popular in the film industry because of a certain style you have (your signature style). This would open new doors for more opportunities.
• Being able to work with the Producer and Director of the film.
• Having the role to produce the skeleton of the film (the idea of the film).
• Starting from the beginning of the project. 

Negatives:

• Could struggle to produce a script.
• Deadlines (Can feel rushed).
• Could be very difficult to find a Producer to take the script further.

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Producer - The Producer is the main role of the stages of the film, from the beginning to end. The Producer is the main role of the films production (Basically the Manger). The Producer creates a crew and lists and hires the job roles e.g. Director/Writer/Cast Manager.

The Producer would also manage the financial side of the film, finding the distributor(s).

The timeline for the producer in the film production stages, include all stages because of their title. The producer participates in all stages; Pre-Production/Production/Post/ Production. They participate in all stages because they are the lead role in the project from start to finish.

Skills:

• Leadership skills
• Independent worker
• Business Management
• Organised
• Confident
• Decent Communication Skills

The Positives and negatives of this job role can be:

Positives:

• Can be self employed
• Your in-charge
• You have a main role in the making of the film
• Its your project

Negatives:

• Could come over too much stress

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Director

The Director is one of the main important roles in a film production/project. The Director is the core of the film as-well as the lead Actors, Producer and Scriptwriter. The Director is part of the core of the film because they're the vision of the film, Their job is to portrait the story in a visual way.

The Director participates in all stages including: Pre-Production/Production/Post Production. They participate in all stages because of their title role, their role within the project is one of the key elements of the project which is the creative side of the film, this is why they occur in all stages. 

Skills:

• Confidence
• Decent Communication skills
• Good Visual Prospectives
• Unique Creative ideas
• Knowledge of films
• Good understanding of the Acting process
• Leadership skills
• Independent working

The Positives and negatives of this job role can be:

Positives:

• A Main role within the project
• Creative side of the project

Negatives:

• Could be Stressful

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Costume Designer(s) - The Costume Designer(s) is part of the Pre-Production and the Production stage of the film. Their role is to produce certain costumes that they had created for the actor/actresse's characters of the film. The Costume Designer(s) work along side the Make up Artist(s) because of the department that they both participate in. The Costume Designer(s) also work with the Director because of the visual side of the film.

Skills:

• Standard Communication skills
• Problem Solving skills
• Creative Ideas
• Knowledge of Costume Design
• Knowledge of Fabrics
• Good Research skills
• Knowledge of Fashion Designing

There are many positives for this role which are, having a career that you are passionate about. The job role of a Costume Designer is a creative career, this can be a dream job for creative and passionate individuals. The career of a Costume Designer can have self-employed opportunities.

There can be various amount of negatives within this job role including, the salary that would be low for the starting of this career. The job role can lead to night shifts and also weekends. This line of work also expects meeting deadlines. The job role of a Costume designer also is expected 'not much change'.

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Location Manager - The Location Manager is sectored in the Pre-production and Production stage of the making of the film. The Location manager locates the locations of ideas for filming in that certain area, but also to visit the area and make note of places that they could film and create a RCCE for planning to film there.

Skills:

• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Problem solving skills

The positives and negatives of the job role can be:

Positives:

•  A Location Manager starts at the very beginning of the Production of the film.
• Being part of a film
• Working with the Director
• A good responsibility 

Negatives:

• Job role ends at the end of Production and there fore their job is no longer needed how ever the start of Post Production for the film. You would need to search for another job on another film set.

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Editor - The Film Editor's job role is to assemble the film footage into a finished product suitable for viewing. The Film Editor is involved in the Post Production sector which is the final stage of the films development. The Film Editor works closely with the Director and Producer of the film, to make the required end result.

The skills required for this job role include:

• A Good knowledge of the job role and use of equipment.
• Standard quality with techniques of editing.
• Suitable Communication skills.
• Creative Ideas.
• Good listener.
• Instructed understanding.

There are many positives of this job role involving, Having a creative career. Being able to work with the Director of the film. The career can also have self-employed opportunities.

There can be various negatives of the job role that can be, The career can be time consuming through projects. The line of career could be stressful. Within this job role there are expectations of meeting deadlines.