Institution Research By Rachael Lau 12.6

Jobs that are credited in the 2 minutes of a film

Director

Motion picture/production companies

Screenplay writer(s)

Producer(s)

Executive Producer(s)

Main Cast

Casting director(s)

Director of Photography

Production Designer

Film Editor

Music composer

Costume Designer

Visual Effects Supervisor

Title

Directors They have the role of visualising and defining the

style and structure of the film, then bringing it to life. They work closely with the production, technical and creative teams. They would usually appear at the start of the opening credits or at the end.

Screenplay writer(s) Screenplay writer(s) are the one that creates

the script of a film, they create the story, the characters and story. They are essential to film making because without them we wouldn’t have a film.

Producers They are the people that organise and oversee

the conception to completion till the end also they have a role in marketing and distribution processes. Producers work closely with directors and other production staff on the shoot.

Executive Producer(s) Their role is to oversee the work of the

producer on behalf of the studio, the financiers or the distributors. They ensure that the film is completed on time, within budget, and to agreed artistic and technical standards.

Main Cast The actor is to act out their own roles in the film

to be able to bring the story alive. Famous/ popular actors/actress will usually have the top billing because they play the principal characters in the film and have the most screen time.

Casting director(s) Their role is to recruit a lot of

actors/actresses that are going to appear in the movie. They will then narrow down their candidates that are suitable for the film.

Director of Photography

This role’s responsibility is to be a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and they are in charge of making decisions that can enhance the film.

Production Designer They are the ones that create the sets and

props for the actors to use. They are usually credited in the middle or the end of the opening credits.

Film Editor After, the scenes are filmed, they would edit

them by linking them in sequence and cut some extra scenes if they are unwanted anymore.

Music composer

Their job is to create background music that would create the best mood for the film.

Costume Designer

Costume designers help make clothes for the actors/actress so they are able to make their character more realistic.

Visual Effects Supervisor The role of a visual effects supervisor is to

achieve certain creative effects of the director and/or producers through the use of computer effects or actual stunts (artificial rain).

Title

A name for the film. This can appear at the start, middle or the end of the opening credits depending on the director’s wish.

Motion picture/production companies

They are responsible for fundraising for the production directly or through being partners, parent company or private investors. They would usually appear after the director in the opening credits.

Film OrganisationsAardman Animations - Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Nick ParkBristol’s Aardman has won four Oscars, and over the past 40 years has established itself as a world leader in model animation. It’s been a productive year for the studio that takes years to make its lovingly crafted films - it’s just delivered two movies for Sony in less than six months, Arthur Christmas and The Pirates! Aardman is a fully integrated company, with successful TV, commercials and digital divisions too. Credits: Chicken Run, Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Flushed Away, Arthur Christmas, The Pirates!

Heyday Films - David Heyman One of the UK’s pre-eminent producers, David Heyman struck gold as the producer of the Harry Potter franchise for Warners, and his Heyday Films has a first look deal with the Hollywood studio – one of very few such deals in the UK. War drama St Nazaire about the British commando raid in 1942, directed by Potter’s David Yates, is on the cards. November sees the release of space drama Gravity, starring George Clooney. Credits: Harry Potter films, I am Legend, The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas, Page Eight.

(http://www.televisual.com/blog-detail/The-UKs-top-40-film-production-companies_bid-356.html)

Production and Distribution Production, in the film industry means the actually

making and developing of the film. They are the ones that organise the finance, making it profitable and in budget. E.G. Columbia

Distribution means being the middleman of the business, their job is to get the movie to other studios. They are an independent company that ensures a place for the producer’s film. E.G. Waner Brothers.