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| Director | in charge of all creative aspects of a project |
| Producer | in charge of everything needed to create the project; works on it from early development to completion |
| Scriptwriter/Storyboard Writer | plots the action or story to be presented |
| Director of Photography/Videographer | is in charge of camera and shooting high-quality video |
| Production Sound Mixer/Sound Editor | responsible for the sound on set and during editing |
| Editor | puts the various shots into a logical order with the help of the director |
| Video Graphic Designer/Animator | creates visuals to reinforce important content |
| Production Manager | supervises the logistical aspects of the production (not the creative aspects) |
| Talent | the voice-over narrator and the people who appear on camera, whether they are paid actors or subject matter experts |
| Art Director | oversees artists and craftspeople, such as the set designer and set decorator |
| Assistant Director | in charge of overseeing the day-to-day management of the cast and crew scheduling, equipment, script, and set. |
| Boom Operator | an assistant to the production sound mixer |
| Casting Director | tries out actors for roles in a project |
| Composer | responsible for writing the music for a project |
| Costume Designer | in charge of all the clothing and costumes worn by everyone who appears on screen |
| Foley Artist | works to re-create “sync sound” that needs to be replaced, like the sounds of footsteps, the rustle of a skirt, or typing on a keyboard. |
| Gaffer | the head of the electrical department: “chief lighting technician.” |
| Grips | rigging technicians; On the set, they move and adjust major set pieces |
| Hairdresser | responsible for maintaining and styling the hair of anyone appearing on screen |
| Music Supervisor | works with the composer, mixers, and editors to create and integrate the project’s music, acts as the connection between the production and the recording industry, negotiating the rights to use all source music in a project. |
| Post-production Supervisor | keeps track of all the media used in a project |
| Production Accountant | keeps track of the project’s budget |
| Production Assistant | helps the producer or production manager with set operations |
| Production Coordinator | the information hub of the project. She is in charge of organizing all the logistics, from hiring crew and renting equipment to booking talent |
| Production Designer | responsible for how everything looks—settings, costumes, properties, and character makeup, all taken as a unit |
| Props Builder | builds the props for the project, and are often skilled construction, plastics casting, machining, and electronics workers. |
| Props Master | is in charge of finding and managing all the props that are used |
| Publicist | handles the publicity for the project: press releases and advertisements |
| Script Supervisor | the “continuity person,” keeps track of what parts of the script have been taped and makes notes of any changes between what was actually recorded and what appeared in the script. |
| Set Decorator | in charge of the decorating of the set, which includes the furnishings and everything else that will be seen in the project |
| Set Designer | the draftsperson, often an architect, who creates the structures or interior spaces |
| Sound Designer | or “supervising sound editor,” is in charge of the post-production sound of a movie |
| Visual Effects Supervisor | in charge of post-production changes made to the video’s images (not to be confused with special effects, which are done during production (on set).) |
