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FXHome - Film Credits Glossary
Category: Film and Animation > Ultimate Film Credits Glossary
Date & country: 04/09/2008, USA
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Art directorThe person who oversees the artists and craftspeople who build the sets.
Assistant art directorAn assistant to the art director.
Assistant director(AKA: AD, First Assistant Director) An assistant director's duties include tracking the progress of filming versus the production schedule, and preparing call sheets.
Assistant editorEditing room crewmember responsible for providing any and all required logistical assistance to the editor(s).
Best boyThe chief assistant, usually of the gaffer, but more often lately used as a general term for the second in command of a group.
Body doubleFor some shots, a director may consider that a particular actor's body may not be suitible for the impression desired. In these situations, the actor is 'doubled' (replaced) by a person whose body is more suitible. Typically, body doubles are used for shots requiring nudity or depictions of physical fitness.
Chief/Lighting technician(AKA: Gaffer) A member of the electrical department that is responsible for operating lights and lighting equipment on a set.
CinematographerProduces the images requested by the director. They must collaborate with the director about the overall style and effect they want the film to possess.
Clapper board loaderWrites scene notes and operates the Clapper Board, which is used to sync sound.
Costume designerSee Wardrobe.
DirectorHas to decide on the overall effect of the film, and how to achieve it. They plan which shots will be taken, how they will be shot, what order they are shot in, and what the shots will contain. Ultimately, the nature of the film (genre and period) will be influential in the way the film is shot. The director is the authority on set, and as such must make the decisions required of him. Importantly,...
Director of photography(AKA: DOP) Maintains and checks scene exposure levels, film speeds and lenses. Works in conjunction with First assistant camera to achieve the aesthetic vision of the Director.
EditorArranges the shots in sequence as the director has instructed, and also adds sound. Hopefully, the combination of the two gives the film a unique rhythm and structure. The editing style will be influenced by the film, moreover the cinematographer and director have to consider the editing process before and during the filming.
First assistant cameraSee Focus puller and Clapper board loader.
Foam technicianThe lead technician in charge of foam latex (Prosthetic) appliances and masks.
Focus pullerA member of the camera crew who adjusts the focus of the camera during filming.
Foley artistThe person in charge of adding in sound effects such as the sounds a prop would make etc.
GafferChief lighting technician.
GreensmanPerson in charge of maintaining any foliage or greenery on set.
Key gripThe chief of a group of grips, often doubling for a construction co-ordinator and a backup for the camera crew. Key grips work closely with the gaffer.
LeadmanMember of the art department who is in charge of swing gangs and/or set dressers and reports to the set decorator.
Lighting crewA group of technicians who install, operate, and maintain lighting.
Lighting departmentThe section of a production's crew responsible for lighting and other electrical matters during filming. Individual positions within in this department include: electrician, lighting crew and genny operator.
Line producerA producer who is responsible for managing every person and issue during the making of a film. Line producers only work on one film at a time. See also: unit production manager, associate producer, co-producer, executive producer.
Maintenance engineerA person responsible for general maintenance and repair.
Matte painterA person who creates artwork (usually for the background of a shot) which is included in the movie either via a matte shot or optical printing.
Music arrangerSomeone who adapts a musical composition for voices, instruments, and/or performance styles other than those for which the music was originally written.
Music editorA person who performs editing on the score of a movie.
Music supervisor(AKA: Musical Director, Musical Direction, Music Director, Music Direction) A person who coordinates the work of the composer, the editor, and sound mixers. Alternately, a person who researches, obtains rights to, and supplies songs for a production.
OpaquerAn artist who colours in the individual cells of an animated film.
Post production co-ordinatorA production assistant working for the post-production supervisor.
Post production supervisorA person overseeing the entire post-production of a project. They report directly to the producer and/or the studio in charge of the feature. Working side by side with the director and editor, the supervisor has the responsibility of finishing the film on time and on budget while satisfying the wants of the director. Post-production supervisors have authority over post-production co-ordinators. Ty...
ProducerThe chief of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors. See also associate producer, co-producer, executive producer, line producer, Producer's Guild of America.
Production assistant(AKA: Set Production Assistant, PA, Gopher, Personal Assistant, Assistant To, Assistant To Producer) A person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, fetching items from craft service, etc. Production Assistants are often attached to individual actors or filmmakers.
Production assistantA person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, fetching items from craft service, etc. Production Assistants are often attached to individual actors or filmmakers.
Production co-ordinatorThe person responsible for overseeing practical matters such as ordering equipment, getting near-location accommodations for the cast and crew, etc.
Production designerAn artist responsible for designing the overall visual appearance of a movie.
Production illustratorA person responsible for drawing the storyboards and anything else that needs to be drawn during the production of the movie.
PyrotechnicianExpert who deals with explosive requirements of a film. Must deliver what the director asks, and must consider safety when preparing for shots – the crew and actors` safety, and any members of the public.
RunnerAll purpose crewmember who carries equipment, make cups of tea, moan and generally help or hinder production.
Script SupervisorEnsures continuity is maintained in the film, regarding clothes, art, makeup, actors, camera angles, dialogue and scene coverage. They ensure that scenes shot weeks apart maintain continuity so they gel together visually. They take detailed notes on all parts of a scene, such as what prop an actor was carrying when they said a certain line, and what picture was on the wall in a certain scene. The ...
Script writerThe script writer pens the original storyline and action that takes place during the picture. Often, the Director and Script writer are one and the same.
SeamstressA person who produces the costumes for a picture. See Wardrobe.
Stunt co-ordinatorA person who arranges and plans stunts.
TechnicianA generalised term used to describe anyone who works with and are skilled in a certain profession.
WardrobeExamine the costume requirements of a film, looking at the need for portraying accuracy and style of the period in which the film is set. They design, manufacture or adapt existing clothes fitting a film`s needs. Communication is needed with other departments such as makeup to ensure they don`t infringe on other departments` concepts, and with actors to make sure the costumes fit them! See Seamstr...
WranglerA highly skilled member of the crew who herd or organise certain groups. Most often seen are Horse wranglers, who maintain and organise any mounts which are used. Some B-movie zombie pictures have adopted the term 'Zombie wrangler,' during their schools for teaching zombie movement.
