1. Key management roles
Most of the key management roles in a film and video are dominant throughout
the pre production, production and post production of a music video as they are
in charge or the videos creative aspects, physical aspects and controls the rest of
the team.
Director
Responsible for the creative aspects of a music video or film. Including thins like:
controlling content, plot and flow of the video, performance of actors and also
makes the final decision on things like location setting.
Also they manage cinematography and microelements within the video.
The director is used in absolutely every stage of creating the film and music
video and is consulted or aware of everything that is going on or needs to
happen. He/she is the top man to come to.
Production manager
Supervises the physical aspects of the production, mainly including the
films/videos, personal, technology, budget and scheduling. Its there overall
responsibility to make sure that the film stays within its budget and remains on
time. Mainly works with the line producer and production coordinator.
Producer
The producer initiates, coordinates, supervises and controls matters such as
fund raising, hiring personnel and contracting and arranging distributors. The
producer is also involved in stages from pre production all the way to post
production
Pre production and production roles
Production team
Production designer
Responsible for creating the physical, visual appearance of the film, which can
include things like settings, costume, props and character makeup, they are
mainly in charge of the visuals and appearance of on screen actors.
Line producer
Manages the films budget, or in addition they may manage the day-to-day tasks.
Assistant directors
Assists the director and production manager with their role in the film
Also third and second assistant directors are used to help the first assistant
director but also the chief assistant of the 1st AD. 3rd directors assistant may
work on set with the first and contribute to moving actors across masses
organize crows and supervise other assistants.
Director of photography/cinematography

2. The director of photography is the head of the camera and lighting department
of a film; DoP makes decisions on these elements in conjunction with the films
director.
Casting director
The casting director manages the cast; they look at the acting styles and scout
actors for the right cast. They will manage them and their hiring contract as well
as their role in the film/video and payment.
Also conduct auditions and interviews for the part to decide who is best. Work
mainly alongside the director and producer
Production coordinator
The production coordinator is the information hub and go-to of the video.
Executive producer
Most of the time the executive producer has a major role in the films budget and
facilitating income of it.
Script and narrative department
Screenwriter
Responsible for researching about the story, developing the narrative and ideas,
and screenplay writing All the narrative side of a music video will be responsible
from the screenwriter. Most of the time, the screenwriter works freelance that
pitch ideas to record labels looking to make music videos for there artists.
Script supervisor
Keeps on track of what parts of the script have been filmed and make notes on
alternations and changes to the script that occur on-set. Also keep track of props
and costume whereabouts. Manages the story producer, script editor and script
coordinator who all contribute to the script and managing actor’s lines.
Art and design department
Costume design and construction of costume
Simply designs the costumes used on set and are responsible for all the clothing
and costumes worn by the cast and anyone on set. Management of fabric, colours
and sizes are all down to this department to make sure that they fit and are right
for the actors used on set. Also used in production in maintaining actors
appearance on screen.
Illustrator
The illustrator creates visual representations of the designs to communicate the
ideas that the production designer sends across.
Art and set directors
Manage the art department and set appearances, May sometimes have a chief
assistant to enforce laborers and artwork.
Also works very closely with the production designer
Property master and standby props
In charge of finding and managing all the props used in the film, usually given
several assistants which are maybe trainees of the trade. Also work on set during

3. filming a scene overseeing the use of props and monitoring their continuity. Able
to respond quickly and can request to change props and fixtures.
Make up artist
Simply work with make-up and make sure that there hair, prosthetics and other
aspects to make them fit into the role that they are playing. For example, the
makeup artist will be used as well to create a sense of possession on a person
through the use of make up.
Hairdresser
The hair stylist is responsible for maintaining and styling the hair of anyone
appearing on set. They work in conjunction with the make up artists to maintain
on screen appearance.
Storyboard artist
Visualizes the narrative through sketches showing the camera shots and scenes
being used in order, quick pencil drawings and marker renderings are two most
common forms of this. Although nowadays more modern films/videos with a
bigger budgets use digital forms of storyboarding, with specialist storyboard
software.
Key scenic
Responsible for surface treatment of the sets, including special paint treatments
and getting the right effect and texture of landscapes and props, to make it seem
as realistic as possible.
Casting and on screen
Casting director
The casting director manages the cast; they look at the acting styles and scout
actors for the right cast. They will manage them and their hiring contract as well
as their role in the film/video and payment.
Also conduct auditions and interviews for the part to decide who is best. Work
mainly alongside the director and producer
Stunt coordinator
When the film requires a ‘stunt’, and involves the sunt performers, the stunt
coordinator will arrange casting, timing and work closely with the director to
make sure that this goes well.
Property master and standby props
In charge of finding and managing all the props used in the film, usually given
several assistants which are maybe trainees of the trade. Also work on set during
filming a scene overseeing the use of props and monitoring their continuity. Able
to respond quickly and can request to change props and fixtures.
Actors
The main cast appearing on screen to the video/film. The actors are under
delegation of a contrast and under order from the director and producers.

4. Location department
Location manager
Responsible for making most decisions about shooting location, Work very
closely with the production director in finding places to shoot via the schout.
Things like shooting. managing time and effort costs but also the ideas and
accessibility that the location can be used for. Things like microelements need to
be taken into account.
Location Assistant
Helps out the manager in finding location and who needs to be on set at that time
but also accessibility is taken hugely into account. They are the first to the set,
and mainly maintaining the cleanliness of the set during filming and in the
camera field.
Location scout
Main role is to find locations to shoot to pitch to the production manager on
places to record.
Camera team
Director of photography/cinematography
The director of photography is the head of the camera and lighting department
of a film; DoP makes decisions on these elements in conjunction with the films
director.
Camera operator
Simply operates the camera under direction of the DoP, or the film director,
depending on the camera format being used.
Loader
Simply loads the film from the manufactures canisters into the camera
magazines for recording. Used later on once the film has been recorded too, he
removes the canisters and then they seal them in light-tight containers for the
lab.
Assistant camera operators
Usually a trainee in the camera department, the camera PA assists the crew, but
mostly learning the trade of the camera assistant, operator or cinematographer.
Digital imaging technician
On digital production the digital imaging technician is responsible for the
coordination for the internal workings of any digital cameras, may have a camera
team underneath him that he/she is managing but usually the DIT is one
member of the camera team. Under direction of the DoP.
Motion control operator
Steadicam operator
The steadicam operator is someone who is a trained specialist in this area of
camerawork, using a steadicam. (Tm for camera stabilization.)

5. Finance
Finance department
In charge of all of the finance and budget to the film, are responsible for setting a
well fitting budget that is accurate and ideal. Also used to manage this and set
targets to run by.
Production accountant
Production accountants are responsible for managing finances and maintaining
records of this during the production. It allows them to compare these figures to
targets and see how well they are doing compared to their budget.
Sound department
Production sound mixer
(Sound records) the sound mixer is head of the sound department on set.
Responsible for all sound during diegetic and non-diegetic. This includes choice
of mic, operation of recording and also mixing and editing software in
postproduction.
Boom operator
Is responsible for the microphone placement and movement during filming. The
boom operator uses a boom pole to position the mic above camera frame so it
isn’t visible but just above the actors, so that the sound is consistent and equal
Electrical department
Gaffer
The gaffer is head of the electrical department, responsible for the design and
execution of the lighting plan to production and how if can be used effectively.
Also can be known as a ‘chief lighting technician’.
Best boy – electric assistant
Works closely with the electrical department in setting up the right electrics to a
setting but also to put in the correct lighting and output required for the shot.
Lighting technician
Involved with setting up and controlling lighting equipment
Key grip
Grips are trained lighting and rigging technicians. Their main responsibility is to
work closely with the electrical department, and as the key grip, they work along
side the DoP to help achieve the right lighting and blocking.
Best boy – grip assistant
The best boy grip assistant is the chief assistant to the role of the key grip.
Postproduction

6. Colourist
Adjusts the colours of a film/video by contrast and saturation to set the light to
the effect that they are after.
Rotoscopist
Goes through the film frame and removing wires and logos out of the video so no
copyright issues have to be charged.
Compositor
A compositor is a visual effects artist responsible for compositing images from
different sources such as video, film, 3D imagery and 2D animations, text and
even paintings or digital effects.
Visual FX supervisor
The visual effects supervisor is in charge of all of the visual effects used within a
film/video
Editor
Once all of the work and camera shots have been taken, it is the editor’s duty to
then piece all of this together and put it in order to create the overall narrative as
usually the narrative and performance isn’t recorded in chronological order, the
scenes maybe be different so the editor works with the director to get all of this
right.
Assistant editor
Helps out the editor as this is the final stage in completing the video and there is
usually a lot of decision making in this stage.