FILM PRODUCTION ROLES

Producer:
The producer oversees the film project and tries to preserve the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.
The producer is often actively involved throughout all major phases of the filmmaking process, from beginning and development to completion and delivery of a film project.
The producer role is to oversee the filmmaking process, which involves coordinating, supervising and controlling major aspects of the project. This also includes fundraising the hiring of key roles such as the casting director or film director. They will also have a strong influence in the hiring of other personal such as the UPM and line producer.

Film Editor:
The film editor is involved in the post-production process of filmmaking. It involves the selection and assembling of shots into sequences, and ultimately creating a finished motion picture. This maybe for a film or television show, the material they work with may consist of raw camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, graphics and special effects.
The editor may be part of a team and they will usually work closely with the director, as well as sound/musical directors to achieve the desired end result. This is a key role in the post-production process and the editor's skill can determine the quality and delivery of the final product.

Costume designer:

The costume designer is involved in the pre- production stage; the costume designer is a person whose responsibility is to design costumes for a film. They must work closely with the director and lighting designers. Their role is to design, plan and organise the costumes the actor will be wearing during filming.

Costume designers will typically seek to enhance a character's personality, depending on the character or time the film is set, the costume design will change; past or future the color, fabric or simply distorting and enhancing the body.

Lighting technician:

Lighting technicians are involved with rigging and controlling power supply and electric lights for art and entertainment venues (theater or live music venues) or in video, television, or film production. In video, television, and film productions, lighting technicians work under the direction of the cinematographer and gaffer.

Lighting technicians are responsible for the movement and set up of various pieces of lighting equipment for visual effects. Lighting Technicians may also lay electrical cables, wire fixtures, install color effects or image patterns, focus the lights, and assist in creating effects or programming sequences. Lighting technicians must pay great attention to detail in order to provide the correct mood setting for the intended scene.  

Camera operator:

The camera operator is responsible for physically operating the camera and maintaining composition and camera angles throughout a given scene or shot. The camera operator works with the Director and Director of photography, actors and crew to make technical and creative decisions.

Camera operators set up, position and operate equipment in studios or location to photograph people, events and scenes. They may check that lighting has been organised, view scenes through viewfinders, make final adjustments and shoot scenes. They monitor equipment during operation, and move cameras and adjust controls to follow the action of scenes being photographed. Camera operators usually begin work in pre-production; skills they must have would include choreographing and framing shots knowledge of and the ability to select appropriate camera lenses, and other equipment in order to portray dramatic scenes.