Crew Roles and Responsibilities

Misc Roles
Producer: Funds the project and is responsible for hiring the crew and talent.

Studio Roles
Floor manager: The Director's eyes, ears and voice on the studio floor. Is tasked with organising the crew and talent and relaying any messages from the Director to any crew and talent not on CAN's. Is also tasked with queing in the talent and indicating which camera they should be talking to.

Assistant Floor manager: Assists the main Floor manager. Could be used for commanding an audience when to clap/cheer/boo ect.

Talent/Actor: Performs in the project and is the main pressence infront of the camera's.

Camera Op: Operates the various Camera's around the studio. Issued with CAN's to keep in touch with the Director but is usually silent unless there is a serious problem.

Camera Assist/Cable Basher: Assists the main Camera Op by helping to position the camera, holding camera cables, helping with pedding and any technical issues with the camera.

Audio Control Room Roles
Senior Sound Op: Operates the audio mixer to control the sound levels of the various microphones placed around the studio and the sound levels of any external media such as any DVD inserts.

Assistant Sound Op: Assists the Senior Sound Op.

DVD Op: Operates the DVD to que in any VT inserts and other external media.

Vision Control Room Roles
Director: Envisions how the project will look on camera, directs, establishes and organises camera shots and the order in which they will appear. Is incharge of the whole studio crew and talent. Is God.

Assistant Director: Assists the main Director by queing in any visual inserts as well as keeping timing for the inserts.

Vision Mixer: Operates the Vision mixing panel used to switch between which cameras and external media will be recorded and broadcast.

Lighting Controler: Controls lighting elements within the studio.

Camera Control Unit Op: Responsible for Camera settings such as contrast, exposure and so on.