Television Production Teams: A Comprehensive Guide
TEAM PERFORMANCE:
Director: Maintains contact with the producer, lighting, sound, stage manager, etc. It is often confused with the figure of the director of photography, but it is necessary to distinguish between who raises the staging and who is dedicated to capturing it. The director determines the performance of the work and budget accordingly. Directs the activities of technical and artistic teams. Develops and plans the technical script, coordinating the staging, recording, editing, and sound of all kinds of TV programs. It is the technical chief. Fixes selection criteria in test players. Checks the breakdowns. He comes to locations, chooses the type of lighting, objectives, location of the camera movement, angle, characterization, and setting.
Assistant Director: Collaborates in the preparation, recording, editing, sound, and broadcasting of programs. Sets the channels for coordination with the production team. Assists the director.
STAGE MANAGER TEAM:
Stage Manager: The chief achievement of the set. Responsible for recording order according to the guidelines which are dialed from the control. Caters to the guidelines established by the director. Meets a code of hand signals that can give instructions to the actors, announcers, technical staff, and public.
Mixer: The mixer is responsible for the operation of any image blending equipment. Follows the instructions of the director or assistant. Finds the right edition of the planes.
Script Supervisor: It is under the command of the filmmaker.
Video Editor: Analyzes, monitors, and adjusts the video signals and audio, as well as the various signals indicative of VCRs and own telecine; assembles recorded programs, specific instruction of a director, editor, or responsible for the program.
TEAM LIGHTING:
The lighting equipment is vital. Poor lighting can cause the failure of a production. Are in daily news camera operators who are in charge of lighting.
Lighting Technician: The lighting technician is responsible for creating the room lighting. It is responsible for the creation, management, control, and distribution of light sources. Considering the technical script and the director, studies the chromatic properties of the staging and its impact on the image.
Electrician: The electrician is in charge of the installation, assembly, and connection of light sources such as projectors, lamps, tripods, sleeves, and junction boxes.
Generator Operator: Takes care of the generator’s security.
Machinist: Its key features highlights give the film slate, deals with the motion of traveling, handling dollies and cranes, assists the valet and mounted and dismounted platforms, cranes.
EQUIPMENT CHAMBERS:
They are responsible for the management and proper maintenance of camera equipment. Follow the orders of the director.
Camera Operator ENG: He is in charge of capturing images with a hand-held camera, mounted on a tripod, stand, or any other mechanical assistant: crane, dolly, etc. The operator follows the instructions of the director, producer, or editor.
Camera Operator Studio: Follows the instructions and planning art marked by the director. The automation of image capture processes under study tends to replace these jobs. (It is customary for news programs are carried out if camera operators).
Camera Operator, Assistant Camera, OPERATOR OF STEADY-CAM.
Equipment:
Is responsible for the voicing of any audiovisual product. Sound requires a great importance for the realization of a TV program.
Head of Sound: The head of the sound recording, has knowledge of analog and digital techniques, acoustics, and musical knowledge.
Sound Operator: Performs planning audio jacks, knows his physical variables, necessary technical equipment and audio feedback, controls the operation of the mixer and adjusts sound sources according to the indications of the filmmaker.
Sound Assistant: Assists the operator functions sound. Will maintain operational and adjustment of equipment in their charge.
Boom Operator: They are trained to perform basic sound operations and works with operators and managers in the sound processes.
Microphone Technician: Responsible for the installation of microphones and necessary lines so that it is not on camera.
Giraffe, Sound and Video Operator
ESCENOGRAFIA TEAM:
One of the most numerous at the beginning of the program, from sets to props, through carpenters, molders, painters, upholsterers, makeup artists. For simplification, speak of 4 different teams: sets, costumes, characterization, and special effects.
Scenographic Designer: It belongs to the management team and remains one of the most important jobs in the production of television programs. Must control all aspects concerning the style of decoration, makeup, and hair, clothing.
Set Designer: Responsible for the creation of sets, setting, and the costumes and special effects suitable for the program. It is responsible for compliance with economic forecasts and deadlines contained in the plan of work, you dial the artistic director.
Assistant Set Designer: Executes the work assigned by the chief designer. Measurement efforts, preparation of lists of requirements for delivery to the producer.
Set Decorator: Study and interpretation of weather script conceived by the designer or decorator he chooses according to utilería elements, furniture, props in general, to meet the needs of the scene, within its authority conducting the ambience of the setting.
Assistant Set Decorator: Prepares and puts on stage the material needed for the setting of the sets.
Backdrop Painter: They are responsible for painting the backdrops or funds play through the windows of decoraos studies. Backdrops represent the streets, courtyards, funds of cities, deserts, etc.
Layout Artist: The models require great care and care for it is at play around the scenery which is then inserted into the imaging through an optical phenomenon.
Special Effects Technician: Responsible for developing all special effects such as rain, fog, wind, etc.
Costume Designer: Study the script and, according to the guidelines of the achievements of the program and in collaboration with the set designer, set the types of characters.
Tailor: Responsible for the preparation of the costumes are going to use in production. Responsible for machine and hand sewing. Board, set jewelry, clothing or apparel test. Tailoring ASSISTANT: Assists the tailor all tasks to the team. In many productions figuration hire enough staff takes this mission.
Characterization equipment, makeup, and hair:
Characterize, makeup, MAKEUP ASSISTANT, BARBER, HAIRDRESSER ASSISTANT.
EQUIPMENT EDITORIAL:
It is present in most genera its presences essential for production. First thing they do is documented, using mainly external sources. From the information obtained, propose topics.
Editor (Informative): You are solely responsible for the content and ways in which these programs are developed. It is an editorial director who coordinates a device that requires hundreds of people for its proper functioning.
Editor: Develop analytical work on information content, also taking the decision to issue the information or not. Directs, supervises, and coordinates the editorial team in collaboration with other areas.
Editor: Develop data collection and preparation of all types of content from press conferences, interviews, and more. Cooperates closely with the cameraman.
TEAM GRAPHIC:
Graphic Designer: It’s the professional experience of design, drawing, and lettering with knowledge of animation techniques will.
Illustrator: The professional who, based on given a general idea in terms of line and content of work to be done will have under its jurisdiction, the implementation of sketches and finished illustrations of the various drawings and compositions comprising a work or phases of it.
Lettering Artist: The professional, starting given a general idea as to the line of work made fonts, logos, logos, etc., compositions of texts by the conventional or new technologies and develop productions that require aesthetic criteria.
Assistant Graphic.
TEAM PROGRAMMING:
Program Writer: Write your ideas and are presented to the management of programs or program director where you work.
Assistant Program Writer: It participates in many events were derived from the program functions within the process involving the search and selection of ideas.