The 10 roles are stated below.
- Camera Operator
- Sound Mixing
- Directing
- Set Designer
- Lighting Desk
- Floor Manager
- Graphics Generation
- VT Operator
- Presenter
If you were to make a multi camera production with one of the roles missing the production would be slowed of time and would not flow as well if a production had all ten roles ready in time. For example the VT Operator before playing the video that they were meant to play became corrupted the VT Operator would have to fix the problem and export the file again. With multi camera production everything has to go to plain but unfortunately something would always come up to a presenter getting ill to a sound mixer getting stuck in traffic a production to this scale can be unpredictable.
Camera Operator
A camera operator is second most important job role in the hierarchy below the director and above the vision manager, sound mixer and lighting desk. As second in command of the production the camera operator follows a shooting script provided by the director. The shooting script gives orders from the director telling the operator were he/she want the camera to be placed and at what angle. The camera operators are second in command because the amount of pressure they have and they don't snap under the pressure this means that the camera operator has to have a steady hand and can maintain focus through out the- filming processes. Skill's a camera operator must have:
- one of the skill you need to become a camera operator is to know were to place the camera. This would allow the camera operator to be creative with the shots needed to the production allows freedom between the camera operator and director Even though the camera operator has to follow a shooting script from the director the camera operator can also decided on whats the best shot for the scene. Placing the camera for a certain scene can be hard because they have to have the right lighting and the right shot.
- In the hierarchy the lighting desk is under the camera operator because they have to work together for the shot and to get the best out come with the light. Another skill for a camera operator is good communication with others in the work space. This would allow team work to work much better and simply the workers can get along. Having good communication skill can help put a point across to theirs views to people below the camera operator in the hierarchy. This would also allow you to work as a team to get better shots for the production.
- Another skill used to be a camera operator must have a steady hand. This is one of the most important skills for a camera operator. If the current camera operator did not have a steady hand the shots taken would be shaking and not look good.
Duties a camera operator must do:
- One of the main duties a camera operator must do is to arrive on set on time and not be late. If the camera operator is late to film that means the whole production for the day would be behind schedule and as the production would be live the timing of the live production would be set back awaiting on one person plus the viewers watching would not be pleased and they would get put of the live show because the camera operator was 2 minuets late.
- A camera operator must make sure that all the equipment is at hand and on location of were the production is taking place. If any of the equipment was missing this would mean that production would get set back and it may prevent the production going live
- Camera operators must learn and remember the scooting script. Camera operators must do this because as its a live show they need to know were to place the camera and the type of shot the are filming because if they didn't know the order of the shots they would keep asking the director and you would be able to hear it if there is a mic connected to the camera when doing interviews in game shows such as total wipe-out.
Sound Mixing
The sound mixer associated with the multi-camera has a responsibility of recording all the sounds that they will be using in the production before it goes live on air, Their job is also to make sure they have the right sounds for the live day and in the correct order to be played live .
Skills:
- One of the main skills a sound mixer must have is to be able to use and operate the mixer to an extent were there wont be any fault when going live. Its simple if the sound mixer does not know how to use the mixer theirs no point of being allocated to that job in the multi camera production because if they were on the team as a sound mixer the whole production would suffer because they don't know how to use the equipment.
- The sound mixer must know how to record and play sounds from the mixer this is the only person controlling the sound mixer is in control in how fluent the vocals sound are and how the guest and presenter sound and how their volumes are for example the sound mixer operator must be able o increase the volume of the guest if the sound to quiet this is because so the audience can hear the interview clearly and it makes it sound better.
- The soul sound mixer operator must know all the safety rules and follow all the regulations if there is an emergence with the equipment. If there was a fault in the mixer the sound operator must be able to fix it
Duties:
- A sound mixer must be on time to the location with all the right equipment not forgetting nothing. If a sound mixer comes late to the location if can slow down the production rate and every one would be wait to go live on air.
- The sound mixer must be able to understand a shooting script because the shooting script would till the sound mixer when they should play the sound turn the sound of and the volumes of the people talking.
Directing
The directors role is the most important out of all the roles. A director must know whats going on at all times they need to know what the problem is if there is any and they must be able to keep he or her cool during the production. The director is at the top of the hierarchy so what ever he or she says goes.
Skills:
- One of the key skills a director must have is good listening and communication skills. This is because the director will have to talk to every person on the production team during the day people like the camera operator would give there idea on where the camera should be place this means that the director must listen to every one opinion and take it to count.
- A director must be able to keep calm during the hardships of the production. This is because every one would be looking at the director and they have to be setting a example of not panicking if everything goes wrong.
- Another skill a director must have is marketing skills and financial skills. This is because they need to have a set budget to stick to during the multiply live shows. They would also have to make pitches to get funds for the production.
Duties:
- A director must make sure that every thing goes to plain this is because if the production did not go to plain and went lie late it would earn allot of criticism and the view would decrees dramatically.
- A director must be on time or come to the set before everyone else as the role of the director is at the top of the hierarchy the director should set an example and nit turn up late if he or she was to turn up late the production would be set back and questions can not be asked
- A director must have good knowledge of the shooting script in hand. This is because he or she would know when to cue the light play the VT and play the graphics the director should also keep up on what scene is next as if the guest on the chat show had forgotten the guest can find out.
Set designer
Skills:
- A set designer must be able to draw not just rough sketches but in detail drawings. This is because as a set designer you are in charge on how it looks and you want it to look nice because that’s what an audience would be looking at the start of the show like chat shows. Before you create the set you have to also be able to create blue prints and measure all the lengths and sizes they want the walls and props to be around.
- A set designer must have a good eye for color. They must have a good eye because the appearance means everything typically you would want color to stand out but too much that it draws you away from the presenter and guests. You would also need to know what colors contrast and what color don’t. As the set designer is working with a lot of props with different colors they should be color coded so that its ease to identify.
They must know how to use tools to put objects together. This is because if and object needs to be fixed you can always do it and not pay someone else to do it. Another skill that a set designer should be able to do is calculate the cost for each prop for financial reasons. This is because the set designer will be given a budget but the director and after they get one prop they always have to calculate how much money they have left and how much would return to the director.
Duties:
- Before the live production takes place the set designer needs to make sure that that everything should be in place and working and in the right angle for example if the lights need to be placed on the set which I hilly doubt would happened the set designer would resolve the issue and place them on the set at the right angle and out of shots.
- As of every other job role you have to be on time to the location or possibly come early than everyone else to make adjustment to the set before you go live on air
- Another duty a set designer must do is bringing tools to work with if the production can’t provide you with some. This is because the production may be on a tight budget and can’t afford to provide you with tools to use
Lighting desk
The lighting desk is one of the most important job roles in the production that’s why they are placed third in the hierarchy. The lighting desk works closely with the director and the camera operator. The lighting desk is in charge of the appearance of the lights for example in game shows such as the Cube when they don’t complete the obstacle the lighting goes red it show in the tension of the audience and the person taking part.
Skills:
Duties
Floor Manager
The floor manager is in control of the set while filming the live production. You could say they are the directors second hand man or woman but in the hierarchy they are not n the top three. The floor gives instruction given by the director to the camera operator and presenters with out speaking.
Skills:
The lighting desk is one of the most important job roles in the production that’s why they are placed third in the hierarchy. The lighting desk works closely with the director and the camera operator. The lighting desk is in charge of the appearance of the lights for example in game shows such as the Cube when they don’t complete the obstacle the lighting goes red it show in the tension of the audience and the person taking part.
Skills:
- One of the main skills a lighting operator must have is to be able to use the equipment provided by the director. This is because the equipment divine would control all of the lights if wired to the board correctly. They must also have knowledge of how the equipment can be fixed if anything goes wrong.
- Another skill that a light desk operator must be able to do identify a situation and the mood. This is a key skill because as the production is live the light desk manager should be able it analyse the mood and match the lights to set the mood that wants to be shown for example a game show such as the cube when the person fails the task the lights go down to red because the person is angry that they failed when they should have passed.
- Another skill that the light desk manger must obtain is to be able to fix the equipment. If anything goes wrong with the equipment it’s the soul responsibility for the lighting desk to fix the problem so that the show can carry on.
Duties
- One of the main duty that a lighting desk must do is to have knowledge of the shooting script. This is because they wont have to keep asking the director what to do next and because its live anything can happen during the performance
- Another duty that a lighting desk operator must do it know the safety rules and regulations when controlling the lights on the equipment for example they can bring no food or drinks next to it because if the drink slips on the equipment you have no lights
Floor Manager
The floor manager is in control of the set while filming the live production. You could say they are the directors second hand man or woman but in the hierarchy they are not n the top three. The floor gives instruction given by the director to the camera operator and presenters with out speaking.
Skills:
- A floor manager must be able to communicate with out speaking a word. This is an important skill that a floor manager mush have because as the production is live other are not there to be heard apart from the guest and presenters in a chat show. for example before they go on air the floor manager does a count down for the presenter to welcome the audience to the show. That is the same for the guest went they enter the stage
- Another skill that the floor manager must be able to do is to communicate with others as the floor manager takes orders from the director the floor manager must be able to in force the instructions given
- Another skill that a floor manager must have is to in force rules given by the director and the floor manager must be well behaved and know what they are doing at all times.
- one of the main duties a floor manager must do is arrive on set in time or before every one else to see if everything is in the right place
- they must be able to follow rules and not to show any weakness because if no one thinks of the floor manager seriously they would be a push over and no one would listen
- Another duty a floor manager has to do is listen to every thing the director says to you. This is because the floor manager would be telling the other people doing the other roles.
Graphics Generation
The graphics generator is the person that creates graphics that will be shown on the screen at home. This includes working with the VT operator when editing the graphics. this also means the graphics generator is the person that makes the overlays for were people's name goes when getting introduced this also means that the graphics generator develops a introduction to the show and an outro
Skills
- A graphics generator must be able to use software to an high enough standers were they would produce out standing work that would catch people eye. This is because if you chose a graphics generator that only knows how to mask on Photoshop and that it all the graphics would to plain and simple editing it for one single effect.
- Another skill that a graphic generator must do is to be able to adapt to new software styles and a completely new software to them. This is because as you would be working very closely to the director he/she may want something that the current soft ware your using may not offer
- Another skill that a graphics designer must know how to do is to add custom fonts in to the operating system and to be able to do high quality animation
Duties
- one of the main duties for a graphics generator is to develop graphics with a high stranded on time for the show and can be edited by the VT operator. this is because the director does not want to be waiting around for the graphics that should of been done before
- Another duty for a graphics generator is to be responsible and reliable. this is because the director needs someone that they can relies on and know they will perform to their best ability. They also want someone that would take responsibility for their work and if its not done in time the would want the graphics generator to came there responsibility for not producing the graphics in time
- A graphics generate should meet deadline and be punctual at all means. This means that the graphics generator must complete the graphics prototype one before 2 -3 weeks before going live. This is because if the director did not like the first versions the graphic generator always has time to make more.
VT Operator
A VT Operator is the soul person in charge of the editing of the graphics if it runs on for to long also the VT Operator is the person that plays the graphics and videos when needing in the live production. A VT Operator also the person that will be putting videos together so that they flow when being shown on the screen live.
Skills
- A VT Operator should be able to edit at a good enough standard to be shown live on air. This is because if a video needs to be cut down the VT Operator can do that with out any hassle. A VT operate must have knowledge of the editing software such and final cut pro or express and i movie . This is because the vt operator would be he should person getting clips ready for when they do live for example when the interview a guest on a game show the tend so do a clip on why they want to win and what it means to them
- Another skill the VToperator must have is good communication with others. This is because the VT Operator would be working closely with other such as the graphics generator. This also means that the VT operator would be getting there point across to others and to the director
Duties
- one of the main duty's that would make a VT Operator stand out is to learn now methods on editing to make a better final production. This is because the director would always want way to make the production easier and better
- Another duty that a VT operator has to be or do is, to be reliable because the VT Operator would be the should person handling all the tapes and footage. This also colludes with the graphics generator as they would penitently be working together trough out the production and even post production
Presenter
A is the least important role in the hierarchy and is working closely with the director camera operator vt operator and the floor manager. A presenter is a role that some one takes upon them self's the be the host of the production.
Skills
- One on the key skills a presenter must have is to be able to stay in front of a camera and feel comfortable. This is because because theirs no point of having a presenter that is camera shy because they are going to be in nearly all the shots. Also the presenter has to be conformable during the air because you can tell if theirs tension building up during the products and the views may decreases because people may think it was a cheep product
- One of the other skills that a presenter has to do is to be able to stumble when their under pressure. This means that the presenter has to confident with their performance and be able to be put under pressure but not crumble because all eyes would be on them.
- Another skill that the presenter must have is to be able to communicate with good English with guests if its a char show. The presenter should also be at good listening and can have a full conversation with out any hesitation
Duties
- The present must have good knowledge and understanding the communication between the presenter and guest. This is because the presenter should have knowledge of who the guest is going to be and what they do for a living also what the guest had done in the past.
- The presenter has also got a duty to do research. This research is reverent because this is were the presenter would think about the question's that are going to ask and what they want them to do for the interview
- Another duty that the presenter has is to always be on time. as the presenter is going to be in front of the camera they want him or her to look their best so they have to do "hair and make up" they also have to keep going over the shooting script to know the order of the show
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