JL04 Task 1 - Jobs in Film Industry

Director
A director is who directs the actors and music video crew while making the film. They control a filmartistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors. Directors are responsible for overseeing creative aspects of the film under the overall control of a film producer. Together with the producers, directors develop a vision for a film. Once this vision is developed it is then the director's job to carry out the vision and decide how the film should look. Directors are responsible for turning the script into a sequence of shots. They also direct what tone it should have and what an audience should gain from the cinematic experience. Directors are responsible for deciding camera angles, lens effects and lighting with the help of the cinematographer and set designer. They will often take part in hiring the cast and key crew members. They co-ordinate the actors' moves and also may be involved in the writing, financing and editing of the film.

Camera Person
A camera person is a professional operator of a film or video camera. In filmmaking, the leading camera operator is usually called a cinematographer, while a camera operator in a video production may be known as a television camera operator, video camera operator, or videographer, depending on the context and technology involved, usually operating a professional video camera.
The camera operator is responsible for physically operating the camera and maintaining composition and camera angles throughout a given scene or shot. In narrative filmmaking, the camera operate will collaborate with the director, director of photography, actors and crew to make technical and creative decisions. In this setting, a camera operator is part of a film crew consisting of the director of photography and one or more camera assistants.

Sound Recording
A sound recording, location sound recordist, location sound engineer or simply sound mixer is the member of a film crew responsible for recording all sound recording on set during the filmmaking using professional audio equipment, for later inclusion in the finished product, or for reference to be used by the sound designer, sound effects editors, or foley artists. This requires choice and deployment of microphones, choice of recording media, and mixing of audio signals in real time.