Multicamera Job Roles

In this post I will be going over each of ten jobs that I could possible be doing during the live day and I will explain each and every job, what they do and what duties and skills the job requires or needs to be acquired during training for it. Duties are tasks that have to be done which are like coming on time and rely more on working all day every day, and Skills are things that someone must learn or a part of their personality like naturally funny, smart not camera shy, et cetera.

Camera Operator

The camera operator has to read and understand the script as if they don't understand the script then they cant shoot the film with full knowledge of whats happening next, also with this talking to the director about all the aspects of the script would be helpful too. The also need to recce all the locations to check the safety, for the camera and equipment for the camera, this would be done with the lighting crew and the floor manager as they all work together a lot when filming, as they work on making the show more realistic. The camera operator also need to be able to review all the set plans as they need to know where everything is going, they also need to have a knowledge of camera heads they know what camera head to use with what shot and with that needs to be able to carry out tests before shooting to check that all the equipment is up to date and working well, Lastly when filming the camera man could be hard headed when filming, as when they are filming other members of the crew will tell them what shot to use (long shot, mid shot etc.) but they camera operator should know what shots to use. (http://www.bscine.com)

Sound mixing
Sound mixing is there to make sure the sound on a show is perfect so that it sound profession,
They need to ensure the sound quality is perfect before filming so that there is no loss of viewers because of sound issues. they need to use the best equipment money can be because if they spend a lot of money on the top equipment they can earn the most money through because of the better quality of videos the more viewers wanna watch it.
 
Vision Mixing
The vision mixing is to there to make sure the video balance, brightness etc is fine for playing a clip. They must be able to work on multiple different mixing desk and be able to know what does what, they need to have a good understanding what is going on where, they need to stay relaxed but yet be able to react to any situation and preform well under any pressure. They also need to have good levels of concentration and be able to respond to the cues from the director if anything goes wrong, they need to have the pride to take the work on anything that might cause problems later on while filming live, and lastly they need to be able to multitask.

Director

The director has to have many Duties and Skills, such as; Showing Up On early I think that this Skill is very useful for a Director to have as they need to be at the location which is going to be filmed before everyone else as without the director there would be no one to direct the film and force the cast and crew would lose a day of filming. Act within the power of the company, this is a duty is forced on the directors, every company will have their own rules. The director has to follow this rules and constraints contained in the company's rules. The director has to use the power assigned to the them by shareholders for the good of the company.(accaglobal) The general duties, A duty of the director is to act in to benefits to company and not for the benefit of any other clienteles. The companies would come first, Understanding this makes it tranquil to decide how to behave when there’s several different involved clients with inconsistent ideas. This even relates to companies run by one individual, which means this that one stockholder or director could not put ideas above the companies.(accaglobal) A film director visualizes the script, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of their vision. A movie director is incharge of all creative seans Much of what you see in school and on television is actually filmed. So there are many opportunities for a film director. Commercials, television programs, independent films, industrial films, educational and government films, and documentaries just to name a few. The Director has many duties, some of which are simply to visualize the script which would be them thinking about how the script will look, allowing them to work with the floor manger to create a set that looks believable. The director also has think strategically, they cant just choose anything and say it works, they have to create several different versions of the same shot and make sure it looks right.(wiki.answers)

Set designer 
The set designer has the present designs for to check for improvement as directed as they have to work on the set with the floor manger, the camera and lighting crew and the director and the presenter. They also have to choose what furniture looks like a real set so that the set looks aesthetically pleasing to the viewers.They have to console the leaders of the show/film about costs, organize times to film or work on the set and discuss other plans of the set.They need to ask other staff to help create other designs e.g. sketches drawings, animation etc of their idea of the set to help create other ideas that would look really good, and implement them to the actual set. The Set designer also has to make sure that all the props and scenery is not messed with or moved to block the view of the camera so that the camera can film all of it, and they must go over the script to determine location, the set and the requirement to decorate, and they have to estimate all of the cost for this.
(http://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com)

Lighting Desk
The lighting desk's jobs and roles are to be skilled in the area of lighting desk as if they do not know much about the machine they cant work with it. They also need to set up, fit and use the lighting equipment, and if need be take everything down, they need to also work on making sure that all the lights work correctly.
They also need to make sure that the lights are safely rigged up and they need to be able to fix any thing wrong with the lights.

Floor Manger

The floor manger has to check that all the equipment are working correctly before the show, as if it doesn't work, the show will not be able to work properly. They need to refer to the floor plan a lot as they need to know where every goes,They need to be giving cues to the actors, and they over see everything the work of the other sectors of the crew as they can help others work, keeping the crew on time and keeping the director informed of off-camera action, managing safety requirements, timings and what happens during this and what will be aired when. Lastly cooperating with staff to agree with who will be interviewed and lastly passing the information reports from the events to the presenters.


Graphics generation

Graphic generations will create all the graphics for the event, they will need to work on it every day, as it needs to be to the best of the ability, they need to be able to work on it everyday and they need to spend as much time as possible on it. they need to have amazing art design and they need to work with the group, they must be able to choose the best matter and style and work to allowance and time limit and use the best computer software to do it, and be able to show sketches to the everyone else and lastly be able to create the final layout with perfect specification.

VT Operator

A VT operator has the job of cutting to a clip or video, him/her paired with the vision and video mixer  working together to make the video look amazing, this job needs absolute focus with this job as focus allows them to concentrate when they are needed, they need to have a knowledge of what video clip is so they can play it at the right moment and they also need to know whats going on in the TV show so they can be prepared for play clips, They also must have a amazing sense on hearing so they can focus on when something needs to be done, they also need to have an impeccable sense of time as they need to be sure they are cutting at the right time.

Presenter

The presenter is the host of the show, they are filmed all the time and is there to go through everything they need to, known as the face of the show, the presenter has to learn their lines other wise they could make or break the show meaning they could get the line perfectly right or they could say the wrong line and allow the show to lose viewers,the presenter, depending on what the show is may need to humorous or need to be able to speak with a clear voice, able to speak with pausing or missing lines of dialogue, they need to be able to think quickly and be learn about what they are going to talk about, this allows them to add any extra fact, or even their opinions in the show within reason,
I think that the director is at the top of the pyramid of power followed by the presenter, camera operator, set designer then the floor manager and the lighting desk together ,next the vision & video mixing and the graphic generation  and lastly the VT operator.


Sources credited to http://www2.accaglobal.com/, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_specific_duties_of_a_film_director?
http://www.bscine.com/information/training/the-responsibilities-of-a-camera-operator/
http://job-descriptions.careerplanner.com/Set-Designers.cfm
 http://www.tvjobs.com/job_descriptions.htm
 http://creativeskillset.org/search?q=lighting
 https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080223163934AAZ4xwy

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/television_floor_manager_job_description.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_crew
http://growingambitions.tes.co.uk/printpdf/3003