My Dream Team of Producers!

Camera Operator

      A Camera Operator is one of the most important people of the production crew.  Camera Operator's have the responsibility of controlling the cranes and all the different varieties of cameras. They have to be able to follow camera scripts, know how to capture scenes, and can assemble their equipment. 

Information at: http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/job-descriptions/278291-camera-operator-job-description

Robert Stecko 

Known for:

The Notebook

The Vow

Get Smart

Total Recall

Production Assistant

       A Production Assistant is the beginning level of a film crew, for they can help with specific parts of the production or even all parts.  If you assist the director, art department, wardrobe, or location crew, your job could include just passing back and forth information to other parts of the production crew. 

Information at: http://www.mafilm.org/so-you-want-to-be-a-production-assistant/

Odile Beraud 

Known for: 

 The Pianist

Taken

The Transporter

Alexander

Set Designer/ Production Designer

   Everything that makes up the background is purposely placed in the background, and the men who place them there are the set designers. Set designers have the privilege to show the viewers the director's concept of their production. 

Information at:  http://www.aact.org/people/setdesigner.html

Gene Darnell

Known for:

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 

Serenity

13 Going on 30

Scary Movie 2

Film Editor

     What ever the viewers see as the film is the final product of a film editors hard work. The film editor works very closely to the director and tells the story on how they both perceive it should go. The editor has to match the shots together so the scene unfolds fluently, and edit the film audio to match the shots. 

Information at:  http://m.academyart.edu/film-school/faq/movie-editor.html

Jabez Olssen

Known for:

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Lord of the Rings: Two Towers

The Hobbit: Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug

Gaffer

    The gaffer is the chief electrician on a film production team and the most crucial to the production team. They have a very respected position as the head, for they have their teams place the lighting and cables and all equipment to get ready for the filming.

Information at: http://www.thetapeworks.com/what_gaffer.shtml

Ken Shibata

Known for:

Adventureland

Precious

Man on a Ledge

Movie 43

Best Boy Grip

    The best boy grip is basically the foreman of their department. These people hire, fire, manage, and maintain the crew. 

Information at: http://mentalfloss.com/article/50626/11-strange-movie-job-titles%E2%80%94explained

Les Franck

Known for:

Dear John

Army Wives

The Conspirator

Nights in Rodanthe

Costume Design

    A costume designer is just what it says, the person who designs what the character will wear on film. Really the costumes are very important in films though, for they can show the viewer what age, gender, style, and time period the character being shot is in.

Information at: http://www.aact.org/people/costumedesigner.html

Anna B. Sheppard

Known for:

Schindler's List

Inglourious Basterds

 Maleficent

                          Captain America: The First Avenger

Swing Gang

  A swing gang is a group of four members who put up and take down sets. These are the hard working men who move things around to make the set look pretty, ugly, or even dark.

Information at: http://www.imdb.com/news/ni46840810/

Anya Gripari - known from Bridget Jones's Diary, Spy Game, Gladiator, and The Mummy.

Ben Harrison - known from Kingdom of Heaven, Spy Game, Alan Partridge, and Belle.

Mark Taylor - known for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Hellboy, Babylon A.D., and Equilibrium. 

Pierre Ellul - known for Troy, Children of Men, Kingdom of Heaven, and Stardust.

Foley Artist

    Foley Artists manipulate the audio. They can make the audio sound smoother or replace the audio with something else completely. 

Information at: http://www.marblehead.net/foley/

Marnie Moore 

Known for:

Se7en

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

The Sixth Sense

Jurassic Park

Special Effects Artist 

   Computer generation, and on set effects, this is what a special effects artist does. They are the magicians that work the Hollywood magic. 

Information at: http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/special-effects-artist.htm

Cesar Abades 

Known for:

Pan's Labyrinth 

The Dictator

Che: Part Two

The Skin I Live In

Stunt Man

   A stunt man is basically explained a man or woman, who does the stunts that are to dangerous or almost impossible to do, for an actor. The stunt man is used more than the viewer thinks because stunt people are cheaper to use than an actor and if the stunt man is injured they can still film with the main actor in other scenes.

Information at: https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/stuntperformer.aspx

Male Stunt Man- Mark Chavarria

Known for:

Inception

Iron Man

Pearl Harbor

Terminator Salvation

  

Female Stunt Man-  Allison Caetano

Known for:

Inception

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II

Total Recall

Music

   What sets a movie scene without some music that touches the soul, or sets you on the edge of your seat in suspense? The music editor has to make sure the music fits the scene and does not take away the moment, and they also have to judge if the music is well written and composed for the movie.

Information at: http://www.media-match.com/usa/jobtypes/music-editor-jobs-402743.php

Hans Zimmer

Known for: Many movies

Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

Lion King

The Dark Knight

Inception

Director of Photography/ Cinematographer

  One of the most important people hired in film is the Cinematographer. They have the job of filming your movie and filming it with skills that will show off your film to the viewers, who will only see the Cinematographer's perception. 

Information at: http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/how-tos/film-and-video-production/what-is-cinematography-in-film.html#b

Wally Pfister

Known for:

The Dark Knight

Inception

The Dark Knight Rises

Batman Begins

Director

  The director manages the whole production team and leads them to work and play out the scenes as he imagines they would look like. They organize the film production while sticking to the budget, and they create the art of the film. 

Information at: https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobprofiles/Pages/tvorfilmdirector.aspx

Francis Ford Coppola

Known for:

The Godfather

The Godfather: Part II

The Godfather: Part III

Apocalypse Now