Producer - They are often the first to get involved, spotting the creative opportunity and commercial viability of a production. They continue as the driving force right through to distribution. If the producer isn’t doing their job properly it means that possibly roles will not be filled and there will be missing parts, it will be dysfunctional messy and it may even go over budget.
Director - They are the creative leads of the film. They hold the creative vision throughout the whole process, from pre-production through to the final edit. If the director is not there this means the film will still be made although it is not going to be how the director pictured it to be in the first place.
1st assistant director - director’s right hand. First ADs plan the filming schedule, working with the director, director of photography and other heads of department to ensure an efficient shoot. If the assistant director isn't there then there will be no filming schedule which means there's going to be a lot of time wasting with sorting out what needs to be filmed a certain locations how many scenes need to be filmed within the time frame they've been given ect.
Location Manager - its there job to find a location in the real world that matches the look of the film, and make sure it's not too expensive and is easily accessible. If we didn’t have a location manager involved then the locations may never be deemed safe or easy to access and there may be room for going over budget with the locations because no one is there to manage going over the budget or not.
Assistant location manager - assistant location manager organises technical recces for heads of other departments. During production they are responsible for writing and distributing letters to local residents informing them about the filming and liaising between crew and location owners. If the assistant location manager isn't there or isn’t doing their job properly then the communication between crew and location owners will not run smoothly and the production runs the risk of losing the right to film at the location.
Production designers - create the way a film or TV drama looks. All to do with where the film is set and finding the right setting for it. They work with all visual departments, costume, lighting, visual and special effects, and graphic design. If the production designer doesn’t show or isn’t any good at his job then a film that is meant to have a rustic look may not look how it is meant to.
Property masters - they transport all of the props and make sure they are ready to use for shooting . They usually start work a few weeks before shooting begins. If a property master isn’t doing their job as needed then, the production runs the risk of only having a static set to use and non movable props to use such as something so simple like a wine glass.
Construction manager - They look after the building of studios and sets. They make sure that sets look as realistic or too how the director wants it to look. They look at the drawings from production designers, art directors and draughtspersons and sort out how to build/make them. If the construction manager isn’t there then there is no way that the production can even take place, as the sets are not going to be built.
Director of photography - They read the screenplay and work with the director to discuss the look and feel. They then research how to create the look through lighting, framing and camera movement and what they will need in terms of kit and crew to achieve this. By the DoP not being there this means that the look and the feel of the film may end up completely different feel than what is needed for that film.
Art director - they make sure that the visuals of the animation is correct. They decide the characters, props and environments are going to look and provide a basis for the rest of the art department to work from. No art director means no feels and no emotion shown through design ect like a character's outfit.
Costume designer - As well as contributing to the look, it helps actors feel emotionally connected to the character they are playing through wearing the character’s clothes. Without the costume designers there would be no way of visually portray their characters.
hair and make-up - designers help actors portray their characters by using hair and make-up to create a look. Without them characters are unable to look like they belong in the films or program they are in.
Sound designers - make the sounds that would be created by the actors as there are no natural sounds apart from the actor's voices. If there was no sound designer then it would not sound properly because it would only be the characters voices.
Actors skills
Actors need a lot of good qualities to be good at their job, they may be a good actor but they need to make sure they are doing all the other bits right as well. These extra skills include: good stage presence, creative insight, confidence, limitless energy and the ability to memorise all their lines like the back of their hand. The implications this would cause are; if someone keeps forgetting their lines then there is a possibility of going over deadlines with filming. Another implication is that their is a possibility of underbudgetting the film in the worst case if you have to hire someone else to take the place of an actor then you'd be paying them more so the production would go over budget.
Casting process
The casting process is not a short one, it involves a lot of process’. One of these being, analysing the script then after that to break down every speaking role into concise profiles. The casting director will then send direct to actors they have written a certain role for, after that they send to actors/actresses that fit the roles and arrange auditions. They tape each auditions to be reviewed later on this is so they don't take too many days to do the auditions. The actors/actresses who make it through the first set of auditions get “call back” auditions, for a film they reviewed by the director, casting director, and producer. For advertising advertising company and client representatives. Then they repeat the above process until all speaking parts have been filled.
Evaluation
Thought the casting process there are a couple of things that everyone need to bare in mind. One of these things is if there is not enough time allocated to the directors for the casting process. This can dramatically affect the whole filming process because it means that when filming starts that not every speaking role will be filled this intern affects the rest of the production and puts everything a couple steps back which can affect budget. The same with not starting the casting process early enough it will significantly push everything back. However its very essential to have a casting director with experience, this is due to the fact that if you employ someone with not enough experience there is a chance that they may hire people that are not right for the role, for example; hiring someone for a main acting role that is an amazing actor/actress but has awful time keeping and communication skills, rather than hiring someone who may be slightly worse at acting, but has phenomenal time keeping and communication skills.lastly the casting not been widely open enough, if it isn’t advertised you may have too many of the same type of actors/actresses.
Extras
An extra is an actor/actress in a film, television show, stage and musical who appears in a non speaking or non singing role usually in the background. War films and high action films always have loads of extras in maybe even thousands. Sometimes hole companies will get hired to fill in the extra spots this is because there isn't enough time to hold auditions for each extra role so they hire a company to fill the roles as they will only put forward their best extras which takes a lot less time.the impact of not using a company of such, would be that if the production team where looking for extras in a war film they may need up to 1000 extra actors to make the scene believable and realistic.
Contributors
There are 4 main types of contributors. You have specialists, experts, talents and public.Specialists have an advanced skill set in their particular area and are often hired to oversee highly technical operations, to train others in their area and undertake key production roles. Within specialists you have three sub specialist this includes technical specialists these people are the people whom for example a fighting scene with two fighter jets in; specialist pilots would be recruited to do this job. Next we have specialist trainers such as martial arts trainers. Lastly we have production specialists these are people for example a specialist drone flyer.
Experts are recruited to ensure that everything from that particular field looks authentic and accurate. For example producers may call in experts such as historians if they were making a film about queen Elizabeth, just to make sure what happens in the film is as accurate as they can get to the truth.
Talent are the specialist performers, these are the A-list celebrities and people whom have been cast in principal roles. Their talent comes from a nurtured skill. Public is where they may invited members of the public to take part in the fiming process as extras.
