35
anchor
assignment editor
assistant director (AD)
audio
audio engineer
camera operator
cast
CG operator
content specialist
crew
cue
director
distribution
editing
editor
executive producer (EP)
fl oor director
fl oor manager
frame
framing
gaffer
graphic artist
grip
lighting director
maintenance engineer
makeup
makeup artist
news director
photographer (photog)
photojournalist
post-production
pre-production
producer
production
production assistant (PA)
production manager
production switching
production team
production values
reporter
robo operator
scenery
scriptwriter
special effects
staff
talent
video
video engineer
VTR operator
video operator
Professional Terms
Objectives
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:
• Explain how the responsibilities of each
production staff position are dependent on the
functions of other production staff positions.
• Identify the primary responsibilities of each
production staff position.
• Recall the activities in each step of a production
workfl ow.
Introduction
To understand an individual role in the
broadcasting industry, you must be familiar with
all aspects of the production process. Each
production area is interconnected to many others,
with the interrelationships resembling a spider web,
Figure 2-1. To learn proper camerawork, you must
understand proper lighting technique. Proper lighting
technique is dictated by the colors used on the set
and on the costumes. The colors of the set and
costumes directly affect the kind of special effects
used in the program. Special effects are created in the
special effects generator, but must be edited. Knowing
the tools and techniques of editing is also required.
To learn television production, you must have a solid
understanding of all the contributing roles.