Film crew

A film crew is a group of people hired by a film company[?] for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. Crew are distinguished from cast, the actors who appear in front of the camera.

Production & general:
These crew members keep the production orderly.

• Film director
  • Guild: D.G.A. Directors Guild of America[?] (http://www.dga.org)
• Assistant director[?]
  • Guild: D.G.A. Directors Guild of America[?] (http://www.dga.org)
• Line producer[?]
• Floor manager[?]
• Stage manager[?]
• Script supervisor[?] (in older terms script girl)

Camera and Lighting:

• Cinematographer or director of photography
  • Guilds: A.S.C. American Society of Cinematographers[?], B.S.C. British Society of Cinematographers[?]
• Camera operator[?]
• Gaffer[?] or chief electrician
• Best boy[?]
• Light technician[?]

Production sound:

• Recording mixer[?]
• Boom operator[?]

Postproduction - picture:

• Film editor[?]
  • Guilds: A.C.E. American Cinema Editors[?]
• Chyron Operator - Creates titles and/or text graphics
  (Chryon is a brand name for a character generator)

Postproduction - sound:
In the traditional Hollywood system:

• Dialogue editor[?]
• Sound effects editor[?]

Northern California system: (see Walter Murch[?], Skywalker Sound)

• Sound designer[?]

Common:

• Music supervisor[?]
• Music editor[?]
• Foley artist
• Rerecording mixer[?]

See also manuscript, theater company[?]