Crew roles and responsibilities.

In a TV studio their is alot of roles that people need to carry out and they are all depending on where you are and what you want and can operate, these roles are:

The first set of role are on the studio floor:-

Floor Manager- FM, they are in charge of the whole studio floor. They can control who comes and goes but they also have to inform the talent and audience of what the directors wants them to know and do, the director and floor manager have a close relationship as the floor manager represents the director on the floor so they must work well together.

Camera operators- Camera Op, they operate the cameras and have to listen to the director and give them shots they want but also give shots to the director that they may have not asked for but may have wanted. They are also responsible if they mess up any shots when they are live.

Camera Assistant- this is often referred to as Cable Basher, they assist the camera op in what ever way they need assistant, their main job is to make sure the cable doesn't get in the way of the camera.

Runner/Assistant FM- They are their to help the floor manager in whatever way possible alot of the time it can be getting water or tea for someone but they also may have to entertain the audience and signal when to clap.

Sound op- they are often their to look after mics and make sure that if their is an interference for the sound that is coming from the floor to sort it out.

Talent- this is the presenters and actors or contestants on the show.

The roles in the audio control room-

Senior Sound Op- they are in charge of the sound and checks all the levels also calls for the sound checks of individual mics if their are any.

Assist Sound Op- they help the senior sound op with some of the levels if their is alot of sound for the show.

DVD Op- they play and DVD inserts and make sure that they are all their and are working properly.

The Roles in the Vision control room-

Director- they are the boss of the whole studio and some would say they are like God, no one is allowed to argue with them and they decide how the show will look and sound.

Assist. Director- they don't have as much power as the director but the can suggest changes or shots to the director they also time VT`s and do anything that the director doesn't really need to focus on.

Vision mixer- they control the vision mixer and listen to the directions of the director on what shots and screens they want on.

Lighting Controler- they control the lighting desk/mixer and control the light and makes sure that the lights are how the director wants them,they also have to make sure their is not to much exposure on the set.