11. Focus-Puller
This job involves keeping the camera in focus and changing lenses when necessary.
12. Clapper-Loader
The clapper-board is two pieces of wood. These are brought together with a ‘clap!’ at the start of each ‘take’. They have information written on them which helps the director and editor to keep the takes in order. The clapper-loader operates the clapper-board and also puts film in the camera.
13. Dubbing Editor
This job starts after shooting is over. It involves mixing dialogue, music and sound-effects to produce the film’s final ‘sound-track’.
14. Sound Mixer
Sound mixers control the equipment which records sounds picked up by the microphone.
15. Continuity Supervisor
The scenes in the film are usually shot out of order. For example, the end may be shot before the beginning. A continuity supervisor’s job is to make sure that costumes, sets, props, etc. are all consistent.
16. Boom Operator
The boom is a long pole with a microphone on the one end. The boom operator holds the microphone above the actors’ heads to recorder what they are saying.
A. Many people are involved in film making. Read what each person says about his/her job; fill in the missing words from the brackets into the gaps. Match the description with the name of the job.
- Production coordinator
Continuity girl
Stunt man
Clapperboard man
Sound editor
Location manager
a) I have to add atmosphere to the original dialogue in order to create a fuller, richer of_ _________. For example, when a character rides in the rain, I can the of thunder to add an extra dimension. All these effects, which include teacups clinking on saucers and fires cracking, have to be recorded on a , which is called the “footsteps_________”, so when the film is sold to other countries, they can on the dialogue in their own language, without loosing all the sound effects.
(dub, lay the sound, texture of sound, separate track, track)
b) I should build up contact between the and the and_______. It’s my job to book all the hotel rooms we need during filming (and re-book them when the changes!), to organize car hire, medicals, insurance. I distribute and , __________rewrites, schedules, movement orders. On the social side, I am the only one who has the information about everyone’s birth dates – so I organize the birthday cakes!
(script, production team, crew, cast, crew list, schedule, cast)
c) I’m often called a script , but in fact I am a second pair of eyes and ears for the director. I’m there in the and , taking notes of any action or dialogue changes and the camera moves. On the the director will give an idea of the _______he wants, so I make a note of each one – a here or a panning there. I make notes for the film editor, listing which ‘ ’ the director wants to use and why; this helps the editor to see quickly what we’ve .
(“takes”, filming, shot, supervisor, rehearsals, a close-up, shot, set, shots)
d) Some of the tricks require real skills of an acrobat, so I was employed to perform several ___________as a for the leading actor. For me it wasn’t the first experience of jumping from a high cliff onto a passing-by boat, through there’s always an element of risk in it.
(stand-in, stunts)
e) We will be filming in our for six weeks, for both and _________scenes, so everything has to be very special. We would be making a lot of demands on it. We need a drawing room, dining room, library, large hall, staircase, landings and three bedrooms, as well as extensive gardens. Some need a helping hand: for example, one of the location owners has mowed a part of the lawn so it has modern strips on it. I’ll have to _________this with an instant hedge.
(disguise, interior, main location, exterior, shots)
f) During the filming I might suggest a way the may be extended or improved, as through the eye I see everything that is being filmed. Perhaps, I’ll ask to alter the composition, i.e. for furniture or to be moved slightly to make a better . The can be hand-held but is usually on tripod or a ‘dolly’, a little truck on wheels that can be moved on a smooth floor, specially laid boards or a track, rather like a railway line, so that the can ‘walk’ beside actors as they move.
(camera, shot, camera, mounted, props, picture, camera)
g) My job requires accuracy and precision. I the film, put marks on the ground for the actors so they always hit the right spot during the scene and, when the camera is rolling, announce the scene and shot and bang the clapper , so that sound and could be synchronized.
(vision, load, board)
B. Try to guess the names of the jobs which are common in the cinema world.
The person who writes the script.
The person who chooses the actors.
The collective name for the actors in the film.
The most important acting role.
A subsidiary acting role.
A well-known actor or actress in cinema pictures.
The person who operates the camera.
The audio element of the film.
The names of the people involved, which appear on the screen at the end of the film.
The first showing of the new film.
The person who decides how to shoot each scene and is generally in charge of the movie’s creative development.
The person who makes sure that costumes, sets, props, etc. are all consistent.
The person who finds and controls the budget and is in charge of the film’s publicity and release.
C. Game: match each person (1-5) with what they would say (a-e).
1. Director a. Can’t you get on with the shooting? This is costing me money.
2. Producer b. Scene 24. Take 25!
3. Continuity girl c. Your make-up’s thicker and you are wearing a different dress.
4. Clapperboard mand.Clear the set! This is supposed to be a film studio! Get those damned extras out of here! Action! Cut!
5. Cameraman e. Rolling!
D. You are a film producer. You are going to hire a crew for shooting a new film. Write a job ad to a newspaper with a list of jobs you need and their description. Don’t forget to mention the requirements to the employees.
