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