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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
Unit 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
Clap boy in direction department
Key Grip
Best boy,Spot boy
Light technician

Production sound:

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:

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

Sound designer

Common:

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