People powerHow to plan for your cast & crew

What did we learn how to plan last week?

We’re going to learn about the different people we need for a production, and how to find them.

This week

Talent & contributors

There are 2 types of people we need for a production…

Crew

Actors Presenters Guests on a TV show Interviewees on the news

Anyone who we want in front of the camera. They will not be fulfilling a technical role.

What do we think talent & contributors might be?

In the industry we will normally audition for talent, or find them through research.

We can use websites such as casting call pro or mandy.com to advertise for actors and presenters.

Where can we find talent?

A casting director will audition prospective actors, feeding back to the

producer & director

What do actors want in return for being in your video?

Who are the crew?

What different job roles are there on the crew?

If we were planning to make The Muppets: The Movie 2 which of these would we need?

or

What do we need to think about when deciding what crew we need?

A big action film will probably need:

The crew you need will depend on the requirements of your production

Armourer Helicopter pilot

whereas a TV gameshow will need…

The crew you need will depend on the requirements of your production

A vision mixer A TV presenter

Working in pairs you will need to plan the cast and crew you would need for 2 different projects:

1. An action thriller set in Victorian England….

2. A daytime chat-show for BBC One….

Task

For each member of cast & crew you think you need, write a paragraph explaining the skills they have and why you need them.

Use the link to creative skillset to look at different film job roles

Working alone write up a side of A4 explaining the different types of people a video production needs, explaining the difference between talent & crew, and identifying the key skills of different job roles.

Task 2