Film Terms 7 - People, Groups, Legal

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Note on above the line vs. below the line

 
Above the line
 
executive producer producer writer
director casting director screenwriter
arm candy

associate producer

 

 

Talent

 
lead (noun) actor actress
character actor nonprofessional actor cameo
extra method actor stuntmen and women
stunt double stand-in  

 
Below the line
 
production manager line producer assistant director
production designer gofer art director

production assistant

wrangler production recordist

greensman

caterer property manager
make-up costume designer wardrobe

composer

arranger

orchestrator

 
Camera and lighting crew
 
cinematographer/director of photography camera operator best boy
gaffer electrician key grip

second unit

boom operator (camera)

 

 
Sound crew
 
boom operator (sound) sound recordist sound editor
sound mixer foley operator  
 
Film editing crew
 
editor assistant editors special effects crew
CGI crew    

 
Unions and Guilds
 
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)

Writers Guild of America (WGA)

American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC)
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Producers Guild International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
American Cinema Editors (ACE)