Transcript Careers in Film - Horizon High School Drama Department

Careers in Film
By: Klaudia Scipior
Lacy Turk
Director
» The Director is responsible for the look, sound
and emotional impact of the film, They
assemble the cast and crew of hundreds to help.
They direct the action of the actors, consult with
the wardrobe, effects, lights, grip, art, sound and
locations department heads with the help of the
director of photography places the camera in
various positions to shoot scenes that will
eventually be edited into a complete motion
picture.
Tim Burton
» Tim Burton is notorious for his
“Nightmare before
Christmas” film, He has
been nominated for an
Oscar, and has had 8 award
winnings as well as 23
nominations.
» On Entertainment Weekly he
was voted #49 Greatest
Director being the youngest
person on the list.
Assistant Director
» An assistant Director makes sure
everything runs smoothly and on
time as well as liaison between the
director and the rest of the crew
Katterli FrauenFelder
» Has been an assistant
director to over 20 films
such movies as
» Planet of the Apes
» Charlie and the
Chocolate factory
Also has worked with
Steven Spielberg
Tom Hanks
Robert De Niero
Sound Mixer
» The sound
mixer is the
person who
puts the
sound
(dialogue,
effects and
room tone) or
music into the
movie.
Sound Mixer/ Danny Elfman
» The mixers for Big Fish were
DTS, Dolby Digital, and
SDDS. Each company has
did the sounds for at least
100 movies a piece.
» Danny Elfman has worked
along side Tim Burton in
over 10 films
» HE has also won an
Academy Award for Best
Score
Cast
» The cast is the
actors or actresses
who act like the
character in the
movie or t.v.
special.
Helena Bonham Carter
» Helena was born May 26 1966.
She started acting before she
was 20. Her second film was “A
Room With A View” (1985). She
now has two children and is
engaged to Tim Burton. She has
been in many films like “Fight
Club”, “Sweeny Todd”, “Big Fish”,
“Corpse Bride” and many more.
She has been nominated for
Oscars, she’s had 18 wins and 20
nominations.
Movie Extra’s
» A movie extra is a
person who is casted
in a movie or t.v show
and doesn’t have a
speaking role. They are
also known as a
background extra.
Brandon Carroll Jeremy 3
» Brandon was born June
21, 1981 in Scottsdale
Arizona. Then he moved
to to Eufaula Alabama
and started participating
in school plays and
church plays. He was a
extra in “Big Fish”, “The
Fighting Temptations”,
“Sweet Home Alabama”
and many others.
Screen Play Writer
» The screen play writer is the person
who wrote the movie over the book.
Meaning this person writes the story
line after the book has been written.
Then creates the movie.
John August
» John August was born August
4 1970 in Bolder Colorado. He
earned a degree in journalism
at the Drake University in Iowa,
and on in film at the University
from Southern Colorado. John
is married and has a daughter.
He has gotten credit for “Go”,
“Big Fish”,”Charlie's Angels”1
and 2. His current projects are
the “Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory”, “Tarzan”
and ”The Corpse Bride”.
Set Dresser
» A set dresser is the people
who decorate the
scenes/sets with rugs,
lamps, artwork, this person
also supervises the other set
decorator or art director.
Nancy Haigh
Nancy Haigh was the set
dresser for Big Fish. Some
other movie’s she was the
set director for was Burn
After Reading (2008),
Charlie Wilson's War (2007),
No Country for Old Men
(2007), Dreamgirls (2006),
Ask the Dust (2006), Jarhead
(2005), aka Jarhead Willkommen im Dreck
(Germany), The Ladykillers
(2004).
Producer
» The Producer I the backbone of the
film, they oversee all aspects of the
production of the film. They decide
the director, script, cast ect. They
ultimately make the film.
Bruce Cohen
» He is the owner of
Jinks-Cohen
Productions
» He has won an
Academy Award in
1999 for Best Picture
for “American
Beauty”
» He as also had 4
other award winnings
and 2 nominations
Production Manager
» The Production Manager makes sure
everything runs on time, as well has
makes everything run smoothly
Debra James
» Debra James was the Production
Manager for “Big Fish”
» She has worked on other features
such as
 “The Matrix Reloaded”
“The House Bunny”
Production Designer
» Person who, in conjunction with the art
director is responsible for the entire visual
look of a film, and makes decisions about
set decoration; props, make-up and
wardrobe in the preproduction phase
and supervise these elements during
shooting
Dennis Grassner
» Denis Grasser has won Best
Art Direction Set
Decoration for “Bugsy”
» He was also nominated for
3 other Oscars and has
worked as such classic
movies as “O’ Brother
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