Sequence of Manning a 6-Day Shoot (Excerpt from The Digital Mini Mogul Manual)
To shoot six days you will need the following crew, which can be manned as a 30 - 38 man crew, not including acting talent or producers. The posts that can be double, triple or quadruple hatted are indicated.
- PRODUCER (If held by several partners this is a PRODUCER UNIT)
- COMPUTER OPERATOR (Can be held by Production Sec or Key PA)
- PRODUCTION COUNSEL (Provides Contracts)
- KEY PA (Is the Assistant to the Producer)
- CASTING SECRETARY (Can be held by Key PA)
- EXTRAS CASTING SECRETARY (Can be held by a Casting Sec or PA)
- DIRECTOR (Can be held by Producer if Producer is well-organized)
- WRITER (Can be held by Director or Producer)
- FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (AD)
- PRODUCTION MANAGER (PM)
- PRODUCTION SECRETARY
- PA POOL STARTED (6)
- CASTING CAMERAMAN (Can be held by First or Second Asst Cameraman)
- START CASTING SUPPORTING TALENT TO PRINCIPAL TALENT
- ART DIRECTOR
- UNIT MANAGER (Can be held by Production Manager)
- LOCATION MANAGER (Can be held by Unit Manager)
- LOCATION SCOUT (Can be held by Location Manager)
- CATERER
- EDITOR (Can be held by Director or Producer)
- DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY (DP)
- OPERATOR (Usually held by DP in low budget production)
- PRODUCTION SOUND
- PROPERTY MASTER
- GAFFER
- KEY GRIP
- SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
- ASSISTANT CATERER (Held by a PA)
- FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
- SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
- GRIP
- ELECTRICIAN (Can be held by Grip)
- MAKEUP
- HAIR STYLIST (Can be held by Makeup)
- SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
- STILLMAN (Can be held by the Producer or a PA)
- ASSIST EDITOR (Held by the Editor unless shooting double system)
- BOOMMAN (Can be held by Production Recordist)
- MUSICIAN (Arrange or trade for demo tape or needle drop music)
- TITLE ARTIST (Can be held by Art Director)
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