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** Executive Producer: ** Executive Producers are responsible for the overall production of a film, but are not directly involved in any of the technical aspects. Normally an Executive Producer will handle the business and legal issues relating to filmmaking. ** Art Director: ** Person who is in charge of and oversees the artists and craftspeople who build the movie sets.
 * Producer: ** Producers are in charge of a movie's production in all matters, except for the creative efforts of the Director . The Producer is also responsible for raising funds, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distribution.
 * Make-up artist: ** Person who designs and applies make-up to the actors and extras.
 * Costume designer: ** Person who designs and oversees the costumes for a film.
 * Director: ** Directors are responsible for the casting, editing, shot selection, shot composition, and script editing of a film. They are the creative source behind a movie, and must communicate to actors on the way a particular shot is to be played. Directors usually have artistic control over all aspects of a film.
 * Casting director: ** The Casting Director auditions and helps choose all the speaking role actors in movies, television shows, and plays. Must have a wide knowledge of actors, and be able to match the talent with the role. Also serves as the liason between directors, actors, and their agents. Responsible for negotiating deals with agents and for obtaining contracts for each hired actor.
 * Actor **** : **Person who portrays a character in the film. Most actors have studied acting and commit enormous amounts of time to rehearsing and perfecting their roles.
 * Cinematographer: ** A Cinematographer is a person who has expertise in the art of capturing images either electronically or on film through the use of visual recording devices. Also responsible for the selection and arrangement of lighting. The Director of Photography is the movie's chief cinematographer.
 * Director of Photography: ** The Director of Photography is the cinematographer who is responsible for the process of recording a scene as instructed by the Director. Duties include selection of film, cameras, and lenses as well as selecting the lighting. The Director of Photography directs the gaffer's placement of lighting.
 * Screenwriter: ** Screenwriters adapt existing works for production into a movie, or create a new screenplay to be filmed.
 * Editor: ** A person who edits a movie, by following the Director's instructions. Editors normally work on the visual editing of a film, and are in charge of reconstructing the sequence of events within a film.
 * Gaffer**** : ** The Gaffer is in charge of the electrical department.
 * Grip: ** Grips are responsible for the maintenance and positioning of equipment on a set.
 * Extras: ** Extras are people who do not have a speaking role and are usually used for filler in a crowd scene, or as background action. No acting experience is necessary to be an Extra.
 * Foley Artists: ** Foley Artists create foley sound effects. Foley Artists use a variety of objects to create the sounds of footsteps and other incidental noises in a film.
 * Dialog Coach:** The Dialog Coach is responsible for helping an actor's speech pattern fit their character, usually by assisting with pronunciations and accents.
 * Sound Designer:** Sound Designers are responsible for creating and designing the audio portion of a movie, including the soundtrack.