290 Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding MediaAccording to the requirements of a particular motion picture, many
departments and jobs may be called into play. You will review the steps to
the moviemaking process for a variety of types of motion pictures, in which
contrasting needs can result in diff erent roles and personnel. You will learn
about the workers seen on standard feature, television, or commercial
productions. Naturally, keep in mind that size relates to budget: a feature
production that could employ fi ft y people in the most important roles from
pre-production to post-production (and many dozens or even hundreds
more in smaller positions, particularly if there are signifi cant visual eff ects)Figure 8-2 Stanley Kubrick,
in foreground, on the set of
Dr. Strangelove. (Courtesy
Getty Images)Figure 8-3 Crew preparing
an interior shot for The Pitch,
directed by Nash Edgerton.
Personnel in this photo by
John Myles are (left to right):
Saskia Donkers (hair and
make-up), Tom Gleeson
(cinematographer), Billy
Mitchell (armourer assistant),
Nash Edgerton (director),
Kieran Darcy-Smith (actor),
Sotiri Sotiropolis (safety
offi cer), Andrew Horton
(camera assistant), Dan Oliver
(special FX), Arthur Spink Jr.
(sp. FX supervisor), Catherine
Hart (sp. FX), and Narayan
Moore (sp. FX). (Courtesy Blue-
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