This sub-organizer contains the following sections:

It is expected that students will:

• describe the organizational structure of a film crew, including production staff and actors
• apply the appropriate procedures associated with a specific position in a production setting
• apply on-set etiquette in production settings
• delegate and accept responsibility in a group
• identify the skills and training needed to pursue careers related to film and television
  

• Invite students to research the roles and responsibilities of members of a film or television production and then chart the relationships among them. Have them research and discuss the reasons for gender and personality stereotypes associated with various roles.
• Challenge students to assume specific responsibilities and work collaboratively to produce a weekly school soap opera. Encourage them to keep journals to reflect on the process. Ask students to identify things that helped the process move smoothly, their own contributions, and things they could do to improve the process while performing their roles.
• Ask students to select roles they would like to assume in a collaborative production. Provide them with a short script and a budget, then ask them to identify what the script requires from their roles and to develop plans to perform their duties within the budget. Encourage students to develop creative solutions to production problems within their financial limits.
• Have students use a variety of print and electronic resources to research careers related to the film and television industry. Encourage them to develop five- or ten-year plans toward finding employment in these careers.
• Suggest that students each research a production role. Then play a game in which students take turns being the expert on a talk show. Act as host and have students respond to questions such as:
  • Do you need specific training for your job?
  • What tasks are associated with your job?
  • What is the most important responsibility of your job?
  • What is the most interesting problem you have to solve in your job?

• Have students work in pairs or small groups to develop checklists of tasks and responsibilities for various positions on a production team. Provide opportunities to discuss and refine the checklists, then distribute copies that students can use to monitor their work. In some cases, students might use one of the checklists for peer feedback.
• When students develop organizational charts, note the extent to which the charts:
  • include all relevant roles and responsibilities
  • use precise terminology
  • show organizational relationships clearly
• As students work in production groups and reflect on their contributions, look for evidence that they are able to:
  • constructively discuss and critique their own and others' work
  • delegate and accept responsibility
  • use a variety of creative approaches to their tasks
  • successfully solve problems relating to their specific tasks
  • show commitment to the production
  • work positively and smoothly with the team, including showing appropriate on-set behaviour
• Ask students to prepare both written and oral reports, supported by visuals (e.g., videos), on the careers they research. Look for evidence that the reports:
  • provide accurate, detailed, and relevant information about the chosen careers
  • include examples that clarify and add interest to the presentations
  • are presented clearly
  When students act as experts on a talk show, note the extent to which they are able to:
  • provide clear and detailed explanations
  • respond to unusual or unexpected questions
  • elaborate or clarify in response to questions
  • ask informed and insightful questions of other experts

Print Materials

• The Actor's Audition
• Audition
• Elegantly Frugal Costumes
• Understanding Movies, Seventh Edition
  

Video

• Against the Grain
• And Nothing But the Truth
• Animated Audio
• Behind the Front Door
• Changing Voices
• Constructing Reality
• The Danger Zone (Aerial Effects)
• Donald Brittain, Filmmaker
• Editing Techniques
• Ever-Changing Effects (Interactive Effects)
• Falling Stars (Falling Effects)
• Fooling Mother Nature (Animatronic Animals)
• Fright Factories (Horror Make-Up)
• Heck With Hollywood
• How Are Movies Made?
• How to Start a Career in Television, Movies & Commercials
• In Her Own Image
• Inside the Television Set
• Lighting "Dead Poets' Society" with John Searle
• Making Grimm Movies
• Michael Caine
• Multicamera Directional Planning
• No Strings Attached (Puppeteering)
• Unforgettable Shots (Motion Control)
• Universal Studios Tour
• The Video Tool Box

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