Other technical and coordinating occupations in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts

Example job titles

• costumier
• gaffer
• key grip
• lighting technician
• make-up artist - motion pictures, broadcasting and performing arts
• program coordinator - broadcasting
• property master - broadcasting
• settings shop foreman/woman
• special effects technician
• stage manager
• stunt coordinator
• theatre technician

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Floor managers
• Coordinate the work of camera operators and other technical staff, and cue announcers, actors and performers during news broadcasts and television program tapings.
• Key grips
• Supervise grips, gaffers and stagehands who rig, place, move and dismantle lights, sets, backdrops, scenery and other stage equipment.
• Gaffers and lighting technicians
• Set up, operate and make repairs to lights and other electrical equipment in studios and on sets and stages.
• Stunt coordinators and special effects technicians
• Design and coordinate special effects such as fires, explosions and crashes.
• Make-up artists

Employment requirements

• For most occupations in this unit group, completion of a college or university program in broadcasting, theatre arts or a related field and several years of experience in a related support or assisting occupation in motion pictures, broadcasting or the performing arts are required.
• Floor managers require a portfolio of work.
• Make-up artists working in motion pictures, broadcasting and the performing arts may require a training program.
• Creative ability, as demonstrated by a portfolio of work, is required for make-up artists.
• For gaffers, lighting technicians, key grips and other stage technicians, completion of a college program or other specialized training program in technical production for theatre is required.
• Membership in a related union may be required.

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