Crew roles and responsibilities

With any TV Show a crew is generally required to help put the show together, here is an example of the type of crew members you may see if you were on set of a TV Show.

Director
- The director is the main person in charge, without them there would be no show, they direct everything involved in the television show, they are also responsible for supervising camera postitions, lighting elements, microphones and props, as any of these could cause issues if not correct. They must also have the ability to remain cool underfire and mantain order of the other crew members in the control room, on the set or elsewhere, there is usually no room for error when directing a TV Show.

Assistant Director
- The job of the assistant director is, as the title suggests, to assist the director, this person helps to make sure everything goes smoothly and must be able to feed director information if the director stumbles at any part of the show. They also must be able to stay cool underfire.

Floor Manager
- The floor manager is the person who is responsible for managing the studio floor(this is where the camera's, sets and talent operate). They are the link between the studio and control room, and therefore need to always be on "the ball" and be able to ancipate what the director wants, they have to be in control and need to speak clearly otherwise communication could break down and end up with mistakes being made.

Assistant Floor Manager
- This person is the assistant to the floor manager and needs to be able to ensure they are there if the floor manager asks them to do a job. As well as this, the assistant floor manager would also be in charge of adding up the scores for the host to read, though this of course is only if it's a Quiz Show that is taking place.

Camera Operators
- The camera operator is the person who will film the whole of the TV show, along with other camera operators; they are responsible for physically operating the camera and maintaining composition throughout the show, they also must be able to frame shots correctly or the shot could end up looking bad once filmed.

Assistant Camera Operators
- The assistant camera operator is basically the person who, as the title suggests, assists the camera operator in any way possible, whether that be preparing equipment or holding the camera wires, they are just there to help the main camera operator out.

Sound Operator
- The sound operator is the person who is responsible for the overall and total execution of all sound-related aspects of the show. The sound operators also adjust the sound using the sound panel and make sure that none of the sound coming from the studio or any of the audio played from the control rooms are too loud or too quiet, they also are the ones who mic-up the talent.

Vision Switcher
- The vision switcher is the person who is placed at the vision mixer to select between different video sources, for example, in a TV Show they may want to alternative between different camera shots and the vision switcher is the one who makes that happen, as well as this they are also responsible for switching between the camera angles and the different inserts that may be used during the show. They must be very clear and listen to the director.