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About Types
You will often here the word types when people in the industry talk about actors. This page explains what a type is, and helps...
The DOP
The dop (pronounced as letters: DOP or sometimes just dp) – director of photography – is responsible for the overall...
The 3 Groups of Actors on a Film
Generally speaking actors can be divided into 3 groups (although obviously there is some degree of overlap): First come LEAD...
The Camera Crew
After the director comes the camera crew. Depending on the production this can be one person or a team of...
The Second Unit Director
On a very large production there may also be a second-unit director. The second-unit is a small crew which often...
Actors & Team Work
In film making, actors are only one part of a very long and intense process. They are important because without actors...
The AD
The person most actors will deal with on set is the AD or Assistant Director. Big sets will have several...
Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup
The wardrobe department dresses you. Hair does your hair. Make-up does your make-up. Fairly obvious really! Gossip wise, they are...
Pretend Actors & Real Actors
We have been working with actors for many years. Together we’ve help make feature films and short films, TV series...
Casting Directors – an Introduction
For actors, the casting director – or CD – is one of the most important people out there. Essentially the CD is the...
The Lighting Crew
And making sure everything looks good on film is the lighting crew. As you might expect they will light the...
The Director
At the top of the whole pile is the director. Quite possibly they are the only person who doesn’t seem...