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The Crew Jobs Masterlist Project (+ Help Topic)
posted by BananaSTAFFMOD on August 10, 2017 at 6:50 AM
Hi guys! This is a topic for anyone who, like me, finds it ridiculously hard to add crew credits. 
My first objective was to build a list of all the jobs available and, thanks to @Janar, the biggest part of the job is already done. My proposition is that we add any other form these credits may appear as and specification when necessary (e.g. the difference between Music and Original Music Composer), but I am open to suggestions. I really don't want this to be a mod-only project, everyone is welcomed to contribute! If you are entering credits for a film or a TV show and notice the on-screen credit is different from the credit in the database, please come by and let us know. 
I thought it would also make sense for this topic to double up as an help topic for confusing crew credits.
Please let me know if you spot errors on the list, but please do not request jobs missing from TMDB. The official topic for new crew job requests is here. 
Last edit: March 24
ART
- Additional Construction
- Additional Construction Grip
- Additional Key Construction Grip
- Additional Set Dresser
- Additional Storyboarding
- Art Department Assistant
- Art Department Coordinator
- Art Department Manager
- Art Department Trainee
- Art Designer
- Art Direction (alt. Art Director)
- Art Direction Intern
- Assistant Art Director
- Assistant Decorator
- Assistant Director of Photography
CAMERA - Assistant Production Design
- Assistant Property Master (alt. Assistant Prop Master, Assistant Props Master, Assistant Propmaster, Assistant Propsmaster)
- Assistant Set Decoration
- Assistant Set Decoration Buyer
- Assistant Set Designer
- Assistant Set Dresser
- Assistant Set Propsman
- Background Designer
- Co-Art Director
- Concept Artist
- Conceptual Design
- Conceptual Illustrator
- Construction Buyer
- Construction Coordinator
- Construction Foreman
- Construction Grip
- Construction Manager
- Creative Director
- Daily Grip (alt. Daily Construction Grip)
- Decorator
- Digital Storyboarding
- Draughtsman (alt. Draftsman)
- Dressing Prop
- First Assistant Art Direction
- First Assistant Property Master
- Graphic Designer
- Greensman
- Gun Wrangler
- Head Carpenter
- Head Decorator
- Head Designer
- Head Greensman
- Helping Hand
- Interior Designer
- Key Carpenter
- Key Construction Grip
- Key Set Painter
- Lead Painter
- Lead Set Dresser
- Leadman
- Location Scout PRODUCTION
- Main Title Designer
- Opening Title Sequence
- On Set Computer Graphics
- On Set Key Props
- On Set Props
- Original Series Design
- Other
- Paint Coordinator
- Painter
- Petty Cash Buyer
- Production Design (alt. Production Designer)
- Production Illustrator
- Property Builder
- Property Buyer
- Property Graphic Designer
- Property Master (alt. Prop Master, Props Master, Propmaster, Propsmaster, Property Mistress, Props Mistress)
- Prop Designer
- Props
- Runner Art Department
- Sculptor
- Second Assistant Art Director
- Set Buyer
- Set Decorating Coordinator
- Set Decoration (alt. Set Decorator)
- Set Decoration Buyer
- Set Designer
- Set Dresser
- Set Dressing Buyer
- Set Painter
- Set Propsman
- Set Supervisor
- Settings
- Shop Electric
- Sign Painter
- Special Props
- Standby Art Director
- Standby Carpenter
- Standby Painter
- Standby Property Master
- Storyboard Artist
- Storyboard Assistant
- Storyboard Designer
- Supervising Art Director
- Supervising Carpenter
- Swing
- Title Designer (alt. Title Design)
- Title Illustration
- Textile Artist
- Web Designer
CAMERA
- "A" Camera Operator
- "B" Camera Operator
- "C" Camera Operator
- "D" Camera Operator
- Additional Camera (alt. Additional Camera Operator)
- Additional Director of Photography
- Additional First Assistant Camera
- Additional Grip
- Additional Key Grip
- Additional Photography
- Additional Second Assistant Camera
- Additional Set Photographer
- Additional Still Photographer (alt. Additional Stills Photographer)
- Additional Underwater Photography
- Aerial Camera
- Aerial Camera Technician
- Aerial Director of Photography
- Assistant Camera
- Assistant Grip
- Best Boy Grip
- BTS Footage
- BTS Photographer
- BTS Videographer
- Camera Department Manager
- Camera Intern
- Camera Loader: Person in charge of loading the camera's film magazines and operating the clap board. Larger production might have a 2nd assistant cameraperson and a film/digital loader.
- Camera Operator
- Camera Car
- Camera Department Production Assistant
- Camera Production Assistant
- Camera Supervisor
- Camera Technician
- Camera Trainee
- Camera Truck
- Clapper Loader
- Data Wrangler
- Digital Imaging Technician
- Director of Photography (alt. Cinematographer, Cinematography By)
- Dolly Grip
- Drone Cinematographer
- Drone Pilot
- Epk Camera Operator
EPK Camera Operator - Epk Director EPK Director
- Epk Producer EPK Producer
- First Assistant "A" Camera
- First Assistant "B" Camera
- First Assistant "C" Camera
- First Assistant "D" Camera
- First Assistant Camera: Person responsible for keeping the picture in sharp focus. (alt. 1st Assistant Camera, First AC, 1st AC)
- First Company Grip
- Focus Puller
- Grip
- Head of Layout
- Helicopter Camera
- Jimmy Jib Operator
- Key Grip
- Libra Head Technician
- Phantom Operator
- Other
- Red Technician
- Russian Arm Operator
- Second Assistant "A" Camera
- Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Second Assistant "C" Camera
- Second Assistant "D" Camera
- Second Assistant Camera
- Second Company Grip
- Second Unit Director of Photography (alt. Second Unit Cinematographer)
- Set Photographer
- Steadicam Operator
- Still Photographer (alt. Stills Photographer, Still Photography)
- Third Assistant "A" Camera
- Third Assistant "B" Camera
- Third Assistant "C" Camera
- Third Assistant "D" Camera
- Third Assistant Camera
- Ultimate Arm Operator
- Underwater Camera
- Underwater Director of Photography (alt. Underwater Photography)
- Underwater Epk Photographer Underwater EPK Photographer
- Underwater Stills Photographer
- Videojournalist
- Video Report
COSTUME & MAKE-UP
- Additional Hairstylist
- Additional Wardrobe Assistant
- Ager/Dyer
- Assistant Costume Designer
- Assistant Hairstylist
- Assistant Hairdresser
- Assistant Makeup Artist
- Co-Costume Designer
- Contact Lens Designer
- Contact Lens Painter
- Contact Lens Technician
- Costume Assistant
- Costume Consultant
- Costume Coordinator
- Costume Design (alt. Costume Designer)
- Costume Designer
- Costume Illustrator
- Costume Mistress
- Costume Set Supervisor
- Costume Supervisor
- Costume Standby
- Costumer
- Daily Makeup & Hair
- Daily Wardrobe
- Dresser
- Extras Dresser
- Extras Makeup Artist
- Facial Setup Artist
- First Assistant Hairstylist
- First Assistant Makeup Artist
- Hair Assistant
- Hair Department Head (alt. Hair Head of Department)
- Hair Designer
- Hairdresser
- Hair Setup
- Hair Supervisor
- Hairstylist (alt. Hair, Hair Stylist)
- Key Costumer
- Key Dresser
- Key Hair Stylist (alt. Key Hair, Key Hairstylist)
- Key Hairdresser
- Key Makeup Artist (alt. Key Make-up Artist, Key Makeup, Key Make-Up)
- Key Set Costumer
- Lead Costumer
- Makeup Artist (alt. Make-up Artist)
- Makeup Department Head (alt. Make-up Department Head, Make-up Head of Department)
- Makeup Designer (alt. Make-up Designer)
- Makeup Effects Designer (alt. Make-up Effects Designer)
- Makeup Supervisor (alt. Make-up Supervisor)
- Makeup Trainee (alt. Make-up Trainee)
- Makeup & Hair (alt. Make-up & Hair)
- Makeup & Hair Assistant (alt. Make-up & Hair Assistant)
- On Set Dresser
- Other
- Principal Costumer
- Prosthetic Designer (alt. Prosthetics Designer)
- Prosthetic Makeup Artist (alt. Prosthetic Make-up Artist, Prosthetics Makeup Artist, Prosthetics Make-up Artist)
- Prosthetic Supervisor (alt. Prosthetics Supervisor)
- Prosthetics
- Prosthetics Painter Prosthetic Painter
- Prosthetics Sculptor Prosthetic Sculptor
- Seamstress
- Set Costumer
- Set Dressing Artist ART
- Set Dressing Supervisor ART
- Set Dressing Manager ART
- Set Dressing Production Assistant ART
- Shoe Design (alt. Shoe Designer)
- Special Effects Key Makeup Artist (alt. SPFX Key Makeup Artist)
- Special Effects Makeup Artist (alt. SPFX Makeup Artist)
- Tailor
- Tattoo Designer (alt. Tattoo Design)
- Truck Costumer
- Truck Supervisor
- Wardrobe Assistant
- Wardrobe Coordinator
- Wardrobe Designer
- Wardrobe Intern
- Wardrobe Master
- Wardrobe Specialized Technician
- Wardrobe Supervisor
- Wig Designer
- Wigmaker (alt. Wig Maker)
CREW
- Acting Double
- Actor's Assistant (alt. Assistant to [Actor])
- Additional Dialogue
- Additional Music (alt. Additional Music By) SOUND
- Additional Script Supervisor
- Additional Writing
- Administrative Assistant
- Aerial Coordinator
- Animal Coordinator
- Animal Wrangler
- Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects
- Animatronics Designer
- Animatronics Supervisor
- Armorer (alt. Armourer)
- Armory Coordinator (alt. Armoury Coordinator)
- Assistant Chef
- Assistant Craft Service
- Assistant Picture Car Coordinator
- Assistant Script
- Assistant Vehicles Coordinator
- Associate Choreographer
- Base Camp Operator
- Cableman
- Captain Driver
- Carpenter
- Cast Driver
- Catering
- Catering Head Chef
- CG Supervisor
- CGI Supervisor
- Chaperone
- Chaperone Tutor
- Charge Scenic Artist
- Chef
- Child Wrangler
- Choreographer
- Cinematography CAMERA
- Clearances Coordinator
- Clearances Consultant
- Commissioning Editor
- Compositors (alt. Compositing) VISUAL EFFECTS
- Craft Service (alt. Craft Services, Craft Person)
- Creative Consultant
- Creator WRITING
- Department Administrator
- Dialect Coach
- Dialogue Coach
- Digital Effects Producer
- Digital Effects Supervisor
- Digital Producer
- Digital Supervisor
- Director of Communications
- Documentation & Support
- Dramaturgy
- Driver
- Drone Operator
- Editorial Staff
- Executive in Charge of Finance
- Executive Music Producer
- Executive Visual Effects Producer (alt. Executive VFX Producer)
- Fight Choreographer
- File Footage
- Film Processor
- Floor Runner
- Generator Operator
- Graphic Novel Illustrator
- Head Driver
- Health and Safety
- In Memory Of
- Information Systems Manager
- Interactive Manager
- Intern
- Key Scenic Artist
- Key Special Effects
- Legal Services (alt. Legals, Legal Affairs)
- Lighting Camera
- Loader
- Logistics Coordinator
- Machinist
- Marine Pilot
- Makeup Effects (alt. Make-up Effects, Special Effects Makeup, Special Effects Make-up) COSTUME & MAKE-UP
- Manager of Operations
- Marine Coordinator
- Martial Arts Choreographer
- Master at Arms
- Medical Consultant
- Military Consultant
- Mix Technician
- Mixing Engineer
- Motion Actor
- Motion Capture Artist
- Other
- Photoscience Manager
- Picture Car Coordinator (alt. Picture Vehicule Coordinator)
- Pilot
- Playback Coordinator
- Poem WRITING
- Police Consultant
- Post-Production Manager (*alt. Post Production Manager *)
- Post Production Assistant (alt. Post-Production Assistant)
- Post Production Consulting (alt. Post-Production Consulting)
- Post Production Scripts
- Post Production Supervisor (alt. Post Supervisor, Post-Production Supervisor)
- Presenter
- Production Artist
- Production Controller
- Production Intern
- Production Office Assistant (alt. Office PA, Office Production Assistant)
- Projection
- Prop Maker (alt. Propmaker)
- Propmaker
- Public Relations
- Pyrotechnician
- Quality Control Supervisor
- Radio Play
- Receptionist
- Scenic Artist (alt. Scenic, Scenic Painter, Scenographer)
- Schedule Coordinator
- Scientific Consultant
- Score Engineer
- Script
- Second Film Editor
- Second Unit
-
Second Unit Cinematographer - Security
- Security Coordinator
- Sequence Artist
- Sequence Leads
- Sequence Supervisor
- Series Publicist
- Series Writer WRITING
- Set Medic
- Set Production Assistant
- Set Production Intern
- Set Runner
- Sets & Props Artist
- Sets & Props Supervisor
- Software Engineer
- Software Team Lead
- Sound Design Assistant
- Special Effects (alt. SFX, SPFX)
- Special Effects Assistant (alt. SFX Assistant , SPFX Assistant)
- Special Effects Best Boy (alt. SFX Best Boy, SPFX Best Boy)
- Special Effects Coordinator (alt. SFX Coordinator, SPFX Coordinator)
- Special Effects Manager (alt. SFX Manager, SPFX Manager)
- Special Effects Technician (alt. SFX Technician, SPFX Technician)
- Special Sound Effects
- Specialized Driver
- Sponsorship Coordinator
- Sponsorship Director
- Stand In (alt Stand-in, [character] stand-in)
- Steadycam
- Studio Teachers
- Stunt Coordinator (alt. Stunts Coordinator)
- Stunt Double
- Stunt Driver
- Stunts
- Supervising Animator
- Supervising Armorer
- Supervising Technical Director
- Supervisor of Production Resources
- Systems Administrators & Support
- Tattooist (alt. Tattooer)
- Technical Advisor
- Technical Supervisor
- Techno Crane Operator
- Telecine Colorist
- Temp Music Editor
- Temp Sound Editor
- Thanks (alt. Special Thanks)
- Title Graphics
- Transcriptions
- Translator (alt. Translated by)
- Transportation Captain (alt. Transport Captain)
- Transportation Co-Captain (alt. Transport Co-Captain)
- Transportation Coordinator (alt. Transport Coordinator)
- Treatment
- Unit Medic
- Unit Publicist
- Utility Stunts
- Vehicles Coordinator
- Vehicles Wrangler
- Video Assist Operator
- Video Game WRITING
- Visual Effects Art Director (alt. VFX Art Director) VISUAL EFFECTS
- Visual Effects Design Consultant (alt. VFX Design Consultant) VISUAL EFFECTS
- Visual Effects Editor
- Weapons Master
- Weapons Wrangler
DIRECTING
- Action Director
- Additional Second Assistant Director
- Additional Third Assistant Director
- Assistant Director
- Assistant Director Trainee
- Co-Director
- Continuity
- Crowd Assistant Director
- Director (alt. Directed By)
- Field Director
- First Assistant Director (alt. 1st Assistant Director)
- First Assistant Director (Prep)
- First Assistant Director Trainee
- Insert Unit Director
- Insert Unit First Assistant Director
- Layout
- Other
- Script Coordinator: Person in charge of editing and annotating each drafts of the script for the production team. CREW
- Script Supervisor: Oversees the continuity in the script, consistency with the script and continuity within a scene and between scenes. (alt. Continuity Supervisor, Continuity) CREW
- Second Assistant Director (alt. 2nd Assistant Director)
- Second Assistant Director Trainee
- Second Second Assistant Director
- Second Unit Director
- Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Series Director
- Special Guest Director
- Stage Director
- Third Assistant Director (alt. 3rd Assistant Director)
EDITING
- 3D Digital Colorist
- 3D Editor
- Additional Colorist
- Additional Editor
- Additional Editing (alt. Additional Editor)
- Additional Editorial Assistant
- Archival Footage Coordinator
- Archival Footage Research
- Assistant Editor
- Assistant Picture Editor
- Associate Editor
- Atmos Editor
- Co-Editor
- Color Assistant
- Color Grading
- Color Timer
- Colorist
- Consulting Editor
- Dailies Manager
- Dailies Operator
- Dailies Technician
- Digital Color Timer
- Digital Colorist
- Digital Conform Editor
- Digital Intermediate (alt. DI)
- Digital Intermediate Assistant
- Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Digital Intermediate Data Wrangler
- Digital Intermediate Editor
- Digital Intermediate Producer
- Editor (alt. Edited by)
- Editorial Coordinator
- Editorial Consultant
- Editorial Manager
- Editorial Production Assistant
- Editorial Services
- EPK Editor (alt. E.P.K. Editor) CREW
- First Assistant Editor (alt. 1st Assistant Editor)
- First Assistant Picture Editor
- Lead Editor
- Negative Cutter
- Online Editor
- Other
- Project Manager
- Senior Colorist
- Senior Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Stereoscopic Editor
- Supervising Editor
- Supervising Film Editor
LIGHTING
- Additional Gaffer
- Additional Lighting Technician
- Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
- Assistant Electrician
- Assistant Gaffer
- Best Boy Electric
- Best Boy Electrician
- Best Boy Lighting Technician
- Chief Lighting Technician
- Daily Electrics
- Directing Lighting Artist
- Electrician
- Gaffer
- Genetator Operator Generator Operator
- Key Rigging Grip
- Lighting Artist
- Lighting Coordinator
- Lighting Director
- Lighting Design
- Lighting Manager
- Lighting Production Assistant
- Lighting Programmer
- Lighting Supervisor
- Lighting Technician
- Master Lighting Artist
- O.B. Lighting
- Other
- Rigging Gaffer
- Rigging Grip
- Rigging Supervisor
- Standby Rigger
- Underwater Gaffer
PRODUCTION
- Accountant
- Accounting Clerk Assistant
- Accounting Supervisor
- Accounting Trainee
- Additional Casting
- Additional Production Assistant
- Additional Post-Production Supervisor
- Administration
- ADR Voice Casting
- Art Department Production Assistant
- Assistant Accountant
- Assistant Extras Casting
- Assistant Location Manager
- Assistant Production Coordinator
- Assistant Production Manager
- Assistant Unit Manager
- Associate Producer
- Attorney
- Background Casting Director
- Back-up Set Production Assistant
- Back-up Truck Production Assistant
- Broadcast Producer
- Business Affairs Coordinator
- Casting (alt. [City/Country] Casting by XXX)
- Casting Assistant
- Casting Associate
- Casting Consultant
- Casting Coordinator
- Casting Director
- Casting Producer
- Casting Researcher
- Character Technical Supervisor
- Co-Executive Producer
- Co-Producer
- Consulting Accountant
- Consulting Producer
- Contract Manager
- Controller
- Coordinating Producer
- Data Management Technician
- Delegated Producer
- Development Manager
- Development Producer
- Director of Operations
- Executive Assistant
- Executive Co-Producer
- Executive Consultant
- Executive In Charge Of Post Production
- Executive In Charge Of Production
- Executive Producer
- Executive Producer's Assistant
- Extras Casting
- Extras Casting Assistant
- Extras Casting Coordinator
- Feature Finishing Producer
- Finance
- Finishing Producer
- First Assistant Accountant
- First Assistant Production Coordinator
- General Manager
- Grip Production Assistant
- Head of Production
- Head of Programming
- Head of Research
- Human Resources
- Insert Unit Location Manager
- Key Accountant
- Key Art Production Assistant
- Key Grip Production Assistant
- Key Production Assistant
- Key Set Production Assistant
- Line Producer
- Local Casting: Local casting is not for "[City/Country] Casting by XXX" credits that part of the main casting. It should only be used for city/country casting mentioned further near the end of the credits.
- Locale Casting Director Local Casting Director
- Location Assistant
- Location Casting
- Location Coordinator
- Location Manager
- Location Production Assistant
- Musical Casting
- Original Casting
- Other
- Payroll Accountant
- Post Coordinator
- Post Producer
- Post Production Accountant
- Post Production Coordinator
- Post Production Producer
- Post Production Technical Engineer
- Producer (*alt. Produced by *)
- Producer's Assistant
- Production Accountant
- Production Assistant
- Production Consultant
- Production Coordinator (*alt. Production Co-Ordinator *)
- Production Designer
- Production Director
- Production Driver
- Production Executive
- Production Manager
- Production Office Coordinator (alt. POC)
- Production Runner
- Production Secretary
- Production Supervisor
- Production Trainee
- Publicist
- Research Assistant
- Researcher
- Script Researcher
- Second Assistant Accountant
- Second Assistant Production Coordinator
- Second Assistant Unit Manager
- Second Unit Location Manager
- Senior Executive Consultant
- Street Casting
- Supervising Producer
- Trainee Production Coordinator
- Travel Coordinator
- Truck Production Assistant
- Unit Manager
- Unit Production Manager
- Unit Swing
SOUND
- Additional Music Supervisor
- Additional Production Sound Mixer
- Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer (alt. Additional Re-Recording Mixer)
- Additional Sound Re-Recordist
- Additional Soundtrack
- ADR & Dubbing
- ADR Editor (alt. Automated Dialogue Replacement Editor)
- ADR Editor
- ADR Engineer
- ADR Coordinator
- ADR Mixer
- ADR Post Producer
- ADR Recording Engineer
- ADR Recordist
- ADR Supervisor (alt. Automated Dialogue Replacement Supervisor)
- Apprentice Sound Editor
- Assistant Dialogue Editor
- Assistant Foley Artist
- Assistant Music Supervisor
- Assistant Sound Designer
- Assistant Sound Editor (alt. Sound Editor Assisted by)
- Assistant Sound Engineer
- Audio Post Coordinator
- Boom Operator
- Conductor (alt. Conducting)
- Dialogue Editor
- Digital Foley Artist
- Dolby Consultant
- First Assistant Sound Editor
- Foley
- Foley Artist
- Foley Editor (alt. Foley Editing)
- Foley Mixer
- Foley Recording Engineer
- Foley Recordist
- Foley Supervisor
- Joint ADR Mixer
- Keyboard Programmer
- Location Sound Assistant
- Location Sound Mixer
- Location Sound Recordist
- Loop Group Coordinator
- Main Title Theme Composer
- Music: music not composed specifically for a film or a series e.g. Mozart
- Music Arranger
- Music Co-Supervisor
- Music Consultant
- Music Coordinator
- Music Director
- Music Editor
- Music Producer
- Music Programmer (alt. Programming)
- Music Score Producer
- Music Sound Design and Processing
- Music Supervision Assistant
- Music Supervisor
- Musician: should be used for any instrument e.g. Cello, Violin, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Guitar, etc.
- O.B. Sound
- Orchestrator (alt. Orchestration)
- Original Music Composer : music composed specifically for a film or a series (alt. Composer, Music, Music by, Music Composed by, Music Score, Original Score Composed by, Original Score Music, Original Score, Original Music)
- Other
- Playback Singer
- Production Sound Mixer
- Recording Supervision
- Scoring Mixer
- Second Assistant Sound
- Songs
- Sound
- Sound Assistant
- Sound Designer (alt. Sound Design)
- Sound Director
- Sound Editor
- Sound Effects
- Sound Effects Designer
- Sound Effects Editor (*alt. Effects Editor *)
- Sound Engineer (alt. Engineer)
- Sound Mix Technician
- Sound Mixer
- Sound Montage Associate
- Sound Post Production Coordinator
- Sound Post Supervisor
- Sound Re-Recording Assistant
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer (alt. Re-Recording Mixer, Re-Recording Engineer)
- Sound Recordist
- Sound Supervisor
- Sound Technical Supervisor
- Supervising ADR Editor (alt. Supervising Automated Dialogue Replacement Editor)
- Supervising Dialogue Editor
- Supervising Music Editor
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Supervising Sound Effects Editor
- Theme Song Performance
- Utility Sound
- Vocal Coach
- Vocals
VISUAL EFFECTS
- 2D Sequence Supervisor
- 2D Artist
- 2D Supervisor
- 24 Frame Playback
- 3D Animator
- 3D Artist
- 3D Coordinator
- 3D Director
- 3D Generalist
- 3D Modeller
- 3D Sequence Supervisor
- 3D Supervisor
- 3D Tracking Layout
- Additional Effects Development
- Additional Visual Effects
- Animation
- Animation Coordinator
- Animation Department Coordinator
- Animation Director
- Animation Fix Coordinator
- Animation Manager
- Animation Production Assistant
- Animation Supervisor
- Animation Technical Director
- Battle Motion Coordinator
- CG Animator
- CG Artist
- CG Engineer
- CG Painter
- CGI Director
- Character Designer
- Character Modelling Supervisor
- Chief Technician / Stop-Motion Expert
- Cloth Setup
- Color Designer
- Compositing Artist
- Compositing Lead
- Compositing Supervisor
- Creature Design
- Creature Effects Technical Director
- Creature Technical Director
- Cyber Scanning Supervisor
- Digital Compositors
- Digital Effects Producer
- Digital Film Recording
- Director of Previsualization
- Effects Supervisor
- Fix Animator
- Generalist
- Head of Animation
- I/O Manager (alt. Input/Output Manager)
- I/O Supervisor (alt. Input/Output Supervisor)
- Imaging Science
- Key Animation
- Layout Supervisor
- Lead Animator
- Lead Character Designer
- Lead Creature Designer
- Matchmove Supervisor
- Matte Painter
- Mechanical & Creature Designer
- Mechanical Designer
- Modeling
- Modelling Supervisor
- Opening/Ending Animation
- Pipeline Technical Director
- Photo Retouching
- Pre-Visualization Coordinator
- Pre-Visualization Supervisor
- Pyrotechnic Supervisor
- Roto Supervisor
- Rotoscoping Artist
- Senior Animator
- Senior Generalist
- Senior Modeller
- Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
- Shading
- Simulation & Effects Artist
- Simulation & Effects Production Assistant
- Smoke Artist
- Special Effects Supervisor (alt. SFX Supervisor, SPFX Supervisor)
- Stereoscopic Coordinator
- Stereoscopic Supervisor
- Stereoscopic Technical Director
- Supervising Animation Director
- VFX Artist (alt. Visual Effects Artist)
- VFX Director of Photography (alt. Visual Effects Director of Photography)
- VFX Editor (alt. Visual Effects Editor)
- VFX Lighting Artist (alt. Visual Effects Lighting Artist)
- VFX Production Coordinator (alt. Visual Effects Production Coordinator)
- VFX Supervisor (alt. Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Visual Development
- Visual Effects (alt. VFX)
- Visual Effects Assistant Editor
- Visual Effects Camera
- Visual Effects Compositor
- Visual Effects Coordinator (alt. VFX Coordinator)
- Visual Effects Designer (alt. VFX Designer)
- Visual Effects Director
- Visual Effects Lineup
- Visual Effects Producer (alt. VFX Producer)
- Visual Effects Production Assistant
- Visual Effects Production Manager
- Visual Effects Supervisor
- Visual Effects Technical Director (alt. VFX Technical Director)
WRITING
- Adaptation
- Author
- Book
- Characters
- Co-Writer
- Comic Book
- Creative Producer
- Dialogue
- Executive Story Editor
- Graphic Novel
- Head of Story
- Idea
- Junior Story Editor
- Lyricist
- Musical
- Novel
- Opera
- Original Concept
- Original Film Writer
- Original Series Creator
- Original Story
- Other
- Scenario Writer
- Screenplay (alt. Screenplay by)
- Screenstory
- Script Consultant
- Script Editor
- Senior Story Editor
- Series Composition
- Short Story
- Staff Writer
- Story (alt. Story by)
- Story Artist
- Story Consultant
- Story Coordinator
- Story Developer
- Story Editor
- Story Manager
- Story Supervisor
- Storyboard
- Teleplay (alt. Teleplay by)
- Theatre Play
- Writer (alt. Written by)
- Writers' Assistant
- Writers' Production
Reply by Travis Bell
on August 10, 2017 at 11:10 AM
Hey @banana_girl, awesome!
Something I can do to the jobs list is add alternative names. And at this point I can probably even add a little tool for mods to add them. No one really talked about this being a problem until only very recently
So, if that helps when you are talking about jobs in the sense of the ones that can go by multiple names, choose a primary name and feel free to keep track of alts too. We can use those.
Reply by lineker
on August 10, 2017 at 11:37 AM
Great idea Banana!
That would be very nice!
One obvious example would be to add Re-Recording Mixer as an alternative to Sound Re-Recording Mixer.
Reply by janar
on August 10, 2017 at 11:39 AM
@banana_girl said:
Maybe it's better to wait until Travis adds the new crew jobs first?!? Otherwise you'll have to change the whole list at a later point a lot ...
Just for example: I would love for Travis to add the label "Production Designer" next to the existing "Production Design". I think as a job title it fits much better, so it wouldn't be an alternative anymore. But that's not decided, yet - so maybe we just wait a little bit longer and look which new jobs are being added after all?
On the other hand, we could use this new thread at the beginning to point out and discuss credits that are in the wrong section at the moment? For example: "Location Scout" in ART should be moved to PRODUCTION, in which all the other location labels are. There are so many more - I just don't have time until next week to look through them.
Also, a suggestion: I'm not sure about it, but maybe it would be helpful to add the alternatives also as bullet points, too - maybe in italic? What I mean is this: You see a movie, you see the credit "Re-Recording Mixer", you look for it, but you can't find it under the letter "R" anywhere in this list. Would it be helpful to add a line like:
Re-Recording Mixer: confer to Sound-Re-Recording Mixer
I'm not sure this is helpful at all, and the list might become very confusing one day? Just an idea ...
And just for info, there's 1 line effed-up in the section EDITING with two different jobs (my fault):
Also, a few other alternatives that quickly come to my mind:
Title Designer [ART] -> Title Design
Still Photographer [CAMERA] -> Stills Photographer
Costume Design [COSTUME & MAKE-UP] -> Costume Designer (I suggested the alternative)
Hairstylist [COSTUME & MAKE-UP] -> Hair, Hair Stylist
Key Hair Stylist [COSTUME & MAKE-UP] -> Key Hair, Key Hairstylist
Makeup ... [COSTUME & MAKE-UP] -> Make-Up ...
Prosthetic ... [COSTUME & MAKE-UP] -> Prosthetics ...
Shoe Design [COSTUME & MAKE-UP] -> Shoe Designer
Actor's Assistant [CREW] -> Assistant to [actor/actress]
Armorer and Armory Coordinator [CREW] -> Armourer / Armoury Coordinator [by the way, they could also be moved to the section ART, I think]
Craft Service [CREW] -> Craft Services
Production Office Assistant [CREW] -> Office PA, Office Production Assistant
Scenic Artist [CREW] -> Scenic (I'm not sure about this one, to be honest)
Digital Intermediate ... [EDITING] -> DI ...
Local Casting [PRODUCTION] -> [any city/region/country] Casting, for example "Melbourne Casting"
Musician [SOUND] -> [any oboist, guitar player, cellist etc. that plays an intrument]
Other things:
I'm out of time ...
Best wishes,
janar
"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page
Reply by Marr 🇳🇱
on August 10, 2017 at 12:39 PM
I want to add to this:
Reply by Banana
on August 10, 2017 at 8:08 PM
I was secretly hoping you would say that. And yes, please, let us help!
True, the list will be turned upside down very soon. But don't worry, I'm mentally prepared for that to happen.
I agree! I think reading the list and playing with it will also help fix misplaced (and duplicate?) credits.
That's not a bad idea, but I'm a bit afraid it would become too confusing. Maybe I should add a little note inviting people to search the lists using CTRL+F?
@janar72 I'll go over your list in a little while.
Reply by janar
on August 11, 2017 at 1:08 PM
@travisbell said:
Travis, how will that work exactly? @lineker suggested something like this in the other thread:
Is that what you mean here? Or do you mean something different?
Reply by Marr 🇳🇱
on August 11, 2017 at 1:10 PM
No like alternative/translated titles for films, if you search for "de hopeloze heks" (The Worst Witch) several entries will appear, even though it's not the original title.
Reply by janar
on August 11, 2017 at 1:16 PM
@banana_girl said:
Okidoki!
Oh yeah, that would be another way; didn't think of that ...
There's no hurry, really. I'll be occupied with Orphan Black ending for the next days ...
Reply by janar
on August 11, 2017 at 1:34 PM
@alltimemarr said:
I still don't understand it.
Can we use an example?
Let's say I watch a movie and there's the credit "Office PA" -> exactly like this. Let's say we defined as primary name "Production Office Assistant", and we defined alternative names "Office PA" and "Office Production Assistant".
So, my question: What will happen when I go to the jobs list of the movie and I copy/paste "Office PA" into the field? Will all the different alternatives be displayed and I can choose between them? Or only the primary name and the alternatives in parenthesis?
Reply by Marr 🇳🇱
on August 11, 2017 at 2:23 PM
Oh right, those specifics/layout/details will only be known after Travis implements it, but the function is that it will indeed show the main job title, whether you searched for DoP or Director of Photography or Cinematography/er.
And who knows, maybe the alternative job title it matches your search to, That would be handy, as then the user knows it is the right job
Reply by Banana
on August 15, 2017 at 11:41 AM
I updated the list!
I think you are right. According to wiki (and many other websites), Second Assistant Camera is also the same job.
Mmmm, I think they probably are two jobs.
I also added a few obvious alternative names. And I think Post Supervisor = Post Production Supervisor.
Reply by janar
on August 15, 2017 at 1:50 PM
@banana_girl said:
Cool!
My question would be which term we want to use as the primary name? I personally like Second Assistant Camera much better and I've seen it the most in credits - but that's just my choice/experience (also, 2nd Assistant Camera, Second AC and 2nd AC are other alternative names).
Also, a First Assistant Camera [CAMERA] is often called "Focus Puller" [currently a new suggestion] - other alternatives are First AC, 1st Assistant Camera, 1st AC. The following webpage says the term "Focus Puller" is the one that was previously used:
http://creativeskillset.org/job_roles/3081_first_assistant_camera
Another aspect: Smaller productions only use a single Assistant Camera (or AC) who does both jobs - that's one of the new suggestions.
Another aspect: Bigger productions use more than 1 camera on set, so they have an Second Assistant "A" Camera, a Second Assistant "B" Camera and so on (similar to "A" Camera Operator vs. "B" Camera Operator as well as First Assistant "A" Camera vs. First Assistant "B" Camera). As of now, you can't make this difference while contributing credits to TMDb - it's all the same. I'm not sure the difference is that important, though - maybe we don't need to make it? On the other hand, I do know that people climb up in their career going from "B" Camera to "A" camera within the same production - something you wouldn't recognize on TMDb without differentiation. It's a tricky decision ...
And another aspect: For re-shoots and/or additional photography, there already exists a name Additional Camera in [CAMERA]. An alternative name for this would be Additional Camera Operator, but we probably also need Additional First Assistant Camera and Additional Second Assistant Camera as new terms (both were suggested by me in the other thread).
You mean the Tattooist is the Tattoo Artist who applies it, and the designer is the one who draws it before it is applied? Yeah, the difference actually makes sense. Wikipedia also mentions Tattooer as another alternative name for Tattooist.
I think so, too.
Two other things I want to mention:
1.) A Sound Re-Recording Mixer is also often called Sound Re-Recording Engineer - it's the same.
2.) A Scenic Artist [CREW], also called Scenic Painter, works under the direction of the set designer and scenic charge artist to paint sets, backdrops, and some props for stage productions. The term is often used for theatre sets (other alternatives especially used in theatre are Scenographer or short Scenic), but I've seen it also in tv credits a lot, in different forms. So, let's see what terms we have/need:
As for choosing primary names: I like Scenic Artist for job 1 and Charge Scenic Artist for job 2 the best. And the spezialized painter under no. 3 should all be primary names, in my opinion.
That's all for today.
Best wishes,
janar
"Love [...] is the most incredible gift to give and to receive as a human being." - Ellen Page
Reply by Banana
on August 26, 2017 at 8:10 AM
Me too! I added a temporary definition to Camera Loader, but I'll move it to Second Assistant Camera as long as it's an official job. I think we have to be VERY careful with the crew jobs, though. The 2nd assistant and the loader can be two different persons.
I think it would be better to have A and B cameras. e.g. when someone is credited for both cameras, we can't add double credits! Oh, and I think I saw a "C" camera credit?
I researched all of those the other day, but I'm still lost. I think Scenic Artist and Painter are different jobs. I'm also a bit unsure about Set Painter. It's all so confusing. Anyone knows painters?
Also, I think we're missing the "On-Set" ones.
Reply by Marr 🇳🇱
on August 26, 2017 at 9:11 AM
Isn't that the same as not adding personal makeup/hair etc?
(I remember suggesting A/B/C etc previously too though, but just wondering. There could be someone credited as XXX's make up, but also hair stylist general? I don't know if that ever happens, but in theory maybe it could? .. XD
Reply by Banana
on August 30, 2017 at 12:37 AM
I guess this is a somewhat similar case: a documentary series has a "Documentary Directed by" and a "Action Scenes Directed by" credit for each episode. I'm not really sure what I should do.