What Are Essential CREW Members for FILMMAKING? (Most Important Film Crew Roles Explained) 

When planning your film, knowing the essential crew members for filmmaking will help you plan for success. Different projects call for different film crew roles. So who are the essential or most important film crew members?
Film Jams’ list of different jobs on a film set is based off of a feature-length film we recently made, “Elfette Saves Christmas,” which you can check out on Amazon or pick up a copy at Walmart or Target.
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The movie was low budget so we really had to think about which crew members were essential to our filming. Out of the 40 days of shooting, 35 of those took place in the St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida area, where we are based out of. Besides that, we also took a smaller crew up to New York City to film some scenes there. We had to fit all of our gear as well as our most crucial crew members in just one minivan, so we had to be choosy when it came to who we needed.
In total, we took 5 people up to New York who filled film crew roles, and we also met three of our actors there already, who happened to be in the city. So in New York, we ended up taking the director, cinematographer, sound tech, who also downloaded footage after shooting, an assistant camera who was also doubling as an actress in our film, a BTS videographer, and lastly the other actors who when they weren’t acting were working as general helpers for our filming (AKA holding lights).
These actors also did their own makeup while we were in New York and everyone pitched in to carry gear around locations. We also go through a slightly bigger list of our crew when we were filming back in Florida in this video. If you want to know our full crew list, or who are the essential or most important film crew members, check out our video to see all the different jobs on a film set!
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GEAR USED IN THIS VIDEO:
LENSES
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CAMERAS
-Canon C200 - amzn.to/2Xm83Ny
AUDIO GEAR
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Other equipment we use to film:
CAMERAS
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-Canon C300 - amzn.to/2TbymjT
-Canon EOS R - amzn.to/2QaPZlK
-Sony A7III - amzn.to/2TAoYqK
LENSES
-Canon 24-105mm - amzn.to/2ILo9tp (main interview)
-Canon 100mm macro - amzn.to/2KsZuaF (product shots & CUs)
TRIPODS
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MICS
-Sennheiser MKE600 - amzn.to/2ILulBP
-Sennheiser 416 - amzn.to/2INrtQy
LIGHTS:
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-Kino Flo Diva LED - amzn.to/2BuunZp
PHOTO GEAR
-Profoto Beauty Dish - amzn.to/2zgfjPV
-Profoto D2 500 Strobe Kit - amzn.to/2J28AZx
-Canon 5D mkIII - amzn.to/2KRE3zl
-Profoto Air Remote - amzn.to/2MU7MZa
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Filmed on location at: www.LitewaveMedia.com in St. Petersburg, FL
Special Thanks to the St. Petersburg Clearwater Film Commission Digital Creator Program
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