ABSTRACT
This chapter gives an overview of the duties of the various people involved in production. It discusses the tasks required for studio production, with the assumption that the program is live or recorded live with few, if any, stops. The cast and crew for studio productions vary from place to place and time to time. Producers are in charge of the overall organization of a production, be it a network comedy, a local station newscast, a cable TV sportscast, a webisode, or a corporate training video. A producer is usually the person who comes up with an idea and obtains funding. The producer then carefully plans everything so that production and postproduction progress smoothly. If a program needs editing, the producer's role will vary just as it does during production. A producer who does not work at the editing facility and who trusts the director may never appear in the editing room. A director is like a symphony conductor.
