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Have you ever thought about how many hats Producers wear on audio fiction productions? I have. I have a lot. Here& #39;s a pretty comprehensive list of just about every distinguishable role/responsibility that an audio fiction production might have. (THREAD)
- Producer: Responsible for leading the production. Acts as the decision maker for budget and production decisions, and coordinates with the Showrunner on cast and crew decisions.
- Showrunner: Responsible for leading the creative side of production. Acts as the decision maker for cast, crew and creative decisions, and for approving creative workflow.
- Investor: Stakeholder (often external) responsible for funding the production. Will usually have some influence on decision-making through the Producer.
- Production Assistant: Responsible for admin and organisation. Typically also responsible for paperwork, booking and submission processes. If production is local (or local-like), also responsible for cast/crew check in and orientation.
- Accountant: Responsible for keeping track of income, expenditure and taxation, accounts receivable and payable, and managing the production& #39;s financial infrastructure
- Writer: Responsible for script-writing. May also be responsible for Episode descriptions and other creative copy.
- Lead Writer: If there& #39;s a writing team, responsible for coordinating the efforts of all the Writers, and generally acts as the decision maker for Script decisions.
- Casting Director: Responsible for supporting the Showrunner in making casting decisions.
- Actor: Responsible for performing the script.
- Director: Responsible for providing direction to actors during recording and rehearsal, and providing oversight during take selection.
- Production Advocate: Responsible for providing cast and crew with a way to anonymously escalate conflicts or concerns to the Producer, or to resolve intra-production personal conflicts.
- Recording Engineer: Responsible for the technical act of recording audio. Typically responsible for production A/V support in general.
- Dialogue Editor: Responsible for take selection, and creating the first dialogue edit.
- Sound Designer: Responsible for non-dialogue creative sound, such as environmental sound, room atmosphere, adding music accompaniment and vocal FX.
- Composer: Responsible for creating musical score and other musical accompaniment
- Visual Designer: Responsible for the visual identity of the podcast. Responsible for things like cover art, visual marketing creative, and in some cases even social media creative.
- Transcriber: Responsible for converting the recording script into accurate transcripts
- Marketer: Responsible for promotion of the production, including media management.
- Social Media Manager: Responsible for the production& #39;s presence on social media.
Of course, most productions do not have dedicated people for each of these roles. In general, we may hire people for a few of these roles, then any role we haven& #39;t hired for will default to the Producer. But this, by the by, is nineteen separate roles!
If you& #39;ve been struggling on your own under the weight of your production, this is probably why - you& #39;re trying to do the work of up to nineteen separate jobs. Keep that in mind, especially when you& #39;re coming up with budgets for your shows. All these jobs need doing by *someone*.
So, be aware of how much work you& #39;re putting on yourself, and don& #39;t be too hard on yourself when things take a bit longer, or take more effort, than you& #39;d previously believed.
I have become aware of a role that I missed:
Lawyer: Responsible for writing up contracts, overseeing licensing, and providing legal advice for the production.
Lawyer: Responsible for writing up contracts, overseeing licensing, and providing legal advice for the production.
