Film Crew Hierarchy: A List of Film Crew Positions & Roles

Film crew production teams are large, coordinated groups that consist of several different film crew members, each holding specific film crew positions, responsible for various roles on and off the set. When working anywhere in video production, one of the most challenging tasks early on is understanding the film crew hierarchy and related film crew […]

Is a Non-Disclosure Agreement Between Screenwriter and Producer Necessary?

Screenwriters have several options to protect their intellectual property, specifically through U.S. Copyright protections, but the copyright is only available when there is a fixed, tangible work to protect as in an actual screenplay, script outline, or similar written work. So what do you do if you’ve got an idea, and you’d like to share […]

What is a Writer & What’s Their Position on Set?

Screenwriters also called scriptwriters or just plain writer(s), work to produce the script for motion pictures, television, commercials, and other forms of media. The writers compile the screenplay for a film and include any necessary scenes and dialogue that helps the draft to come to life. Most scripts begin with a treatment before the first […]

How Long Does it Take to Write a Script?

Writing a script can take a day, a week, a month, or several months. The actual amount of time it takes for a screenwriter or anyone else to write a script is dependent on a wide range of variables including the desired final length of the film, the complexity of the story, and various other […]