Producer
Job Description
Supervise the team of staff
Plan and coordinate production of programmes in a special area, such as entertainment, current affairs, sports or drama, etc.
Conceive the plot of a programme, choose the script, select the cast and work out the budget
Work out all the details of the production process with the assistance of the production assistant, designer, lighting and vision supervisors
Direct the artists, cameramen and other staff in different sections of the production team at rehearsals, recordings and live broadcasts
Qualities and Qualifications
Organisational skills and ability to place people in jobs which they are well capable of filling
Experienced in production work
Preferably with local or overseas training in drama schools or film / TV broadcasting schools
Production Assistant (or Assistant Producer)
Job Description
Assist the producer in all aspects of production
Arrange various kinds of working-level meetings at the planning stage and make records of all the decisions made
Contact artists and make all the necessary arrangements for rehearsals
Time the programme at rehearsals, recordings and live broadcasts and monitor film inserts
Assist in publicity and promotion of programmes
Qualities and Qualifications
Pay heed to operation details
Form 6 to Form 7 standard with relevant working experience
Preferably with post-secondary qualifications if without practical experience
Career Path
Floor Manager
Job Description
Act as the producer’s representative on the studio floor when the producer is supervising rehearsals or live broadcasts in the control room
Ensure that everything is carried out smoothly and in accordance with the producer’s plan
Ensure that the studio and the related facilities are properly maintained both before and after rehearsals or programme productions
Coordinate and manage everything in the studio, including ascertaining the artists’ positions and setting the tasks for them, and ensure that props, microphones and cameras are put in the right place
Keep the response and order of the studio audience under control
Qualities and Qualifications
Fond of teamwork with a pleasant and mature personality
Form 5 standard, preferably Form 6 or above with stage experience
Script Writer
Job Description
Go with the producer’s idea to create a script with breakdowns into various scenes and fully understand the producer’s requirements of his / her programmes
Qualities and Qualifications
Creative with organisational ability and a good command of languages, especially Chinese
Preferably with post-secondary or university qualifications or relevant working experience
Programme Researcher
Job Description
Research into various topics according to the requirements of different programmes, including selecting contestants for quiz programmes, liaising with guests and outside experts for chat shows or documentary films and conducting specialised or academic researches
Provide the script writer with the necessary information to enrich the programme contents
Participate in the preparatory work for the programmes, contribute ideas and gather information
Qualities and Qualifications
Resourceful with a pleasant personality to facilitate collection of information from all walks of life
Post-secondary qualifications with journalist or reporting experience
Record Librarian
Job Description
Keep and properly maintain the vast collection of music in all formats (records, cassettes, and compact discs), all of which have to be indexed, stored and catalogued for easy retrieval
Assist the producer in selecting suitable theme and background music
Qualities and Qualifications
Sound knowledge of classical and modern music
Conversant with the skills of classification, indexing and cataloguing
Set Designer
Job Description
Design the setting to interpret the atmosphere and the scene that the producer has designed for different programmes such as dramas, team games and seminars; design the props and the furnishings in the setting to create the specific atmosphere
Understand the production of the programme so as to conceive how the content of the programme should be interpreted visually and give advice to the producer on aesthetic design
Design the setting by taking into account the positioning and movements of performers, cameras, cables, microphone booms and lighting; ensure that the architecture and furnishings in the programme are in line with the historical background
Qualities and Qualifications
Imaginative, creative, with rich life experience in order to produce the desired effects and images for a programme
Post-secondary or university qualifications with relevant working experience
Holders of certificates of design may be employed as set design assistants
Makeup Artist
Job Description
Ensure that the looks of the actors, performers and singers fit their roles in the performance
Make the performers up, design hairstyles for them and create special effects like wounds and scars, etc.
Conduct final checks on the actors or performers before the performance
Qualities and Qualifications
Calm and sociable, and good at dealing with different sorts of people including actors, politicians and ordinary members of the public
Costume Staff
Job Description
Master the skill of making costumes of historical and fashionable styles that belong to the age depicted in the TV programme
Liaise with producers and set designers to decide on the costumes and work out the budget
Ensure that the costumes are clean and well maintained
Select the costumes and accessories for individual actors in each performance
Qualities and Qualifications
Comprehensive knowledge of the costume history, creativity and the ability to draw and stitch
Preferably with working experience in theatrical costuming
Artist
Job Description
The positions include actors, musicians, dancers, broadcasters, presenters, disc jockeys and dubbing artists, etc.
Engaged in different performances depending on the nature of work
Disc jockeys: play records / discs with voice-overs, conduct research before broadcast
Qualities and Qualifications
Special talents
Having previous experience in other entertainment media and popularity would be an advantage
Disc jockeys: have a good knowledge of music and a strong
sense of current affairs
(Please refer to the section on Performing Arts for more details.)