Roles and responsibilities of a writer
Roles and responsibilities of a writer
A writer’s job is to write scripts or otherwise screen plays for tv shows and films. A writer will usually go through multiple versions of the same script but writers for films will have more time simply because the deadline is longer compared to a tv show like a soap.
Skills- what does a writer need to be good at.
A good writer needs to be creative and have a decent amount of experience in writing already a writer also needs to be knowledgeable about the subject there are writing about whether it’s a already running tv show or a film based on a true story.
How do you get in/ become a writer?
Many writers start out as a freelancer building up a body of work to try and get a job writing for. A lot of writers also start in theatre and do television screen plays on the side rather than going straight into films which they do later
Producer
Producers are essentially in charge of managing the progress of the film or tv programme they oversee budgeting and help in all different parts of the process of making the film or tv programme they are also responsible for hiring and firing staff who are working under them. This means they also have some creative control and can give ideas to screenwriters. Becoming a producer is not easy most of the time they must have a lot of experience in the film and tv industry because of this they become a natural leader in the making of the film and everyone working on the project must run ideas through the producer.
As I mentioned before you must have a lot of experience in the film and tv industry to become a producer as they have many responsibilities.
Director
The director is one of the people in charge of making a film and is and must work under the producer. Because of this they usually work with the producers on the script in pre-production and before pre-production.
they will work with the director of photography on how it is being filmed, sometimes they change somethings like the type of shot lighting and help decide with what actors would work best with the script in early development they work closely with actors and the editors after production.
Becoming a director is not a simple process and they often have to have studied at university and experience working I film and tv sector already they also need to have strong leadership skills since they oversee a team of people already. You can also finance a film yourself and become a director that way.
Legal and ethical considerations
Plagiarism is the act of taking someone else's work and making it look like you created it yourself without the owner's consent/permission
Bias is when one side in an argument for example is agreed with for example, but without considering the other sides' points. I think it is ok for screenwriters to be biased but that has its limits, for example where the film is based on a true story they should not be biased or risk offending people and never getting a job again.
A libel is a statement in written form that is proven untrue about someone, usually an article or letter or website, for example. And defamation is just an untrue statement that is made to damage someone else's reputation. A screenwriter would have to be careful of this, for example if they were writing a film based on a true story there is all ways the risk of being sued even if what they are writing is completely true because they are writing about real people who can sue.
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