• Many job roles are in the movie industry.movie image by saied shahinkiya from Fotolia.com
  
  While acting and directing are the most well-known and glamorous job roles in the movie industry, many other people are involved in making, selling and distributing movies. In addition to the people on screen, there are other important job roles including production crews, executive roles and others. These jobs are filled by highly-trained and licensed professionals to ensure crew safety and quality production.
  
  

Talent

• Job roles that qualify as talent are those that are most familiar. Actors and on-screen performers memorize lines and deliver performances on camera. Actors are frequently the most highly paid of all the jobs in the movie industry. In addition to regular actors, other kinds of talented individuals include screenwriters who write the screenplays and provide the stories for movies. Other talented types include stunt performers and body doubles who do potentially dangerous stunts so the actors will not get injured. Directors also qualify as talent. The director makes the important decisions about editing, camera angles and the overall look of the film.
  
  

Production

• The production crew are those who do everything behind the camera. The production crew answer to the producers and the director. Producers oversee movie making and make sure the films stay within their budget and deadlines. Producers also aid the director in choosing locations, sets and other decisions. Gaffers, grips and other production crew members handle the lighting, wiring and sound aspects of movie making. Prop masters make all the props, and set designers build the sets to the desires of the director. Hair, makeup and costume artists prepare the actors to be on camera and in character. Other members of production crew include drivers, caterers and set security to keep the crew safe. Cinematographers film the movie and assist cameramen in choosing cameras, lenses and angles. The film editor cuts the film and pieces it together to be shown.
  
  

Executive

• Other jobs don't involve direct contact with movies. Executive producers make overall budget decisions and hire the director and other talent using casting directors and talent agencies. Film executives handle movie distribution and marketing, including advertisements, trailers and all forms of promotion to make the movie a success. Movie executives generally work for movie studios, unless the film is independently made.