LOCAL 478 CRAFTS AND CLASSIFICATIONS
A film crew is a group of people hired by a production company for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture.
The Crew is distinguished from the cast as the cast are understood to be the actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for characters in the film.
The crew is also separate from the producers as the producers are the ones who own a portion of either the film company or the film's intellectual property rights.
A film crew is divided into different departments, each of which specializes in a specific aspect of the production.
Film crew positions have evolved over the years, spurred by technological change, but many traditional jobs date from the early 20th century and are common across jurisdictions and film-making cultures.
IATSE Local 478 covers the following crafts:
Allied Crafts
Warehouseman
Repair Tech
Art Department
Art Department Coordinator
Set Designer/Model Maker/Draftsperson
Illustrator
Graphic Artist
Model Maker
Construction
Construction Coordinator
Construction Foreman
Construction Gang Boss
Draftsperson
Carpenter/Prop Maker/Model Maker
Tool Mechanic/Person
Construction Diver
Shop Crafts Person
Construction Buyer
Welder
Construction Utility Technician
Crafts Service
Key Craft Service
Craft Service Assistant
Electric
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Laptop/Dimmer Board Operator
Electrician
Lamp Operator
Balloon Lighting Tech
Generator Operator
Rigging Gaffer
Rigging Best Boy Electric
Rigging Electrician
Rigging Generator Operator
First Aid
Set Medic
**EMT
**Paramedic
**RN/Nurse
Greens
Greens Foreman
Lead/First Greens
Greensman
On Set/Standby Greens
Grips
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Dolly Grip
Crane Operator
Grip
Rigging Key Grip
Rigging Best Boy Grip
Rigging Grip
*Locations
Locations Manager
Assistant Locations Manager
Paint/Scenic/Plaster
Paint Foreman
Paint Gang Boss
Key/Lead Scenic Artist
Scenic Artist
Sign Painter/Writer
Painter Set/Construction
Stand by Painter
Lead Plasterer/Fiberglass
Sculptor/ Plasterer
Paint Utility Technician
Projection
Daily Projectionist
Props
Prop Master
Prop Assistant/Asst Prop Master
Props Buyer
Prop Person
Prop Weapons
On-Set Picture Cars/Boats
Marine Coordinator
Boat Handler
Set Dressing
Set Decorator
Lead (man)-Set Dresser
Draper/Upholsterer
Set Dressing Buyer
Set Dresser/On-Set
Set Dresser
Swing Gang
Set Dec Coordinator
Set Teacher
Studio Teacher / Welfare
Sound
Mixer/Recordist
Boom Person/Assistant
Cable Utility Person
Playback Operator
Special Effects
SPFX Coordinator
SPFX Charge Person/Foreman
SPFX Key
SPFX Assistant
SPFX Diver
SPFX Mechanical
SPFX Mold Maker
SPFX Powder Person
SPFX Pyrotechnics
SPFX Technician
SPFX Rigging Foreman
Video Assist
VTR/ Playback
Video Assistant/Non-Record Video
Wardrobe
Costume Designer
Assistant Designer
Costume Supervisor
Key Set Costumer
Key Costumer
Assistant Key
Set Costumer
Costumer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Buyer
Stylist
Ager/Dyer
Seamstress/Tailor/Stitcher/Sewer
Costume Coordinator
*Mississippi Covered Crafts
Accountant
Assistant Accountant
Production Office Coordinator
Assistant
Script Supervisor
*These crafts and classifications are covered in most cases, if hired locally.
**These crafts require proof of certification