Technical Director – Motion Pictures, Broadcasting And Performing Arts in Edmonton

Work setting

• Office
• City or urban
• Motion picture and film industry
• Animation studio
• Video game studio

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Advise in the interpretation and delivery of the performance
• Arrange film segments into sequences to achieve continuity and desired effects
• Assemble the creative team
• Coordinate production in various fields including film, television, video game, radio, dance and theatre
• Determine scheduling of production
• Determine treatment and scope of production
• Ensure details follow the project’s original intention
• Oversee the process of hiring actors and crew members for the production
• Supervise staff or team
• Plan, organize and direct the artistic aspects of production
• Oversee the design of sets, costumes, furnishings and props
• Co-ordinate and direct the photography of production
• Determine lighting, lenses, camera angles and backgrounds
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical problems
• Supervise technical and support staff
• Develop policies, standards and guidelines
• Program animation software to predefined specifications for interactive CDs, DVDs, video game cartridges and Internet-based applications

Supervision

• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Experience and specialization

Specialized audio or video systems

• Computer graphic imagery system

Computer and technology knowledge

• 3D graphic software
• Adobe Suite
• Autodesk Maya
• Autodesk 3ds Max

Type of production art

• Visual effects

Type of production or direction concentration

• Preproduction direction
• Technical direction
• Postproduction direction

Type of media

• Film
• Television
• Video
• Video games

Specialization or experience

• 3D Modeling

Area of specialization

• Technical support

Benefits

Other benefits

• Learning/training paid by employer
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available
• Variable or compressed work week
• Wellness program