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ROLE DUTIES SKILLS QUALITIES REAL EXAMPLE

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PRODUCERProducers must identify that the

product must be produced at a high

standard to be creative and to make

sure that everyone gets involved.

Producers need to work well with

others and create new ideas which are

relevant in the task. They also need to

have good designing skills and they

need to present the work in a high

standard.

Producers need to work punctually

and leave plenty of time to create

products. They need to have good

communication as this would be

helpful in there work. They also need

to have good understanding of health

and safety.

Leslie Benzies

ASSISTANT

PRODUCER

They work with a development studio

it involves managing communications

between different teams for example

design, art and programming.

They normally concentrate on sales

and marketing departments. They have

to plan so it could help them know

what they are doing in the task. At the

end of development they will have

tasks which includes releasing game

demos and setting up photo shoots

They need to have good written

language so it would help them with

there task. They need to produce high

standard of work and good

management skills to be able to

operate in the job.

They need to be passionate with games

so it could help with there task. They

need to be aware with the health and

safety. They need to be motivated so it

could speed up with the tasks. They

must have excellent communications

skills to be able work effectively as a

team.

William Mills

SENIOR/LEAD

PROGRAMMER

Manages the software. The Lead

Programmer manages the production.

They need to be creative and they

need to have good programming

skills.

They need to work under pressure.

The need to have good knowledge

and understanding of health and

safety. They need to have good

communication skills so it can be

clear to the group.

John Whyte

Phil Hooker

PROGRAMMERA person who designs what's inside the

computer. They write many softwares .

They need to be creative and good at

problem solving. They need to

understand game play.

They should be creative, respectful,

confidence they should be able to give

feedback. You need to have good

memory. They should have excellent

negotiation skills and communication.

Karim Hemraj

GAME/SENIOR

DESIGNER

They decide what a game has inside

and and how the game is played .They

have to create images and graphics this

can be 3D and is animated.

They have to have good

communication. They need to have

good design skills, managing the game

and researching on the game.

They have to take responsibility for the

group to work together on the overall

design of the game.

Simon Lashley

Keith McLeman

LEVEL EDITOR/

DESIGNER

Creates drawings that are interactive

this includes landscape, buildings and

objects. They develop the game play

includes the challenges that the

characters face and the actions. They

have to make sure that the game is

appealing to a wide range of audience.

They need to have good design skills

and have knowledge of 3D modelling.

They need to have excellent IT skills

and know how to use the editing tools.

They need to be aware of the health

and safety . They need to be passionate

with the games a. They need to have

good

Ryan Baker

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ROLE DUTIES SKILLS QUALITIES REAL EXAMPLE

FROM GTA IV

CREATIVE/STUDIODIRECTOR

Translate interactive strategy and

brand requirements to actionableconcepts.

Manage projects from conception

to execution.

Messaging and Branding.

Excellent verbal skills. They need

to be able to have creative ideasand produce good images. They

must have good knowledge and

understanding.

They need to be creative. They

need to understand what thework is about. The need to have

good knowledge of the work.

They also need to accept anything

that has been told to them. They

need to have good knowledge of

Health and Safety legislation and

procedures.

Andrew Semple

TECHNICAL

ARTIST/DIRECTOR

They responsibilities are to design

and create images which are

creative.

They need to be initiative and the

ability to work alone and as part

of a team. Good drawing skills to

be able to produce a good piece of

work.

They need to have good

communication. They need to be

creative and have good ideas.

Adam Fowler

ANIMATOR/

ANIMATION

DIRECTOR

Animation directors are

responsible for character design,

character animation, actions and

sequences.

They need to have good design in

animation. They must be able to

work as part of the senior creative

team, to understand decisions.

They must have an excellent

understanding of animation

clearly express his or her ideas

and discuss animation options.

Alex Horton

LEAD/CONCEPT

ARTIST

They create the imaging that

would make it useful to the

production designers.

They need to have knowledge

how to use Photoshop as they

need to be creative with theimages in order to do this job.

They need to have knowledge of

the Health and Safety legislation

and procedures. They need tohave the ability to work as part of

a team.

Michael Kane

AUDIO ENGINEER/

SUPERVISING

SOUND EDITOR

They are responsible for all sound

post production. They are

responsible with the sound.

The skills which are needed for

this job is they need to have good

financial skills. They need to be

precise and work in detail.

They need to have good

communication skills. They need

to manage the team and get the

team going. They need to

understand the health and safety.

Nicholas Montgomery

QA

TESTER/MANAGER

They manage with the whole task

and they are responsible for the

task to work smoothly andefficiently as they have to keep up

with the tasks.

They need to have good finance

skills.

They need to have good

communication and discuss with

other people in a good manner.

Jeff Rosa

JOB ROLES IN VIDEO GAMESDIRECTION, ART, ANIMATION, SOUND & Q.A