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JOB ROLES IN VIDEO GAMESPRODUCTION, PROGRAMMING & DESIGN

ROLE DUTIES SKILLS QUALITIES REAL EXAMPLE

FROM GTA IV

PRODUCER

Producers must identify that the

product must be produced at ahigh standard to be creative and to

make sure that everyone gets

involved.

Producers need to work well with

others and create new ideas whichare 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 createproducts. 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/LEADPROGRAMMER

Manages the software. The Lead

Programmer manages theproduction.

They need to be creative and

they need to have goodprogramming skills.

They need to work under

pressure. The need to havegood 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

PROGRAMMER Programmers are responsible forselecting appropriate films for the

venue's target audience. It

depends on the size of the venue

they could be responsible in

marketing and promoting thefilms.

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.

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ROLE DUTIES SKILLS QUALITIES REAL EXAMPLE

FROM GTA IV

CREATIVE/STUDIODIRECTOR

Translate interactive strategy

and brand requirements toactionable concepts.

Manage projects from

conception to execution.

Messaging and Branding.

Excellent verbal skills. They

need to be able to havecreative ideas and 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 imageswhich are creative.

They need to be initiative and

the ability to work alone andas 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 tobe 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 the

images in order to do this job.

They need to have knowledge

of the Health and Safety

legislation and procedures.

They need to have the ability

to workas partofateam.

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 financialskills. They

need to be precise and work indetail.

They need to have good

communication skills. They

need to manage the team and

get the team going. They needto understand the health and

safety.

Nicholas Montgomery

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