Skeleton Crew

A skeleton crew is a crew that is made up of the most necessary crew roles so that money can be saved or less people to see when trying to use location without permits. This is very helpful when producing your own short film because you do not have a big budge like the feature films have.

The two crew roles Noam Kroll does not include is the producer and director, this is because they will be at the shoot every day so there is no reason to include them because they would be in every type of production crew, this is because they are too important.

These are the 5 roles Noam Kroll deems the most important:

• Director of Photography

The director of Photography is specialised in recording productions, which allows you to deal with other requirements because the DP can understand what you want in th frame this is very time efficient which can make a massive difference. 

• Make Up/Hair

This is an important role in a production crew, the reason why is because a great make up artist knows what you want the character to look like, also they can be consistent with the same look of make up. another reason why is because it gives the actor the feeling of being in character which can greatly help the production.

• Production Assistant

The reason why a PA is important is because it can help the production keep moving which is a life saver when filming within a certain time frame, also you don't really want your DP or makeup artist to carry everything around so a PA can help with that. finally having a PA can bring a lot of positivity around the production which can help ease things up.

• Location Audio

Noam Kroll's reason for the location audio to be very important is because he feels like a production is more than 50% sound so having a good location audio guy will make the production better and much more professional. Another reason why is because they can make certain noises that are unwanted go away and can replace them if wanted. 

• Gaffer/Grip

Having a Gaffer/Grip in your production will mean your DP can focus more on their specialty which is working the camera to get the best shot and not having gaffer/grip could mean you miss out on a certain shot, another reason why is because a lot of time is put into setting up the lights so if the DP has to do both then it would be harder to keep with the time frame set out.