When organizing a team to produce a creative product, its vital to divide the skill precisely between the various roles required to produce a quality product. Each role in a production team is important, as they contribute their talents and skills towards the end product, so attributing team members with affinities for particular processes is necessary, otherwise a team risks wasting resources and producing a lower quality product. There are many different roles in the production pipeline, divided into the various stages of the process, including pre-production, production and post-production, and even including things such as marketing and sales, so knowing the strengths of your team members is very important.
In the pre-production phase, the team is mainly focused on organizing and planning what the product they will be creating will be, and any details surrounding that. Before any production can begin, the team needs to decide on a great many things, and those decisions are usually made by the directors. Directors choose and manage the direction of the project, giving the other members of the team orders and guidance for their development. A director has high authority in this setting, since they can veto and change ideas bought forth by other members of the team. They need to be careful when doing this however, as a too controlling stance can damage relationships within the team and lower group morale.
One of the major members of the production process, particularly in a creative endeavor, are the artists. Artists are the ones responsible for creating the assets, characters and environments for a production, and are the ones physically producing the final creation. They’re split up into many different sub categories, including concept artists, character artists, modelers, texturers and environment artists, but broadly they’re all considered artists in the grand scheme of things. Each of the artists contributes physical products to the pipeline, building the foundation on which the end product is built.
After the art is created, its handed off to the animators. Animators manipulate the assets and designs created by the artists to create movement. While they don’t actually create the designs themselves, its their work that brings the project to life and mold it into the form that was outlined in the original plan. Their use of timing and weight makes the designs seem alive and interesting, and form a large portion of the production process.
Lastly is the post production team. This usually contains roles such as lighting specialists, renderers and special effects developers. It’s their job to round out the final product, polishing it and refining it so that it is presented in the best possible way for the final pass. The work that this team does is what really makes a project look beautiful, with the correct lighting and effects making a project truly worth looking at.
All the team members of the production pipeline contribute vital pieces of work to the grand scheme of the project, with each one being irreplaceable in the the full scope of production. Knowing this, its important for a team lead to direct their team structure in such a way that the team members work most efficiently and effectively, otherwise the project may begin to crumble form the inside out. When a team is proportioned and managed effectively, it works like a well oiled machine, with each team complementing and co-operating smoothly, and their end product is executed perfectly.
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