Last updated on February 16th, 2022 at 12:21 pm

The following jobs are within the Sound Department of a motion picture.

• Sound Recordist
• Boom Operator
• Cable Runner
• Audio Playback Operator
• Sound – Casual

In Australian A-Z Budget — Feature Films these roles are in section C.5 Sound Crew.

Sound Department is Below-The-Line. The-Line is said to differentiate the team responsible for the creative control of a motion picture from the technicians and crafts-people who make the film. More accurately Above-The-Line people are attached during the Development phase of a production while Below-The-Line people are hired once the financing is in place and Preproduction phase begins. Costume, Art and Makeup departments are creative, but they still fall Below-The-Line.

Sound Department is considered Labour by unions such as MEAA so their minimum rates of pay are defined in the standard industrial agreements for each production sector.

• Story & Script
• Producers
• Directors
• Production Management
• Production Accountancy
• Assistant Directors & Script Supervision
• Camera Department
• Sound Department
• Lighting Department
• Grip Department
• Costume Department
• Make-up Department
• Hairdressing Department
• Art Department
• Action Vehicles Department
• Livestock Department
• Construction Department
• Special Effects & Armoury Department
• Visual Effects & Animation Department
• Occupational Health & Safety Department
• Tuition & Technical Advisers
• Post Production Crew
• Music
• Publicity & Stills