Last updated on February 16th, 2022 at 01:00 pm
The following jobs are within the Special Effects & Armoury Department.
- Special Effects Manager / SFX Manager
- SFX Co-ordinator
- SFX Buyer
- SFX Assistant
- SFX – Casual
- Mechanical Fx. Co-ordinator
- Pyro Fx. Co-ordinator
- Model Fx. Co-ordinator
- Model Maker
- Armourer
- Armourer – Casual
In Australian A-Z Budget — Feature Films these roles are in section C.15 Special Effects & Armoury Crew.
Special Effects & Armoury 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. This department is undoubtedly creative and have a lot of creative control of the look of the motion picture, but they still fall Below-The-Line.
Special Effects & Armoury 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.
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