As a required part of the College curriculum, each student will perform a variety of on-set and off-set crew positions. It is the primary mission of the College to provide a level playing field for all students, so that they have an opportunity to perform a variety of crew positions for the purpose of their education. Students performing these crew positions are doing so for the primary purpose of their education, with a secondary purpose to provide support for production.
Rights and responsibilities
Students have the right to perform assigned crew positions, regardless of their actual or perceived skill level.
Only students enrolled in the College of Motion Picture Arts may hold a faculty-assigned crew position. At no time may a non-member of the College perform, supervise, or take over any faculty-assigned crew position.
Any student who takes over another student’s job, who switches jobs without prior approval of the Head of Production (HOP), who refuses to work on assigned responsibilities, or who refuses another student the right to perform their assigned job will be in violation of FSU’s Academic Honor Policy and the College’s Professional Code of Conduct and may be placed on immediate probation or dismissed from the program without advance notice.
Evaluation of student performance for the purpose of grades or disciplinary action is the sole right of the College faculty and staff.
Crew grids
For each production cycle, crew grids are created by the Associate Dean, approved by the faculty, and updated and distributed by the Head of Production. The crew grids plot out crew positions and production dates for the cycle and are designed to provide equal access to time and resources for each student, in accordance with the College’s level playing field philosophy.
The crew grid for a specific production cycle is subject to change from year-to-year, due to changes that inevitably occur in curriculum, equipment, or the number of students in a given cohort.
Crewing process
The Head of Production will administer the crewing process for each of the production cycles. For some cycles, the HOP may randomly assign all crew positions, while on other cycles students may be permitted to submit crewing requests to the HOP.
Once the crew grid has been published, any crewing changes must be approved in advance by the HOP. If subsequent changes are then made to the grid, the HOP will publish colored revisions to students.