• Actors, producers, and directors express ideas and create images in theatre, film, radio, television, and other performing arts media.
• They interpret a writer's script to entertain, inform, or instruct an audience.
• Although many actors, producers, and directors work in New York or Los Angeles, far more work in other places.
• They perform, direct, and produce in local or regional television studios, theatres, or film production companies, often creating advertising or training films or small-scale independent movies.
• Actors perform in stage, radio, television, video, or motion picture productions. They also work in cabarets, nightclubs, and theme parks.
• Actors portray characters, and, for more complex roles, they research their character's traits and circumstances so that they can better understand a script.
• Most actors struggle to find steady work and only a few achieve recognition as stars.
• Others work as “extras,” with no lines to deliver.
• Some actors do voiceover and narration work for advertisements, animated features, books on tape, and other electronic media.
• They also teach in high school or university drama departments, acting conservatories, or public programs.
• Producers are entrepreneurs who make the business and financial decisions involving a motion picture, television show, or stage production.
• They select scripts, approve the development of ideas, arrange financing, and determine the size and cost of the endeavour.
• Producers hire or approve directors, principal cast members, and key production staff members.
• Large productions often have associate, assistant, or line producers who share responsibilities.
• The number of producers and their specific job duties vary with the size and budget of each production; however, all work is done under the overall direction of an executive producer.
• Together the producers coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and agents to ensure that each project stays on schedule and within budget.
• Directors are responsible for the overall creative decisions of a production.
• They interpret scripts, audition and select cast members, conduct rehearsals, and direct the work of cast and crew.
• They approve the design elements of a production, including the sets, costumes, choreography, and music.
• As with producers, large productions often have many levels of directors working on them. Assistant directors cue the performers and technicians, telling them when to make entrances or light, sound, or set changes.
• All directors must ultimately answer to the executive producer, who has the final say on all factors related to the production.

Other performing artists who may need acting skills include Announcers; Dancers and choreographers; Musicians, singers and related workers.

Others whose jobs are related to film and theatre include Fashion designers; Makeup artists, theatrical and performance; Set and exhibit designers.

Producers share many responsibilities with Top executives.

• Bachelor's degree in Drama
• Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree