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French term or phrase:	Chargé de Production
English translation:	production coordinator; production manager
Entered by:	Vaughn

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6:50pm May 25, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / theatre

French term or phrase: Chargé de Production

There's also a Production Administrator.
Context: theatre - program credits

Vaughn

KudoZ activity
Questions: 97 (6 open)
Answers: 287

France

Clarification request(s) and response

Vaughn (asker): 9:25pm May 25, 2004:
From the context, it seems clear to me that the chargé is hierarchically inferior to the administrator

production coordinator

Explanation:
In France the "Chargé de Prod" is usually responsible for the material aspects of an actual production (theater, concert, film,etc) The Production administrator pays the bills, signs the contracts, finds the venues, etc.

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Yes the Chargé de Prod is under the Administrator in most structures.

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Note added at 11 hrs 18 mins (2004-05-26 06:08:42 GMT)
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Here\'s the official job category description from INSEE
Professionnels, généralement salariés, exerçant des responsabilités d\'encadrement ou présentant une qualification technique confirmée, intervenant dans la réalisation des spectacles vivants ou audiovisuels, sans exercer pour autant une activité de direction d\'ensemble quant à cette réalisation.
Les professionnels concernés peuvent exercer pleinement une responsabilité artistique (cas des réalisateurs), mais ils travaillent le plus souvent en fonction de directives données par des directeurs artistiques, même si leur production ou leur activité sont susceptibles d\'exercer une grande influence sur la qualité finale du produit présenté.

Selected response from:

Martha Melter
France

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks to all others, esp. to Dusty. Designer and stage manager are way off. Head of Prod can't work in this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

Stage Manager

Jane Lamb-Ruiz

4 +2

production coordinator

Martha Melter

3 +2

Head of production

writeaway

See explanation below...

Tony M

3 -1

Production Designer

Ossetta

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Head of production

Explanation:
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writeaway
Belgium
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Note from asker to answerer

Dusty's right.

The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Dusty's right.

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Production Designer

Explanation:
Just as I remember from Manchester Opera production...

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Ossetta
Poland
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Polish

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Stage Manager

Explanation:
For thitta not films...:)

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Stage Manager - The Show Must Go On

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

production coordinator

Explanation:
In France the "Chargé de Prod" is usually responsible for the material aspects of an actual production (theater, concert, film,etc) The Production administrator pays the bills, signs the contracts, finds the venues, etc.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 hrs 8 mins (2004-05-26 05:58:32 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Yes the Chargé de Prod is under the Administrator in most structures.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 11 hrs 18 mins (2004-05-26 06:08:42 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Here\'s the official job category description from INSEE
Professionnels, généralement salariés, exerçant des responsabilités d\'encadrement ou présentant une qualification technique confirmée, intervenant dans la réalisation des spectacles vivants ou audiovisuels, sans exercer pour autant une activité de direction d\'ensemble quant à cette réalisation.
Les professionnels concernés peuvent exercer pleinement une responsabilité artistique (cas des réalisateurs), mais ils travaillent le plus souvent en fonction de directives données par des directeurs artistiques, même si leur production ou leur activité sont susceptibles d\'exercer une grande influence sur la qualité finale du produit présenté.

Martha Melter
France
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks to all others, esp. to Dusty. Designer and stage manager are way off. Head of Prod can't work in this context.

11 hrs confidence:

See explanation below...

Explanation:
Just to clarify the point I was trying to make in my comment on writeaway's answer.
In the film and TV world, the term 'Head of Production' (and related alternative versions of the term) is somebody who has overall resposnibility for ALL of what that organisation produces - policy, etc.
Whereas this rôle is less common in 'ordinary' theatres --- nowadays, fewer and fewer theatres actually 'produce' shows (i.e. create them from scratch), but rather put on 'ready-made' shows that are offered to them by outside producers. Hence the term 'Head of Production' in the kind of sense used in Flim and TV will only really have sense in a 'Producing' theatre.
HOWEVER, even in much smaller touring theatres, there will be a person responsible for running ONE production, commonly called a 'production manager' (NOT the same as this rôle in film and TV!) Given the whole of the Asker's context, this seems to me the most likely bet in this particular case...

Tony M
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 155

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French: Chargé de Production

English translation: production coordinator; production manager