I could probably sum it up in one word – communication. When the creative team doesn’t give the production department a constant stream of information things can get hotter than Dante’s 8th circle of hell in the time it takes to say, “Oh… I thought you were taking care of that?!” While a lot can … Read more
Oh, the sheer torture of being stuck in traffic when you must, must, must pick up the equipment, get to the location, deliver the crew, bring the food, and get whatever and whomever to the place they need to be, so they can shoot the scene, stay on schedule and not have the Line Producer … Read more
For those of you who have used Movie Magic Budgeting and have had to create separate cost trackers using an Excel spreadsheet– you know what an absolute pain in the ass it is to transfer information from one document to another. For those of you who have no idea what the heck I’m talking about … Read more
I once had a Line Producer say they didn’t need to be on network calls because they weren’t involved with the creative. To that I say, “poppy cock”. The creative drives the production, and as far as you Ms./Mr. Line Producer are concerned ANYTHING that has to do with production concerns you. Network notes alert … Read more
J.J.Abrams’ Alias was not only a tour de force in television making it also featured a female protagonist who was young, beautiful, multi-lingual, and capable of beating the crap out of anyone without wearing a cape and bracelets – her name was Sydney Bristow. When it premiered in 2001 I hadn’t seen anything like it … Read more
If you want a job in television or film production, you’re typically going to start as a Production Assistant. Whether you advance toward your desired goal and move up the ranks has everything to do with how well you handle your first job as a Production Assistant. If you want to know what it takes … Read more