Welcome to the wonderful world of production. But Before you hit “OK” on that Instagram selfie of you on set chowing down at the craft table – here are a few things you may want to consider as you make that climb up the production ladder. FOOD IS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT ON LOCATION OR ON A SET Don’t … Read more
People think Line Producers (LP) are mean. But the truth is we weren’t born with a ‘mean gene’ – we carefully developed it over many series and many seasons in defense against the dreaded and continual ask on productions. An ‘ask’, quite simply is when someone asks you for something. And on a production, it always … Read more
You’ve gotten the green light to produce a new series. You will need a Show Runner, Line Producer, Production Manager, Coordinators, Assistants, DPs, ADs, Gaffers, Art Directors, etc. etc. etc. You will need people who know what they’re doing, who can get the job done fast, and do it for less money than what’s in your budget. … Read more
How much time do you spend worrying? Whatever it is; work, romance, parenting, aged parents, money, diet? Anything that gets you off living today is a worry. If you spend your days mashing things around in your mind… you’re in for it. Those are the things that will take seed and grow until poof – … Read more
You’ve been working in a reality TV for some time and you decide you want to be a Line Producer. How do you get there? First – let’s determine your ability to withstand pain and pressure. The type of pain and pressure associated with being hurled into space at 2000 miles per hour in a … Read more
I had a dream the other night, I got off an elevator and as the doors closed behind me they faded into the wall. I began running down what looked like an endless hallway. No doors. No exits. The walls were covered in purchase orders, petty cash receipts, cost trackers and budgets with big red … Read more