Line producers can get so immersed in pouring sand, water and any other oxygen depriving device over their daily production fires that they sometimes forget that post production is right around the corner with it’s own little explosions about to burst. Reality TV budgets and schedules are tight and don’t give the Line Producer the … Read more
When Mort’s cell phone rang just 2 hours after he’d crashed into bed, he instinctively knew, no good could come from answering this call. The crew was shooting a night scene in the desert and it was clear something had happened. There are few things as awful as being a line producer at 5am on … Read more
Some People might say 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 … Read more
Cable budgets are getting smaller. Asks are getting bigger. And Line Producers still have to be magicians. Almost reminds me of a country song. The fact is, the creative asks are never going to get less. As a Line Producer there’s only one way to handle minuscule budgets – you to have PUNCH YOUR WAY … Read more
Line Producers are the magicians in the 3-ring circus that is Reality TV. Sure, you’ve got your lions and tigers and bears (Oh My!) But the Magician is worth the price of admission. You want 25 actors in the middle of a desert surrounded by 1950’s automobiles with a kangaroo jumping up and down – … Read more
Blah, blah, blah blah. You made your point. Blah, blah, blah, blah. You expounded on your point. Blah, blah, blah, blah. You went too far. The art of negotiating is knowing when to shut the heck up. Really. Just be quiet. Apparently you don’t like when it’s quiet and you ache to fill the void. … Read more