Executive Producers believe Line Producers hide money in a budget – squirreling it away for a rainy day. They would be right. We have to. It’s self-preservation. Because we’re not going to have rainy days, we’re going to have tsunamis and we know this from past experience. It’s reality TV and there is always going to … 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
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
Sometimes you make mistakes. Sometimes the mistake is so huge you feel certain this will be the one that will get you fired. Maybe even blacklisted from ever working in this business again. Mistakes run the gamut from: Oh Shit – I told the Show Runner s/he could start next week but I actually don’t … Read more