Of late, I've been bolting out of bed at 5am because my mind is racing with things that need to be done. This morning was no different - except my heart was acting like a hammer rather than a muscle, my eye was twitching as...
I meant to get to you yesterday, but things got out of hand here. This is a crazy business. One of the other Line Producers took it upon herself to fire the Director of Photography (DP) on her show because he was a horse’s ass...
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...
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...
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,...