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 tin can, reminiscent of the scene in the film Apollo 13 when Tom Hanks and his crew are about to burn up during re-entry into … Read more
You wake up. That’s a decision. You brush your teeth. That’s a decision. You put on your jeans go out and order a triple-shot-decaf-vanilla-extra foam-hot latte. BAM! Another decision. With at least 10 decisions made before you come to the office why does it take you hours, days and sometimes weeks to make decisions … 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