A LINE PRODUCER is
sometimes referred to as the "nuts and bolts" person --
the budgeting, scheduling wizard who supervises all administrative,
financial and technical details of a production - a substantial challenge,
no matter what the show's budget.
A good line producer has to have keen people
and negotiating skills and be proficient at putting the right team together,
putting out fires, making decisions on a dime and walking a tight rope while
balancing the director's vision, budgetary considerations,
the studio's concerns, union and guild regulations, the cast and crew's
needs,
comfort and temperament, the weather, the right locations and a dozens of
other details. Whether it's changing and re-changing the schedule to
accommodate an actor's other commitments, finding ways to keep a tired
crew's morale up, figuring out how to fill a stadium full of people when you
can't afford to pay for that many extras, knowing how to make one location
look like several or attempting to reduce the budget so the picture can be
shot locally instead of having to take it to another country --
There is more that can
be said about the job of a line producer, but with out one, your film is a
home movie.
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