Can you briefly define your job to me?
“The production coordinator / production manager pretty much have the same job as far as getting things ready for production as far logistics goes, …getting the crew together , locations , everything you need to get a production to function. The difference is the production manager deals with the estimated budget established by the producer. Typically I’ll be handed a budget and have to work within those numbers; bring in crew, locations, equipment , catering …every little piece you need offset , I’m in charge of. The production manager is one of the first doorways towards the director.”
How did you get started in this business?
“I got started in school….I went to school to be a director because I always wanted to direct films. I had taken a lot of film classes and business classes. A lot of people make a mistake when they get out of film school. They think they can be a director, its quite the opposite. You really have to earn you way up and pay your dues. I started out as a production assistant and got to see what each department does. It was mainly experience in the field that got me to where I am now.”
How do you tell someone over you that you couldn’t accomplish an assigned task?
“Well you hope that never happens. You try to make everyone happy and provide everyone with what they are asking for. If it does come about, own that mistake. Don’t push it off on someone else. Fix it and make it right.”
Do you have any advice for a media student who is just starting out?
“Get your feet wet, jump in as a production assistant. Its not a glamorous job but everyone does it. You will know exactly how a productions runs. You will soak up a bunch of information and you wont even realize that you have it. Try to get on with a commercial, they are quick and easy and are over and done with in 4 days. Work in the office, you will know exactly what happens up until that point of shooting.”
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