War Story by Adam Mefford

I called Leif Ramsey back to talk to him a little more about the producing business and ask him about one of his “war” stories. He told me once when he was starting out he really screwed up when he was on set. He was new to working on set and this one morning he really screwed up. It was a rainy day on set and he was told to deliver a few files to the producer the next day. Being new and having a rough day he totally forgot about the files. So the next day he was asked for the files and he realized he accidentally left them at his apartment. He messed because he didn’t remember them and he told me that you should always write things down when you are suppose to do something so you don’t forget about it. Anyways he had to drive 45 minutes back home to get the files and return to the set. He thought for sure he would not be allowed to do anything else and that he would never find work again. Everything worked out ok for him but he was so scared at the time. I also asked him more advice about getting started in this business. He pretty much gave me the same advice as before when I interviewed him. He said get on as many sets as you can and work hard. People who you network with on set will see how you work and this helps tremendously.

Leif Ramsey
SVAD Productions

Interviewed by Adam Mefford