1. Ms. B is a Production Manager who’s responsibilities include creating the budget, hiring the crew and obtaining equipment. For her a typical job lasts 7 to 8 months and breaks down as follows: 8-10 weeks for prep, 12-16 for shoot, and 4 weeks for wrap.
2. She went to school to study Broadcast Journalism and worked for a short period in Europe doing news. Upon returning to the States, she got a job on a production working as a “Go-For”. She worked her way up in the business form there.
3. Finesse it! You never tell them no! Through diligence and research you always find another solution.
4. Run Away! Seriously, you learn by doing and you’ll learn so much more in one day on set then in years of schooling. To be successful in the industry, you must be humble and passionate. It’s important to have a thick skin and be prepared to work long hours. Starting off, you have to be willing to do anything, without compromising your values and have stamina. You will meet some of the nicest people and some of the nastiest people in the business, regardless; you have to believe in yourself.
I apologize for the "who's" instead of the "whose" in the very first line...
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