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production is more than a creative process. The journey from script to
screen is one on which planning and logistics play a vital role -
particularly when the production is produced under a fixed-price
agreement. |
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synopsis and/or shooting script form the starting point for all production
preparations. The production manager and director must translate the
scriptwriter's ideas and conclusions into a tangible breakdown of the
production resources, participants, crew and schedule necessary to realise
the production. |
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The script breakdown will indicate the most efficient
approach to a shooting schedule that optimises all resources and keeps the
production on track and within budget.
The production manager is responsible for the planning and preparation,
and follows the production through to delivery. Many location assignments
require that the production manager is part of the location unit - to
coordinate the shoot and the travelling arrangements. |
Production manager
Hanne Sønnichsen |
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production manager is also responsible for contracting all freelance crew
and artists - including all creative components such as music, archive
material and translations. All contracts must be made to ensure that they
comply with the requirements of the production contract entered into
between the company and the client. |
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Kuujjuaq airport, Nunavik,
Canada / September 2002 |
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The
production manager is also responsible for the production logistics -
including travel arrangements and accommodation; and the documentation
necessary to bring equipment and crew to foreign locations - and
back!
For many overseas locations this is an exacting task. |
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| Our
philosophy for production management is simple - "Control the
controllables" - thus enabling us to hold some resources in
reserve for those situations, in which the creative process demands
flexibility and manoeuvrability. |
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