CLIP 1 THE FILM LAB ANATOMY OF A FILM SET PART 1 Production the production department of a film crew is the brain trust more or less the idea for the film the drive behind making it in the first place and the overseeing of the day to day requirements This all comes from the brain It is production that makes sure the script is up to snoof and that the catering is booked Who is who inside the brain of a film set At the very top is the executive produce this person is more or less the figurehead Besides having the ultimate final say he is usually hands off They put their faith in the producer who is basically the big boss of a film the one responsible for assembling both the creative and financial teams This means they are in charge of hiring the director who will actually make the film and be ultimately responsible for both the creative direction it takes and the writer who is obviously responsible for the script Since the director and writer have huge important jobs to do the producer hires a line producer who is in charger of the managing of the budget scheduling and other administrative responsibilities and some associate producers who are delegated certain producing tasks as needed like research for example The line producer puts up a team of production managers and coordinators in the office to handle things like booking equipment and crafts service The line producer also hires a unit manager to represent them on set and a location manager to specifically deal with the logistics of getting a film crew into a school park church etc The first assistant director is called to break down the script into easily digestible elements to be interpreted by the various departments required to shoot the film as per the director s vision The 1st AD can t do everything alone so he brings on a 2nd Assistant Director to worry about making tomorrow s call sheets and shepparding the actors to where they need to be at any given time The Ads get help from the production assistants who are there to fill in any gaps and get people coffee Also a director s assistant is not the same as an assistant director
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