Haven't been around for sometime. Dropped by and I noticed hey there is nothing in the directing thread.
So I hoped we could start a good discussion.
I have been around some form of Production (mainly TV) my entire life. My Father was and still is in the business. From a cub reporter on a major newspaper in high school to being the head of a major network. He has survived, thrived and excelled. From the time I could remember he took me to the office(my Parents were divorced when I was very young). I hung out with him and made friends with the cameramen, editors and reporters, sometimes I was just a kid they wanted to get rid of and sometimes I was a student.
I throw all this back story in becuase it is what has helped to form my vision as a director, and has aided in forming my philosophy as a Producer and 1st AD. Making a Feature can be a battle with the director as the general, or it can be a community striving for survival and growth.
Currently I am producing a short film. It is the first time I have produced something creative for another director. I have 1st AD for many directors. But producing is more intense and often can be frustrating. But I am holding true to my belief that I am there to help the director to achieve his vision. That thought calms me when I get frustrated. One of the things I wanted to give my director was a better producer than I had on my feature becuase in the end I was the producer, with some help but it was up to me to carry the load to the finish line. So I guess what I put to the board as a starting point is what do you look for from a producer as a director? And how to view production? A war or a creative community looking to grow?
So I hoped we could start a good discussion.
I have been around some form of Production (mainly TV) my entire life. My Father was and still is in the business. From a cub reporter on a major newspaper in high school to being the head of a major network. He has survived, thrived and excelled. From the time I could remember he took me to the office(my Parents were divorced when I was very young). I hung out with him and made friends with the cameramen, editors and reporters, sometimes I was just a kid they wanted to get rid of and sometimes I was a student.
I throw all this back story in becuase it is what has helped to form my vision as a director, and has aided in forming my philosophy as a Producer and 1st AD. Making a Feature can be a battle with the director as the general, or it can be a community striving for survival and growth.
Currently I am producing a short film. It is the first time I have produced something creative for another director. I have 1st AD for many directors. But producing is more intense and often can be frustrating. But I am holding true to my belief that I am there to help the director to achieve his vision. That thought calms me when I get frustrated. One of the things I wanted to give my director was a better producer than I had on my feature becuase in the end I was the producer, with some help but it was up to me to carry the load to the finish line. So I guess what I put to the board as a starting point is what do you look for from a producer as a director? And how to view production? A war or a creative community looking to grow?