A producer who worked his way to the top, before breaking off and becoming independent, he had many useful tips for us
- Producer is normally the most important individual in a film production
- Think about the budget every day
- Label your clips so you will not lose them.
- NEVER limit yourself to one technology
- Script is the most important part: the audience needs to have a story they can connect with
- Know your audience.
- The producer is 'driving' the director to create their vision
- Patience is very important, when working with people
- Restrictions you have can help you think outside the box and do something incredible
- As a student, your most powerful tool is the story and its characters
- Producer needs to have the drive and the ego
- People prefer to work with people who manage to create a film under the budget
- Know what you want; good pre-production saves you money
- If you need to get rid of a character, plant something in the backstory
- Fed crew is a happy crew
He also discussed many other important facts, such as the best way he goes about transporting/logging capturing rushes, and also DSLR cameras and the perks/downfalls in using those, compared to other camera models.
I also feel that while the main messages in his talk were similar to those given by Serena, as a whole he had a different air about him as a producer, I feel. I found the fact that this gave him almost a different approach interesting when considering what he had to say!
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