Production Manager (Film/Television) - Tasks and specialisations
Kaiwhakahaere (Kiriata/Pouaka Whakaata)
Tasks & duties
Film/television production managers may do some or all of the following:
- hire crew with the producer and director
- hire production staff
- manage the budget for the film or programme
- negotiate the best deals possible on all orders
- make the arrangements for location shoots (filming outside the studio)
- solve any production problems
- negotiate actors' pay and their contracts
- look for locations
- supervise the soundtrack and editing of a production
- greet and welcome guests to the programme.
Tory Whanau working on a film budget
Updated
September 2009
