Setting Up: General

There is a lot of work involved in setting up a production. This might be undertaken by the person responsible for continuity on location, or it might be the responsibility of other members of the production team, such as the production secretary or production coordinator. A lot depends upon the size and complexity of the production, past precedents, the size of the overall budget, and the type of company making the film or video.

It is hard to generalise, as a production can employ a whole army of people or just one dogsbody who does everything – and that job can be the most satisfying! It can also be confusing as someone you are used to calling a First Assistant might well masquerade under the title Production Manager in ...

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