The Production Manager
May 12/13 (Sat/Sun) - 10am-6pm
Elizabeth Guildford - Production Manager
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Production Manager on a film or television project. Reporting directly to the Producer, the Production Manager is the person responsible for planning and managing the day-to-day logistics of the production. Whereas the director is the master of the creative domain, the Production Manager is the master of the operational side.One of the major responsibilities of the Production Manager is to keep the production moving along according to the timeline to ensure production dates are met. This means the Production Manager must directly oversee issues such as, budget, scheduling, locations, accommodations, and hiring of crew.
The Production Manager is also responsible for preparing the various progress reports for the producing team. These progress reports can come in the form of the daily production report or the weekly cost report.
People who take the Production Management advanced workshop will emerge with the following skill sets:
• Preparing a script breakdown
• Preparing a preliminary shooting schedule
• Preparing a daily production report
• Coordinating transportation and housing arrangements for cast and crew
• Coordinating the various releases for cast, crew and extras
• Preparing a weekly cost report
• Identifying common pitfalls that can halt a production and how to avoid them
• Managing the production staff
Prerequisite: None
Background on the Instructor
Elizabeth Guildford is a native Haligonian and has worked as a Production Manager/Line Producer throughout Atlantic Canada since 1995. Elizabeth studied photography at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and Parson's School of Design in New York. Selected credits are: Gullages, Pit Pony- Season 1, Trudeau, One Heart Broken Into Song, Scotland PA, A Hole In One, A Glimpse of Hell, Virginia’s Run, Blessings, Riverman, Ambulance Girl and Outlander.
Prior to Production Management Elizabeth worked in Advertising and Broadcasting.
Elizabeth is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada-Atlantic Regional Council, where she currently holds a board position and is a member of the Nova Scotia Film Advisory Council. She occasionally conducts budgeting and production workshops throughout the Atlantic Provinces.
