How Do I...

Manage My Production’s Details?

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NAME: Lulu Zezza
TITLE: Production manager
SELECTED CREDITS: Selected Credits: Nine (2009); The Reader (2008); The Nanny Diaries (2007); Tortilla Soup (also co-producer, 2001)

The business side of making a big studio film has two basic but glaring similarities to what you, as a student filmmaker, will need to grapple with. First, big-shot Hollywood producers never think they have enough money to make their film, and neither will you. Second, you both will need to figure out how to make it all work out anyway. Professional production manager Lulu Zezza talks about the details of production management in a video interview available only in the Chapter 5 Video Activity.

Discover:

  • image Why even seemingly mundane details matter
  • image How to keep those details from overwhelming you
  • image What kind of systems Zezza uses to keep her processes straight