More on the shoot.
I have been learning lots about being a line producer, and I think the biggest thing I've learned is that at this point I don't have the discipline to be a good line producer. The line producer, or production coordinator's job is to organize everything and make sure while the shoot is in progress that everything's going smoothly. Actually to be fair to myself, I was sort of doing both line producing and director's assistant work.
My biggest problem is that I get so into watching the actors create the world of my script that I lose track of my other responsibilities. And since I get so excited, I end up drinking too much booze, which further complicates matters. Maybe I should cut the booze out when I'm doing this stuff. Hmmm.
I think despite these issues things still came out okay. We got the footage we wanted and everyone seemed really into it. The real trick to producing something I've learned is to basically know the story and hire the right people for it, and then let them do their thing without much bullshit interference. For this story I knew I wanted outsiders who were hungry and dangerously artistic. Once all the players were in place it was a joy to watch them do what they do best.
Oh, right, and the producer really needs to make sure people are constantly eating donuts. Fuck craft services. Keep your actors and crew in donuts and that's most of the deal right there.
Currently my air conditioning is broken and with this heatwave it's hard for me to think too clearly so I'll have to save recounting the highlights of the second half of the shoot for a future post.
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