that you understand the common denominator of all filmmaking. Nobody denies that you need to have a creative bent in film productions. But let’s lay it on the table – THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND FILM PROUCTION IS MONEY!
By the time we, as working crew, start working on a film production, our creative bent is totally bent by the amount of MONEY available to us. We want to get the best product we can out of every buck. Like it or not, your performance in film production is measured, to some degree, by how well you control the money. It’s like ‘Directing’, only you’re ‘Directing the Money’.
Do you want to get that upgrade? Then, learn the language of those who ‘Direct the Money’. To my way of thinking, that’s the only way to be taken seriously.
Here’s the deal – you need to show them, with attitude, that you will provide them with a controlled environment from