which they can create their vision. The only way I know of to do that is to graduate to a ‘Director of Money’. From that position you can be the go-to Line Producer, Producer-For-Hire, Department Head, UPM, etc.
Let’s pretend for a moment that you’ve met a hot new Producer, Director, Actor or Executive Producer, etc. with a script. Whoever you meet, they’ll be very excited to talk with you about it. After the first ½ hour or less, how do you segue into being their Line Producer, Producer or UPM?
Well you ask them some real questions that would knock their socks off and show that you’re the one to ‘Direct the Money’ for them – but those questions are beyond the scope of this article.
You get the idea. You need to know the ‘lingo’ of budgets and you need to understand that those budgeted numbers need to be directed. You’ll also need to inspire confidence