coordinates all phases of production with budget considerations and schedule in mind, is responsible for communicating information and decisions to key personnel, solves problems quickly, even if it calls for a snap judgment based on only a gut feeling, deals with the money people financing the production.
Unit Production Manager (UPM) – Creates and oversees the budget from pre-production through the physical shooting of a movie keeping track of every dollar spent to avoid going over budget. They prepare the preliminary shooting schedule of the movie, negotiate deals for equipment, and hires crew members except those hired by a producer or director. They function much like a line producer. On large budget shoots the duties of line producer and unit production manager can and do overlap one another. With smaller budget independent projects there is