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Production

Accounting Assistant - The accounting assistant works closely with the production accountant who is responsible for managing all the financial transactions during a production.

Producer - A producer is one of the top positions on a film crew. This is because the producer is responsible for gathering funds for a movie, hiring the director and keeping track of finances throughout the production of a film. The producer also helps to hire other key crew positions and often assists in creating a final distribution plan for the movie.

Production Accountant  - The production accountant is the lead person responsible for organizing and managing all the financial transactions during a production.

P.A. - Production Assistant - Many individuals start their careers in the film industry as a production assistant. A production assistant usually does any general duty or minor task that the production heads may need. Basic duties may include dispersing walkie-talkies, setting up pop-up tents and tables, running basic errands as needed or attaining any other last-minute item that the production might need. It is essential that the P.A. has their own transportation to perform these various errands.

Production Coordinator - A production coordinator is responsible for coordinating the "behind the scenes" logistics, which can include renting equipment, hiring crew members, and coordinating talent. In addition, this crew member may handle the paperwork needed to organize the production. For this reason, the production coordinator is an important crew member in ensuring a production's goals are on budget and on time.

Production Supervisor / UPM - The production supervisor works closely with the production coordinator and basically supervises the organization and distribution of the production budget, crew and talent scheduling, salaries and day rates, equipment rental scheduling and other office related paperwork. This person is responsible for keeping the production under budget on a day to day basis. The U.P.M. or Unit Production Manager performs these same tasks but with the 2nd Unit.

Production Supervisor - Assistant - The assistant to the production supervisor or manager helps and assists with the organization of crew and talent scheduling, timecards and invoicing, equipment rental scheduling and other office related paperwork.

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