ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the many personnel on a production team, explaining their duties from low- to high-budget films. The unit production manager (UPM) works directly under the producer. This person oversees more of the day-to-day running of the crew and set. The UPM is the first person the crew may come to with problems. The Production Office Coordinator (POC) is usually the liaison between the studio and set and oversees the running of the production office. He answers directly to the UPM. The POC will start work on a show when a location (meaning city, not set) is secured and will continue through wrapping out the production office. A local production coordinator is a type of coordinator who lives in the area where one is shooting. This coordinator has the advantage of knowing the area and can more easily secure local services.
