Episode description

Being the go to person for an incoming show, providing details about the venue to the client, liaising their production needs and gathering information for the different departments in the venue, and doing all the odd jobs. The Production Coordinator has their hands full from the time the show lands on their desk, to the curtain raising.

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Podcast Episode Summary

00:00 Intro

1:02 An overview of what a Production Coordinator dose?

2:16 What skills are necessary for a person in your job?

3:47 What departments do you work with, with in the venue?

5:06 What do you find most enjoyable about your job?

Pre Production;

7:02  When you get a show what are the first questions you ask the company?

15:08 Do you pass on information to the other departments with in the venue?

16:46 What Paper work goes back and forth and do you have a check list to make sure you have covered it all?

19:27 Do you work with the incoming company and departments on scheduling?

Bump In;

23:55 What do you do on the clients first day of bump in?

26:46 Do you do inductions to the venue?

31:06 Is there lots of problem solving during bump in?

Performance Run;

34:12 What are you role and responsibilities after the show opens?

36:43 Do you receive show reports to keep informed of whats going on?

Bump Out;

38:46 Whats your involvement in bump out?

39:48 Do you deal with freight for companies?

Post Production;

40:57 Are you wrapping up paper work and settlement in post production?

42:45  How do you find it being a woman in the entertainment industry?

47:19 Any tips or tricks you would like to pass on?

50:31 Outro

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