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Deborah S. Patz

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Ontario, Canada

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Film-production, Nonfiction

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March 2011

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Deborah Patz has been a filmmaker on award-winning productions since the mid-1980s, primarily as a production manager and coordinator, and then as production executive. She has worked with Lucasfilm, IMAX, MCA/Universal, Alliance/Atlantis, Nelvana, BBC, CBC, the Disney Channel, and the list goes on.

Based on her experiences, she wrote her first book on production coordination (published in 1997) and followed up by writing production management books (published in 2002 & 2010). Her books are available in over 24 countries around the world.

She currently lives with her family and 2 dogs in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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3 Things I Learned About Filmmaking from… A Chorus Line

… and I mean the Broadway musical, not only the movie.

1. You “Need” To Work in the Arts

In the song “What I Did For Love” they sing about “we did what we had to do”. For some careers one is called to take them on. For the arts, however, I believe you have to “need” to do it. Working in the arts is very demanding on so many levels, and rewarding in unique and incredible ways. It’s not for the fei...

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Books by Deborah S. Patz

Average rating: 3.86 · 7 ratings · 2 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Film Production Management 101: The Ultimate Guide for Film and Television Production Management and Coordination 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Surviving Production: The Art of Production Management for Film and Television 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	Film Production Management 101, 2nd Edition 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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