And there are quality producers. If they are very smart, they are flexible enough to realize that their specific duties vary with the particular film. Sometimes they’re on the floor constantly; at other times, if a production is running smoothly and on schedule, they’ll stay away. But if their individual requirements alter more from one job to another than, for example, the cinematographer’s, there are certain definites— —their job is to get the picture made— —and more often than not, they are the first ones on a project, and years later, after the selling has been done, they are the last ones
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