Producing Is Communicating

So much of producing is communicating. Over-communicating in fact. In a collaborative medium like film or theatre, you will work with a lot of different people and as such, you will be delegating many responsibilities, while setting multiple deadlines. It is vital that you communicate well, early and often.

One thing that you can do right from the start is to know your own communication expectations and then you guessed it, communicate, those expectations to everyone. Do you prefer meetings, phone calls, emails, texts? How much or how little do you want to hear from people and departments? When you reach out to someone, how soon do you want to hear back? Also, ask them what are their preferred or best methods of communication and timeline expectations?

Inevitably you will learn from each other throughout, as communication is a fluid process. But, if you can get it right at the outset, the better your chances of everyone having a great and memorable experience. Which at the end of the day, is what it’s all about.