and got everyone moving to another location. He and the DP were in a
car preparing to leave, when they received a call on the walkie-talkie
from the producer and director, saying they had decided to shoot the
scene in winter, meaning they would shoot in the rain and make it appear
it was winter. Giuliano needed to bring the whole company back.
"I did a U-turn in the car. The DP [Allen Daviau] turned to me and
said, `Today you'll earn your entire salary from the movie.' I brought the
company back. People were pissed off . . . You can either be really rigid
and say, `The company has moved,' or you can go with it and understand
that it's part of the creative process. You have to remain flexible at all
times to accomplish things that are not planned for."
Advice for Someone Seeking This Job
"Work for free," says Giuliano. "Understand that it's going to be long
hours. You have to really want it, because it's very difficult. Most jobs
work a 40-hour week--we work an 80- or 90- or 100-hour week. It's a
shock to a lot of young people."
Professional Profile: Peter Giuliano, Line Producer
Peter Giuliano did not plan on a career in filmmaking. The opportu-
nity presented itself because he owned a van. He was living in
Manhattan, working odd jobs, when he was approached to pick up film
equipment for a small independent film company. The catch was he had
to arrive after hours to avoid trouble with the teamsters. Soon he was
working with the company on numerous industrials, documentaries, and
commercials, eventually creating commercial parodies for the first two
seasons of Saturday Night Live. "It was just a director and me, so I did
everything: I was the camera assistant, the production manager, produc-
tion assistant, sometimes the sound person, whatever was needed."
Giuliano produced commercials for a time, but realized he preferred
the assistant director role. His first break into television series work came
when producer Kenneth Utt hired him as first AD on the one-hour police
drama Baker's Dozen. Utt became a mentor, and the two remained close
throughout Giuliano's career.
His first small feature as an AD was The Prowler. "It was a spin-off of
a Friday the 13th type film. I also ended up being the killer . . . Farley
Granger was supposed to be the killer, but he couldn't be there all the
time. I fit his wardrobe, so they just had him there for the parts where his
face showed. When his face was covered, when he was doing all the
killing, I did the work."
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