In 1985, Gallivan became
a partner with May and Sams
in Studio Productions. The
firm's video client roster
ranged from Aerosmith to
Johnny Cash. They branched
out into developing projects
for Disney, HBO, and
Paramount and continued to
produce commercials.
With Coke co-writing and
directing and May behind the
camera, Gallivan produced the
1997 independent film Existo,
which won numerous awards
at film festivals around the
world. The company recently
joined forces with Honest
Images to form Ruckus Film, to
develop and produce a wide
spectrum of projects, including
programming for cable and network television, feature films, music
videos, and commercials.
PRODUCTION OFFICE
Job Overview
The unit production manager assists in formulating the budget for a
production and then manages it. The UPM's duties include hiring the
crew and negotiating their contracts on behalf of the production, striking
deals for equipment, reviewing contracts, authorizing payroll, arranging
travel, issuing and approving purchase orders, and overseeing the pro-
duction staff.
JOB TITLE: UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
(UPM)
"I try to surround
myself with people who
are better and smarter
than I am. I'm a pretty
good team builder. I like
to delegate to people who are experts at what
they do."--Clarke Gallivan
"My lawyer always says, `There is no
such thing as entertainment emergency. Is
anyone spurting blood? Is the ambulance
coming? If not, then it's not an emergency.'
Because there is so much money involved
in making anything that has to do with
film, when something goes wrong, it feels like
an emergency. I think we have to keep our
heads about what we're really doing."
--Clarke Gallivan
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