production. Feeling secure in her transition to production manger, she
decided to relocate to Los Angeles in the mid-1990s, but still kept her
home in New York. "I would not have moved out to L.A. to become a
location manager. You need to know the lay of the land, every nook and
cranny of the city and everybody who runs the city."
Over the next few years she worked on several films, including One
Fine Day, The Postman, Anywhere But Here, Hearts in Atlantis, Swimfan, and
is currently working on another movie for Castle Rock.
"My whole career has
been a highlight. I've met
wonderful people along the
way and worked with some
really wonderful producers,
directors, and actors. We get
to do things normal people
don't get to do: everything
from closing the Brooklyn
Bridge to flying helicopters
into Canada. You get to do and
experience things that are just
wonderful."
PHYSICAL PRODUCTION FACILITY
MANAGEMENT
Job Overview
As president of Rialto Production Group, Tim Clawson manages the
overall company operations and vision. "When customers sign on to
what we do, I am the key person they are involved with."
Rialto is a physical production department for hire. Traditionally,
studios maintained their own physical production departments, but
today many films are financed outside the studio system, leaving produc-
tion companies and producers without production support. "Many com-
panies don't want to carry additional overhead and bring on a staff when
JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE,
PRESIDENT
"For me, fairness
is extremely impor-
tant."--Donna Bloom
"People come
out of film school thinking they are a direc-
tor. Well, they're not. What you learn in
one day on a movie set is a lot more than
you learn in a film school. Don't be in too
much of a hurry, because then you become
arrogant."--Donna Bloom
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