Qualified and experienced senior journalist/producer with excellent communication, organisational and people skills. Extensive understanding of the broadcast industry having worked in television and radio for more than a decade. Quick thinker who is very adaptable and loves problem solving. Excellent at multi-tasking and managing time in fast paced, high pressure environments. Self-motivated hard worker with plenty of initiative. Leads by example to motivate and encourage others.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Location Manager
My employer
Tourism and
Events Queensland (TEQ) a statutory
body of the Queensland Government responsible for marketing
destinations, experiences and major events in the State
(www.teq.queensland.com)
Clients
Hainan
Communication and Travel TV Channel,a Chinese production company.
11
local tourism operators.
Tourism
Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ), the
Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) responsible for promoting and
marketing Tropical North Queensland and Cairns & the Great
Barrier Reef (www.ttnq.org.au)
My role
I was hired
during the final stages of pre-production and was responsible for:
Liaising
between tourism operators and the Producer, Director and Chief Camera
Operator with the Chinese film crew
Organising
transport and meals for 40 cast and crew
Accompanying the
Producer, Chief director, Chief Camera Operator and Senior Marketing
Specialist on a three day recce of all locations
Liaising with
local tourism operators and four statutory bodies, including local
councils, to secure filming locations, timing and any special
requirements (eg. Gopro vision of bungee jumping, underwater camera
operators for dive experience and fencing for exclusive access to
public areas)
Accompanying
cast and crew to all 11 locations over six days ensuring everyone’s
needs were met. Worked with translator as cast and crew spoke
Chinese. Dealt with changes in transport due to unscheduled
delays and changes to the filming itinerary
Challenges
The day before
the scheduled shoot in the National Park on Green Island, Tourism and
Events Queensland advised they had forgotten to get a permit to film
in the National Park. They contacted the Park Ranger but he initially
refused to allow the Chinese film shoot to proceed and asked to speak
to the Location Manager. After listening to the Ranger's extensive
grievances, I was able to assure him that I understood his concerns
and would be present to ensure all regulations were adhered to, thus
mitigating his concerns. Consequently he gave his permission for the
filming to proceed. In this instance I successfully negotiated an
eleventh hour middle ground.
Evaluation
The Chinese
company were very impressed with the quality of the experiences and
footage obtained. The smooth running of the operation at each
location enabled the company to maximise their time in shooting
sufficient footage for two episodes rather than the scheduled single
episode. This gave Tourism and Events Queensland and the local
operators far greater coverage on Chinese television than initially
anticipated.
I effectively
managed everything that was required of me and exceeded expectations.
Initiative was required when catering for unscheduled requests from
the local news media for access to the film cast and crew. In this
respect I organised and managed local
publicity and access for two TV stations, radio and print. I took behind the
scenes photos (with my own Nikon D600) which were subsequently requested by the
clients for publicity purposes.
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