Production manager
Production manager in the French Alps: the person who holds your shoot together
Someone has to hold the shoot together: schedules, crew, transport and budget. A production manager does exactly that, so your director and your team can stay focused on what is in front of the camera.
What a production manager does
On a shoot in the Alps, a production manager typically takes care of:
Schedule
Building the shooting schedule and the daily call sheets, and adjusting them when weather or light change the plan.
Crew and transport
Getting the right people and the right equipment to the right place at the right time, in cities and in the mountains.
Locations and permissions
Following up on the places you want to film and what each of them requires.
Budget
Keeping an eye on the spending during the shoot, so there are no unpleasant surprises at the end.
When you need a production manager
- Your shoot lasts several days or moves between several locations.
- You are bringing a larger crew, or building one locally.
- Nobody on your team can be on the ground early to prepare.
- You want a single person to coordinate everyone on set.
Shooting in the mountains is not for everyone
Filming at altitude is a different job from a city shoot. The weather turns fast, access is limited, and a wrong decision has real consequences. That is why we work with specialists.
Specialised mountain guides
They read the terrain and the weather, choose the safe route, and decide with you what is possible on the day. They look after the crew and the equipment where a wrong step matters.
Certified drone operators
Our drone pilots are certified by the French civil aviation authority (DGAC) and know the mountain: wind, altitude, protected areas. They prepare the declarations before the shoot. About the drone operator →
Where we work
Annecy, Chambéry, Grenoble and Valence, and the locations around them: from city productions to mountain shoots.
- Annecy
- Chambéry
- Grenoble
- Valence
What to tell us
A few lines are enough to start:
- your dates, even if they are not final
- your locations, or the kind of places you are looking for
- the type of production: corporate film, documentary, branded content, series…
- the size of your team and the languages you work in
- what you already have in place, and what you are still missing
Questions we often hear
Can you film in the mountains?
Yes. Mountain shoots are a speciality, and they are prepared differently: we work with qualified mountain guides and drone operators used to the Alps, and we plan access, safety and weather alternatives with you before the day.
Do I need both a production manager and a fixer?
Many productions use both: the fixer knows the ground and its people, the production manager runs the shoot. Tell us about your project and we will help you decide what you really need.
Can you help me build the crew too?
Yes. We can put you in touch with a camera operator and a sound engineer in the Alps, so that the whole team is set up in one go.
The rest of the crew
Sound engineer
Clean location sound, so your interviews and dialogue are usable in the edit.
Read more →Need a production manager for your shoot in the French Alps?
Tell us your dates, your location and what you need.
We will put the right team together.