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Production manager

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, production manager means: A crew member who manages budget, schedule, logistics, and coordination so a film or TV production runs efficiently.

In Turkish: yapım müdürü

How it is used

Used in credits, call sheets, and production meetings. The role often connects departments, tracks costs, secures practical needs, and helps keep shooting on schedule.

Example sentences

  1. The production manager moved the warehouse shoot to Friday after the city delayed the parking permit approval.

    Here, the production manager handles scheduling and logistics, adjusting the plan when an external permit issue affects the shoot.

  2. Before we add another night exterior, the production manager wants updated cost estimates from lighting and transport.

    In this sentence, the term highlights budget control and cross-department planning before approving a change to production scope.

Common collocations

  • production manager role
  • production manager credit
  • line producer and production manager
  • production manager report
  • producerThe person who makes a film or TV project happen: finding the money, hiring key people, managing the budget and schedule and seeing the project through to release.
  • crewThe people who work behind the camera on a film or TV production, such as the camera, lighting, sound, art, costume and production teams.

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