Mumbai
Freelance
On-Site
WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS
- Every shoot needs a line producer, and we have worked with more than thirty of them
- We want one we can trust on every film, who knows our way of working before the first recce
THE JOB IN ONE LINE
- You turn the approved budget into a shoot that happens: locations, permissions, equipment, crew and logistics, with the money accounted for
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
Locations and permissions
- Scout and lock locations with the director and production designer
- Get every permission, police NOC and society letter in hand before the shoot
Equipment and crew
- Book camera, lighting, grip and generators to the DOP's list
- Hire the production crew, spot team and drivers, and brief them well
Logistics
- Travel, stays, transport, food, vanity vans and the base camp plan
- For outstation shoots, a local team in place before we land
Money on the ground
- Run the shoot float, collect every bill, and settle accounts within a week of wrap
Plan B
- Weather cover, a backup location and a backup vendor for anything that can break the day
HOW WE WORK
- Chase the last 5%. We only hire people who pursue excellence. Most work stops at good enough. The last 5%, the detail nobody asked for, is where our films are made
- Move first. Start before you feel ready. A rough version today beats a perfect one next week
- Lead with the answer. Be clear, give the context, then say what you need
- Update before anyone asks. "Done", "doing it by [date]" or "stuck, here's my suggestion" are all fine. Silence never is
- Plan for the obstacle. If X goes wrong, then Y, decided in advance
- Show the number, not the story. Results over effort
- Raise the hard thing early. Flag the risk on the day you see it
THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF YOU
- Know Mumbai's locations, vendors and permission routes
- Have done outstation and multi-city shoots
- Keep a float accounted to the rupee
THIS ROLE IS NOT FOR YOU IF YOU
- Find out about a permission problem on the day
- Settle accounts a month after wrap
- Overspend quietly and explain later
HOW WE'LL MEASURE YOU
- Shoot days lost to logistics or permissions: zero
- Line budget against actual spend
- Accounts settled within a week of wrap
WHAT YOU GET
- A hot seat. We're setting up our processes right now, so your work shapes how they turn out
- A real view of how a production company runs, from brief to delivery
- You learn from the best in our system, and you help build it
- A house with more than 150 international creative awards, Cannes Lions among them
THE DETAILS
- Freelance. Paid per project or on a monthly retainer, agreed in writing before you start
- Starts immediately, on live films
- Mumbai and outstation, on recces and on set
HOW TO APPLY
- Apply with the form on this page
- Share the shoots you line-produced, with the locations and the budget band you handled
- Know someone who'd be great at this? Email their name and number to mail@1stdecember.com. Even one name helps