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Film Term of the Week: Unit Production Manager

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Unit Production Manager

1. Unit production manager (UPM) is the Directors Guild of America-approved title for an on-set executive responsible for the administration of a production; especially a film production.

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A UPM is usually hired by a film producer or television producer, and is responsible for managing the production and regulating the costs of delivering the expected film or television show on budget at the end of principal photography. Based on a shooting script, the UPM will create a working budget during (pre-production, prior to the start of principal photography), thereby charting a recommended budgetary course…the UPM is responsible for the more detailed planning and execution of the below-the-line costs (primarily for physical production).

Source: Wikipedia

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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