Abstract
This chapter presents the experience of working as a director, a First AD, and a UPM, through four interviews. Shana Feste's directorial debut was The Greatest , with Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon, and her second film was Country Strong , starring Gwyneth Paltrow; she is currently working on a retelling of The Little Mermaid. Jacob Chase started out as a child actor and has now directed several short films, including After School Special written by Neil LaBute, and Patient Zero . His first feature is The Four-Faced Liar . Christopher Cronyn worked his way up from Production Assistant to Location Manager to UPM and Line Producer. His credits range from Heat , with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, and Bad Boys, starring Will Smith, to The Slaughter Rule , starring Ryan Gosling. Linda Montanti studied film at Columbia University and in the DGA Training Program, and then worked as a Second Assistant Director. She has worked as a First Assistant Director on numerous features, television, and commercial productions, including L.A. Confidential and Righteous Kill .
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