Five minutes with... Matthew Hamilton

Matthew Hamilton, Line Producer, used POP’s Production Portal to digitally manage crew contracting, onboarding and distribution with auditability on Mammoth Screen’s Endeavour and The Forge Entertainment’s Ackley Bridge.

Here Matthew shares some quick insights into his experience of working in Film & TV.

1. What do you love about working in film and TV?

I love that nothing is ever the same. There are no two projects that are the same. Every single show is different with a new cast and new challenges. I really like challenges. I don’t want to stay in any one thing too long. Because of this, the best series I’ve ever worked on were Marple and Poirot as every film was unique, we never did the same thing twice, each one throwing up a different challenge.

2. What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt on the job?

You have to respect everybody equally and treat them as such. Don’t forget that they are an expert in their field. Trust in what they say, make decisions with them not for them. Also, carefully monitor the atmosphere on the set. If someone is unhappy it’s important to ascertain why and resolve the issues. On set everyone is a link in the chain and if there is a bad link then the whole chain can’t be strong.

3. What was the most exciting thing that happened on your last job?

We pulled off an overseas shoot with no original budget. On screen It will appear as though we had a full crew, however we worked out a way that it could be shot cleverly with 6 people and a very light weight camera. We made it happen and I’m really proud of the result.

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