Unit production manager topic

A Unit Production Manager (UPM) is an executive who is responsible for the administration of a film. A UPM is usually hired by a producer of a film or television show, and is responsible for watching all the costs of the project, with the intention of delivering the film or television show on budget at the end of principal photography. The UPM will deliver the working budget to the financier during the "prep" period (pre-production, prior to the start of principal photography), thereby setting... full article at wikipedia