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The Texas Round-Up
Notes from working in Texas film.


Odie: what shooting a feature in Texas taught me about the budget.
I directed and produced Odie in Austin this spring. Three things I'd budget differently, one thing Texas gave me that no other state would have, and no company-level claims.


The Texas producer of record: what an out-of-state show actually needs on the ground.
You already have a line producer. Here is what the Texas half of your production office does that they can't, from the Odie shoot, and the honest cases where you don't need it.
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