INTERVIEW: Mike Wendt--Production Coordinator | Location Scout | Filmmaker
Mike Wendt is an award-winning director, producer, and location manager/scout. He currently is the Production Coordinator for the Greater Cleveland Film Commission.
His credits include Captain America: Winter Soldier, Fate of the Furious, My Friend Dahmer, and White Boy Rick. His first feature-length documentary The End Of The World As We Knew It was a selection of the 33rd Cleveland International Film Festival and his short film Goodbye, Ohio played numerous film festivals. He is in post-production on a second feature-length documentary Robert Banks: We'll Talk About That Later.
Links:
Mike Wendt on IMDb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2388406/?...
Robert Banks Documentary:
https://www.robertbanksdoc.com/
Greater Cleveland Film Commission:
https://www.clevelandfilm.com/
Time Stamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:07:00 Scouting locations
00:09:55 Definition of a producer
00:11:48 Process of scouting & managing locations
00:19:46 How much do locations cost production?
00:25:40 Opening a set
00:29:18 Using the same location in different projects?
00:31:11 How do tax incentives work?
00:34:55 Mike’s creative work
00:37:29 Funding projects
00:42:45 Definition of a grip and a gaffer
00:44:04 Definition of a director & what is their dynamic with others on set?
00:48:07 Whose job is it to establish & maintain the vibe/environment on set?
00:54:00 Legacy as a creator
00:57:06 Parting advice to new people in the industry
This was SUCH an informative interview! Thank you, Mike!
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