Brianne dropping a lot of wisdom today. Showrunning isn’t just about telling story or having a creative vision - it’s also managing basically a small business with 40-60 employees and maintaining relationships with various vendors that supply materials for your product https://twitter.com/potatofarmgirl/status/1297568197084737537">https://twitter.com/potatofar...

A showrunner is closer to the top but still not at the very top. As such they need to know how to manage upwards and downwards, and often, sideways. There are many heads you have to work with that aren’t above or below you and you have to know how to work with them.

These are all experiences you don’t normally get until you’re in some kind of supervisory position. If you’re looking to be a showrunner, on top of pitching you should also look for supervising opportunities to learn the ropes of management.

How do you make a call when all the options have some kind of negative repercussions? How do you decide when you don’t have a strong feeling about something? How do you get the best out of underperforming crew? How do you handle an antagonistic staff? Etc etc

One day maybe I’ll have a lot to say and a lot of advice to give on this subject. I admire people’s confidence but showrunning feels a distant goal to me. For now I’m still just learning the ropes and hoping the calls I make don’t create a consequence I couldn’t foresee.

Anyway, I don& #39;t have anything to offer on the storyboarding advice/help side since there& #39;s already plenty of resources out there. BUT if you& #39;re a storyboard artist in the industry who& #39;s looking to move up to directing / supervising position, I& #39;ll be happy to have a chat. DM me.