Sharing secret producer business and staying realistic

Producers are 'in charge of the resources', in Andrena Finlay's neat but bland phrase. What does that really mean?
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Image: Razzle Dazzle, written by Robin Ince and Carolyn Wilson, directed by Darren Ashton, produced by Andrena Finlay, Jodi Matterson and Al Clark in 2007, took $2.75m in 2017 dollars at the box office.

Al Clark and Andrena Finlay are the two halves of Wildheart Films, which lives in that hallucinatory desert inhabited by true producers. They shimmer through the market mirages guided by luck, patience and the two headed god of art and money. 

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.