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Producer

Amy Gilliam

Bio

AMY GILLIAM was born and raised in London and studied graphic design at the Central Saint Martins School of Art. Having made several unsuccessful attempts to include her as a child extra, her father hired her as an 18-year-old costume assistant on “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegasâ€�, which finally whetted her appetite for a film career. She convinced award-winning director of photography Roger Pratt to take her on as a camera trainee, working with him on Neil Jordan’s “The End of the Affairâ€�, “102 Dalmatiansâ€�, “Chocolatâ€� and “Irisâ€�. After five years working alongside such cinematographers as Adrian Biddle, Nicola Pecorini and Peter Sova, she joined the assistant directors’ team on Jan de Bont’s “Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Secret of Lifeâ€�, going on to work in the AD department of a variety of films, including “Young Adamâ€�, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanâ€� and “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrowâ€� (which included a stint as Angelina Jolie’s standin). She rejoined Terry Gilliam as clapper/loader on the unfinished “The Man Who Killed Don Qixoteâ€� and decided to gain wider experience as the director’s assistant on “Brothers Grimmâ€� and “Tidelandâ€�, fulfilling a similar role with Katja von Garnier on “Blood and Chocolateâ€� and working for director Paul McGuigan in the camera department on “Gangster No. 1â€�. Her first film credit as producer came with Infinity Features’ 2008 release “Pushâ€�, directed by McGuigan.

Producer- Job Description

The chief of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors.