Unit production manager (UPM) is the Directors Guild of America-approved title for an on-set executive responsible for the administration of a production; especially a film production. Alternate titles for this role on non-DGA signatory productions are production supervisor, line producer, and executive producer. These terms are often used interchangeably.
A senior producer may assign a UPM to work concurrently on more than one production, for film, theatre, or television.
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