[1] Line producers also manage scheduling and the budget of a motion picture, as well as day-to-day physical aspects of the film production.
The line producer facilitates location scouting, set building and decorating, offices and stages, wardrobe, props, stunts, physical and visual effects, camera, lighting, rigging, transportation, crew and union relations, travel, cast and crew accommodation, contracting of legal permissions and agreements, safety and risk management, prep and shooting schedule.
In short, the line producer oversees the joint planning, negotiations, implementation and accounting for production.
The line producer supports the director's vision and direct influence on the creative expression or narrative of the film.
[5] From pre-production through principal photography, the line producer oversees the production budget and physical needs of the shoot.
[7][8] In that context, the staff gathered for a particular series tend to be more representative of the skills and connections of an animation producer than that of the studio as an entity.