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What are  APs & Producers? Toby W. Allen Assistant Producer [email_address]
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Skills Week / Toby Allen / What Are Producers and Assistant Producers?

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Editor's Notes

  1. Start by asking information about your audience; Do we have many producers in the room? Did anyone go to Steve Brand’s talk about Viva Pinata? To put this in context, how many believe they understand what Steve’s Job is about