What IS delivered
uncompromising execution
Protecting the story. Maximizing the budget. Jonathan builds the physical foundation that turns ambitious creative visions into reality.
With over 25 years of physical production experience, Jonathan Grubbs brings proven operational leadership to every project. Whether serving as a Head of Production for company oversight, a Producer to lead the charge, or a Line Producer or UPM to maximize fiscal efficiency while driving a complex schedule, he builds a framework for success. Every engagement is rooted in strategic problem prevention, disciplined financial forecasting, and an uncompromising commitment to the creative vision.
You bring the script. He builds the reality. Handling massive crews, remote environments, and multi-camera setups so the creative team can focus entirely on the final frame.
Strategic Budgeting & Financial Forecasting
A creative vision is only as strong as its financial framework. Jonathan builds detailed budgets and targeted financial forecasts that protect the bottom line without sacrificing the story. From forecasting complex global travel to managing cash flows from Euros to Pesos (with the occasional budget for churros), he ensures every dollar is maximized directly on the screen.
Scheduling & Script Breakdown
Preparation is the ultimate form of problem prevention. Before a single camera rolls, Jonathan architects the operational blueprint of the project. Optimizing Movie Magic Scheduling and Final Draft for rigorous script breakdowns, dependable Day Out of Days reporting, and preemptive risk mitigation, he builds schedules that give both Academy Award winning directors and rising filmmakers the structural freedom they need to execute their vision safely and efficiently.
Global Logistics & Remote Operations
Executing a project across international borders requires a steadfast logistical foundation. Having led physical production in over fifteen countries and traveled to forty, Jonathan specializes in the unique demands of multinational shoots. Whether securing travel visas, carnets, and customs paperwork, or establishing rigorous safety protocols for basecamps in extreme heights, wilderness, or desert environments, he builds the framework for success. Navigating severely limited infrastructures in developing nations, he mobilizes extensive vendor networks and manages local union, guild, and essential non union compliance to ensure seamless, safe daily operations anywhere in the world.
Physical Production Leadership
Boots-on-the-ground execution is about managing the unpredictable. Serving as the operational anchor on set, Jonathan oversees daily physical production to keep the project on schedule and on budget. From managing dangerous SPFX sequences to navigating complex union parameters and optimizing non union opportunities, he builds environments where highly skilled crews can do their best work safely.
THE APPROACH
Discovery
Understanding the project, the ultimate goals, the timeline, and the budget before anything else.
Planning
Detailed scheduling and budgeting alongside crew and vendor logistics, all built around the creative vision.
Production
Disciplined execution on set, managing every moving part so the director can focus entirely on the frame, performances, and content.
Delivery
Clean wrap, final cost reports, and a project that is fully prepped for post and beyond.