A fixer is a local producer or production manager. Being a professional production fixer in Israel takes years of training in various areas. He or she work for the local production company, and they manage a specific production. A production fixer usually runs the local aspects of the shoot, from the prep phase until the end of filming. The fixer is in charge of our local camera crew, of getting the required film permits and coordinating the shoot with anyone involved in it.
For many years we objected the term “fixer”. It has some kind of a sleazy, derogatory meaning. But the term have become internationally acceptable, and we had to accept it as well. There are many kinds of fixers in the production world – our fixers in Israel can be also titled production managers, field producers or unit production managers.
Production fixer in Israel – our documentary experience
Each production fixer in Israel has extensive experience in managing international productions in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Since Highlight Films was established in 1998, our fixers managed hundreds of documentary, corporate, news, reality and commercial productions in Israel and Palestine.
During the years our fixers produced numerous productions for BBC, National Geographic, Discovery, History, Netflix, Amazon and many other broadcasters and streamers. We continue to do so in Israel and Palestine
Production fixer in Israel – our news experience
Our production fixers have many years of experience providing news production services for international news departments. We do it on a regular basis for several customers, and we are always ready to switch to a different mode: during special military conditions, general elections or other attention-attracting events, we quickly set up an extensive news coverage operation. Our news fixers are supported by back office production team, that includes researchers and coordinators.
We make sure our news fixers in Israel get all the accurate information they need, but we also make sure they are safe. This has always been our prime consideration when sending news team to cover risky locations or activities. As a matter of routine, our fixers and camera crews are provided with PRESS tagged bullet proof vests, helmets, and if necessary gas masks.
Production fixer in Israel – training
A good fixer in Israel knows all the possible solutions to any problems he or she faces. In our case, they can use all our company resources in order to make it happen.In addition to extensive production experience, our fixers in Israel get additional extensive training in security, safety procedures and activating our company protocols. Highlight Films has Israeli fixers who work in Israel proper and the settlements in the West Bank. In addition, our Palestinian fixers cover the West Bank, and the East part of Jerusalem. Our Gaza fixers are working only in Gaza, as Palestinian Gaza residents are not allowed to go out to Israel.