what does a movie producer do?

Answer 1

After agents, a producer is usually the person who discovers a film project in its very earliest stages (as a screenplay, or book) and sees it through into development right through to distribution. They're the ones who bring a potential project to a studio and attempt to sell the script (or book) to get financing. To increase a script's likelihood of getting picked up, a producer will often "package" a script... that is, he will attempt to attach a major star or director to the project so that he's not just selling the script on its merits alone but is selling a complete package... script, bankable star, respected director. The producer is also the one who puts down seed money to secure production rights for a promising screenplay. He or she will put an option on a script they're interested in (usually 15% of what they expect the script to sell for). The option gives them exclusive rights to shop around the script to studios, investors and talent (directors, actors). An option usually carries with it a one year stipulation, after which the script will typically go into "turn-around" if the producer wasn't able to sell it in that time. Some producers are very hands-off creatively once a project is in production... others remain more involved in the entire process. Since the producer is the one who actually fronts the project and sees the film through from beginning to end, they're the ones who receive the Oscar during awards time if the picture wins Best Picture.

Answer 2

A producer basically assembles all the parts needed to make the film.

Typically, the producer will find the script, get the studio to finance it, coordinate the hiring of key staff including the cast and the director, and then make sure everything is moving along as it should.

There are a lot of different producer credits - the line producer is the person who actually figures out the cost of everything, the executive producer tends to be the suit at the studio who said yes to the budget, an associate producer is usually - well, somebody you want to give a title to who was involved in the film somehow.

Answer 3

A movie producer finances the production of a movie.

Answer 4

ok VERY nice question

many people get mixed up with the Producer and Director

the director is the person who actually directs the scenes and the movie

the PRODUCER is the one who handles the FINANTIAL aspects of the movie and the importing thing is that HE/SHE sets the movie budget

the Producer does other things also like promoting the film and advertizing for it and stuff like that

Answer 5

The Director takes care of the show and the Producer takes care of the business. That's why it's called.....

Answer 6

He pays expenses to have the movie made, so therefore he gets to make lots of the decisions, too.

Sorry francis (above my answer), but a promoter is the one who advertises it.

A director tells the actors how to act.


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Answer 7

they help promote the movie, to get it known