Film producer

Film producer

A film producer is a person who oversees <a href="/en/Film_production" title="Film production" class="mw-redirect wl">film production</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:0-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;">[1]</a> Either employed by a <a href="/en/Production_company" title="Production company" class="wl">production company</a> or working <a href="/en/Independent_film" title="Independent film" class="wl">independently</a>, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of <a href="/en/Film" title="Film" class="wl">film</a> production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing.<a href="#cite_note-:1-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;">[2]</a>

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The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development.<a href="#cite_note-:1-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;">[2]</a> Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a <a href="/en/Screenwriter" title="Screenwriter" class="wl">screenwriter</a> and oversees the <a href="/en/Filmmaking#Development" title="Filmmaking" class="wl">script's development</a>.<a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;">[3]</a> These activities culminate with the <a href="/en/Pitch_(filmmaking)" title="Pitch (filmmaking)" class="wl">pitch</a>, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "<a href="/en/Green-light" title="Green-light" class="wl">greenlighted</a>".

The producer also supervises the <a href="/en/Pre-production" title="Pre-production" class="wl">pre-production</a>, <a href="/en/Principal_photography" title="Principal photography" class="wl">principal photography</a> and <a href="/en/Post-production" title="Post-production" class="wl">post-production</a> stages of <a href="/en/Filmmaking" title="Filmmaking" class="wl">filmmaking</a>. A producer is also responsible for hiring a <a href="/en/Film_director" title="Film director" class="wl">director</a> for the film, as well as other key <a href="/en/Film_crew" title="Film crew" class="wl">crew</a> members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically manages logistics and business operations, though some directors also produce their own films. The producer must ensure the film is delivered on time and within budget, and in the latter stages before release, will oversee the marketing and <a href="/en/Film_distribution" title="Film distribution" class="wl">distribution</a> of the film.<a href="#cite_note-:14-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;">[4]</a>

Producers cannot always supervise all of the production. In this case, the primary producer or <a href="/en/Executive_producer" title="Executive producer" class="wl">executive producer</a> may hire and delegate work to associate producers, assistant producers, <a href="/en/Line_producer" title="Line producer" class="wl">line producers</a>, or <a href="/en/Unit_production_manager" title="Unit production manager" class="wl">unit production managers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-nyt22-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;">[5]</a>

A film producer is a person who oversees film production. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typically manages logistics and business operations, though some directors also produce their own films. The producer must ensure the film is delivered on time and within budget, and in the latter stages before release, will oversee the marketing and distribution of the film. 