Because without the Producer – none of this will ever get off the ground. The Producer is the organiser, the fixer, the negotiator, the one who holds the purse-strings, and she who must be obeyed!
Producing a film is a multi-tasking nightmare and it takes a special kind of person to be able to produce a short film. They are the business side to the film making and have to (often) reign in all the creative types with the practical and the sensible and the permission slips.
A good producer will elevate the short film from the words on paper to the final product on screen. Working closely with the Director, they will ensure that visions can be achieved (with minimal compromise) and that the final cut will be to everyone’s satisfaction. But her job doesn’t end there! The Producer will then bring all the marketing materials together and begin the hard slog of getting the film out to an audience. Festivals, screenings, online exposure – the Producer will then get it out to you, the lovely audience, for your viewing pleasure.
— Debs
Links on Producing (few and far between)
Backstage Business – how to be a Film Producer
Indie Film Producer – Adventures of an Indie Film Producer
Cineman – A Producer knows all the tools in the toolbox
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