I chose to be a producer now I have to research what it is to be a producer and what I have to do to be a good producer, though organisation and communication and a lot of research.
After finishing pre-production I did a lot of research on producing and on certain producers so I decided to have a recap on what it is a producer needs to do in order to make a good smooth running production.
Below is a website I found on first time producers that gives a basic idea of what it is to be a producer, through production, post-production and financing, as this unit is based upon production and post-production I am going to focus my research on these areas
http://www.myfirstjobinfilm.co.uk/producers
Producing entails a variety of responsibilities and no 2 producers are alike. They ensure that good stories are told to the best possible standard and at a reasonable cost based on the potential market.
As highlighted in this screen shot you can see a quote which I found to be relatable as I have found that being a producer has meant doing a lot of different jobs within this one and being responsible for everything even when its not specially your job a producer over seas everything.
Being a low budget producer means that you might have to help out in other departments not just your own, this includes that when you are on a TV set they normally have a production manager and other assisting roles beneath the producer that help out but on low budget you might not have these people on hand so you have to make the best of it and do it yourself.
Products are know as the manager on the film and oversee everything from the start, producers are normally split into two categories; creative and financial. The creative producer handles the script and finding the cast and crew before anything can even go into production. The financial producer takes over once the money has been secured.
During the production the producer has a lot of support as there should be a production team that will sort the day to day things (Line Producer) and the production manager makes sure the production stays on schedule these all work closely together to support the director. The producer will act as the mutual party and deal with problems whilst making sure the director is aware without putting pressure on them.
Experience
This website says that most producers work there way up to the role through other departments to gain the right understanding and also the contacts they can use within their network, and mostly come form a background in production, this I feel is a mixed emotion for me as its always good to enjoy something but I know that I would really be able to walk into being a producer but its good to work your way through in other roles to see how everything works too.
