How Do You Become A Producer?
by Broken English Films on 06/09/09 at 3:41 pm
How Do You Become A Producer?
Very good question. Another question would be, what is a producer?
The easiest way to summarize a producer is by simply stating that an actual producer is responsible for taking a project from nothing to something. Somehow you acquire a script, you can purchase an original screenplay from us, customized to whatever you’re looking to make, or you can write your own, or collaborate with a friend… There are a great number of ways as to how to obtain a script, but you do need one. That’s where everything stems; the story.
What do you do once you have a screenplay? Well really that’s up to you. The script is like an idea, and from that as a creative person you assemble the building blocks in order to bring this tale to fruition. With a screenplay, every factor you have is alluded to or can be imagined, and it’s your responsibility with your crew (which you’re responsible to seek and work with) to create and bring the project to life.
You can seek students from local film schools, either on or offline. Or, you can (if you have the finances) contact local film unions to acquire film professionals, but you need a crew. We all believe we can create something just by ourselves, but quite often (almost solely) in movies, you need a cast (multiple people are of course preferable), and your crew – a director, a d.o.p., camera operator, boom operator etc.
Once you have your script, break it down! That’s your responsibility. Examine everything! By doing this you can come up with a budget which you also will be responsible for finding. Executive Producers and Associate Producers can be found to help you, but the break down of the script will lead you to know how much you need to spend in order to have a professional independent set.
Once you have the budget created and understood, you can then seek specific people to fill necessary positions and roles. Depending on what you can afford, they can also have assistants and help make the machine well oiled.
The locations are vital, the director and actors are vital, and it’s your responsibility to find the right people to find them for you. The producer is like an emperor, and you need your empire to function. So find a good location manager, who will in turn find their own assistants, find a casting director and a director and so on and so forth.
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