-Scheduling
-Budgetting-Paperwork (such as risk assessments and call sheets)
-Cast and Crew
However, I become slightly apprehensive about the filming days, so I decided to do some more research in order to understand the producer role during filming.
'Think of a Producer as the Manager of a Film Set' - Being a film producer might be the toughest job on a film set, they are the person most responsible if a film fails to make a profit. They represent the film throughout the project from hiring the screenwriter (or being the writer in this case), out of all of the workers on the film they have the longest span of work. During the production, a producer must be in contact communication with the director, any major changes to the story or the budget will have to go through them. Typically, a producer during production will
- Approve new locations
- Approve Script changes as well as any other major decisions
- Make sure the filming stays on schedule and budget
- Visit the set often but be present in the production office looking after the business side of the production - this will help to make sure that the film gets through despite any problems the filming may face
I found a youtube video whereby an industry expert explained what the role of a producer is, from the pre-production right through to the final product. These are my notes from watching the video:
-The producer will hire a writer, having to spend money on the first day-Show and generate interest to find a Director
-Begin to look for cast: Stars decide the marketing profitability of the film, the bigger the star the bigger the marketing potential
-Arrange scheduling between all integral cast and crew
-The above processes could take months, even years, depending on the production.
-By this point the producer must have a concrete and solid plan for the film
-Be thinking about the budget and financial aspects of the film before starting to film, by this point a producer would normally not have been paid
-Be in constant communication with everyone working on the film, trying to keep good relationships with everyone, especially the director
-The producer is the only person who is completely and utterly responsible for all aspects of the film, they cannot walk away from a project until the investors of a film is paid back, or until the project is completed in its entirety.
Other interesting points I found from other sites:
- There are several sub categories to the producer role
- Sometimes, someone can make a small contribution to production, whether it be helping to bring money in or a creative decision, in order to be names and executive producer
- 'Associate Producer' is the term given to people who you have had to give a producer credit too, for any given reason, but they hadn't had any real contribution to the project
- A line producer supervises other producers, similar to a head of a department, they make sure for the overall/executive producers that everything is running as it should be
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It is interesting to see how the role of a producer differs from production to production. For example, on a low budget film there will be minimal crew so the producer will take more of an office/paperwork role as well as helping make the creative decisions. However on extremely high budget movies, the producer would have many production managers and production assistants that would be taking on the more paperwork type jobs. Some of this research cannot be applied to my work, as this is a low budget film, so I need to adapt the above roles and make sure that they work for our project. As the producer, I will be organising a form/checklist, for me to use on the filming days in order to make sure we capture all the shots/scenes we need to. I will be on hand and communicating well with Laura, director, in order to make sure that we are supporting each other and overcoming any issues together.
Research Links
https://www.amyclarkefilms.com/blog/what-does-the-producer-do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN6vEoGSzE8
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