Film producers

Film producers fill a variety of roles depending upon the type of producer. Either employed by a production company or independent, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing. During the "discovery stage", the producer has to find and acknowledge promising material. Then, unless the film is supposed to be based on an original script, the producer has to find an appropriate screenwriter.

For various reasons, producers cannot always supervise all of the production. In this case, the main producer may appoint executive producers, line producers, or unit production managers who represent the main producer's interests. The producer has the last word on whether sounds or music have to be changed, including deciding if scenes have to be cut. They are in charge of selling the film or arranging distribution rights as well. The producer's role can vary significantly from project to project, based on the circumstances and funding. They generally are in charge of things like hiring staff, creating filming schedules, checking and approving locations, and much more.

Producers are present in every single genre of television and film and play major roles in each type of production. Although each genre might be widely different from each other, a producer's role and job is the same throughout each and every genre. A producer from a sports program can be compared to a producer of a film maker despite how different each genre can be. Although the primary role of the producer can be compared to that of a film maker, the role is something that isn't as cut and dry as a lot of people might expect it to be. The roles are very wide ranging, due to the fact that this occupation has gone through a enormous amount of stages and phases as time went on. Today, in most cases the roles range from supervising the film's editing process to hiring the main staff. 

The producer has a great amount if power in every single aspect of the production process. He or she are never left out, and are heavily involved in every single stage of the production. There are times when a producer can try and find promising material to create either a feature film or a television program. If a producer decides to do this, it is usually done in the "discovery stage". The discovery stage is when a producer is actively looking for a variety of ideas, concepts, and/or promising scripts that he/she could make into a show and/or film. In this stage a producers' power may even stretch to gathering workers for the selected project. Even though a producer today can have a wide range of roles within the field, there are roles that only fit into different types of "producers". Within the industry, there are many different types of producers who are only designated to a specific roles such as controlling the staff and handling the finances.  For example, to oversee and manage all aspects of video production the role may be filled by the line producer, but an executive producer would the selected to oversee all other producers work. 

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