I was always told the producers were folks taht helped otu finacially and the only important one was the actually producer who gave the most cash, helped set up, and did contracts and whatnot. THe rest are jst names on a wall.

That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough! I'm going to clown college!

i don't know if this is correct but i'm pretty sure the Producer is the person who organizes all the technical stuff as well as funds the film, partially or completely.

the producer helps with casting, lighting, cameras, editing, distributing, etc. they either do it themselves or find qualified people to do it.

i dunno about all these fancy titles.

I think the executive producers are the people that just try to give little ideas for the production.

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When the script writing is done, the work has just begun. When the filming is done, the work has just begun. When post-production is done, the work has just begun. When the distribution is done, you decide if the work is done.

Typically an executive producer has no real control over the movie but sticks their name on it to help raise funding because they think it's a decent project. 'Cabin Fever', for example, was going around Hollywood for a long time with no interest, then David Lynch put his name on the script as executive producer and magically everyone wanted to fund it a few days later. It's amazing what a name can make :).

The producer is the boss of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors and is responsible for managing every person and issue during the making of a film.

Some producers aren't involved in any technical aspects of the filmmaking process, but are still responsible for the overall production. Typically an executive producer handles business and legal issues.

A Producer initiates, coordinates, supervises and controls, either on his own authority, or subject to the authority of an employer, all aspects of the motion-picture and/or television production process, including creative, financial, technological and administrative. A Producer is involved throughout all phases of production from inception to completion, including coordination, supervision and control of all other talents and crafts, subject to the provisions of their collective bargaining agreements and personal service contracts.

An Executive Producer supervises, either on his own authority (entrepreneur executive producer) or subject to the authority of an employer (employee executive producer) one or more producers in the performance of all of his/her/their producer functions on single or multiple productions. In television, an Executive Producer may also be the Creator/Writer of a series.

An Associate Producer performs one or more producer functions delegated to him/her by a producer, under the supervision of such producer.

Co-Producers are two or more functioning producers who perform jointly or cumulatively all of the producer functions as a team or group.

A Supervising Producer supervises one or more producers in the performance of some or all of his/her/their producer functions, on single or multiple productions, either in place of, or subject to the overriding authority of an Executive Producer.

What does a Coordinating Producer do?
A Coordinating Producer coordinates the work of two or more individual producers working separately on single or multiple productions in order to achieve a unified end result.

A Line Producer performs the Producer functions involved in supervising the physical aspects of the making of a motion picture or television production where the creative decision-making process is reserved to others, except to such extent as the Line Producer is permitted to participate. Unit Production Managers, who perform no more than the customary services of a Unit Production Manager should be credited only as such.

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Originally posted by certified instigator

The producer is ...?snipped?

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Wow, thank you CI and others for the great explanations/definitions!