What does it take to be a producer?

There is no uniform method to become a film producer, but a good education and rich experience will definitely bring you closer to this career. The process is difficult, but if you love making movies, you can definitely give full play to your advantages and surpass other competitors.

The real "producer" can be said to be the CEO and head coach of the whole film project; On the one hand, we must be able to accurately predict the box office and push back the project budget; On the other hand, it is necessary to understand the operation process of the whole film project.

After understanding the producer's work, we can discuss the following conditions to become a producer according to the work that the producer needs to undertake:

The first is the source of funds. Making a movie needs money, and it needs a lot of money. If there is no source of funds, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the producers cannot organize an effective film production team. Can't everyone generate electricity for love? Either, the producer himself is very rich, and he can be a producer and take money out to play; Otherwise, the producers know many companies or individuals who are willing to invest in movies and have financial channels.

The second is social resources. In addition to money, making movies also needs the support of society in many aspects. You need scenes to shoot, right? Some special places, such as scenic spots, hospitals, streets, government agencies, police, military, etc. Others are not allowed to take money to shoot, but they must have direct social relations or government relations to shoot. Even shooting in some private places requires a producer to have corresponding social resources.

Sometimes, if your face is big enough, you may even save money. This is done by swiping your face card. So producers will have a huge social network and need to spend a lot of time to maintain relationships at all levels. The more people they know, the more likely they are to play a role at some point.

The third is the production team. How can you make a movie without a production team? No matter how powerful a person is, he is not omnipotent. He must get the support of the team. Therefore, an excellent producer must master excellent production teams, such as director, screenwriter, photography, lighting, art props, costume makeup, post-editing, music production and so on.

You must know your team very well, know everyone's advantages and disadvantages, know how to manage and motivate them, know the types and parts that each of them is good at, and know everyone's characteristics, so as not to make any of them become obvious shortcomings and affect the progress of the project.

In addition to the resources of the production team, the producers themselves need to be proficient in all aspects of the production process. Sometimes they don't need to do it themselves, but they need to judge what is good and what is bad, so as to know if there are any mistakes in each production progress and ensure the smooth progress of the project.

The fourth is the ability to analyze and plan. Have the above three abilities, but if you misjudge the project, it will all be in vain. A good project is equivalent to the right direction. If you make a mistake in the initial direction, the farther you go, the greater the loss.

When a producer plans a project at the beginning, he should be familiar with the data of all aspects of the film market, get the correct direction of a project under the support of accurate data calculation, design a reasonable business model, and let investors know the commercial value of this project very well.

In the progress stage of the project, the producer should collect the information of all departments in time, adjust the possible mistakes of the project at any time, and control the progress of the project to the original design direction. During the release of the project, the producer should design and approve the correct propaganda strategy and scheme, and organize the propaganda department to effectively publicize the film and television drama products to maximize the product benefits.