Glossary of Hollywood Film/TV Industry Terms
APPENDIX Glossary of Industry Terms If you’re going to make movies or television shows you have to learn the language of film and TV sets. Producer A producer does just that - produces things. When you're putting the project together, the producer produces the money, the crew, the equipment, etc. Anyone who has an essential part in making the project happen can be, and will probably want to be, called a producer. Producers often package the film, raise money, over- see the budget, bring actors to the project, negotiate, and know the right people. They are variously known as executive, supervising, associate, co-, and line producers. There are all sorts of names for producers: Executive Producer, Line Producer, etc. In my opinion, when you're doing a small independent production, it's senseless to bother with all the fancy titles. If you can have someone fill the job of Production Manager, that person will represent the producer(s) on set and make sure everything is ...