Author Christine Vachon, an American independent movie producer wrote this book “Shooting to Kill”, subtitled, “How an Independent Producer Blasts Through the Barriers to Make Movies That Matter”. I will be doing a chapter by chapter summary with reflections every now and then of this book. Feel free to comment if you wish.
Summary
What does a [...]
(The one who reaches for the stars.)
The following information is via an article that was given to me in my “Film Finance, Marketing, and Distribution” class about what is a producer.
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From some small notion, idea or concept, producers see something great, something noble, something worthy of the months and years of struggle that [...]
In short…they manage people outside of the filming, and get the money.
You have to have the wisdom to ask for professional help. We all start that way. What muddies up the whole producer thing is this whole crediting thing. Back in the day you had “produced by…written by…directed by…” Today financiers, managers, and others all [...]