Production
The Producer's Job on Set
Everyone knows the director calls "action" — but the producer is the reason there's a set to call it on. This course demystifies the most misunderstood job in film: what a producer actually does, the types of producer, how they split duties with the director, and the on-the-day craft of running a shoot on budget and on schedule.
What you'll learn
✓What a producer actually does, and the different types of producer
✓How the producer and director divide responsibility across a production
✓The on-set job: running the shoot, guarding the budget and the schedule
✓Solving problems, leading a set, and producing on a micro-budget
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Module 1 — Foundations
I7 min
The most misunderstood job in film, finally explained in plain English
What a Producer Actually Does
II8 min
Executive, producer, line, associate — who's who in those credits
The Types of Producer
III8 min
Who owns what — and how the best producer/director partnerships work
Producer vs. Director
IV8 min
Development, prep, shoot, wrap, delivery — the producer across it all
The Producer Across the Production
Module 2 — Core Craft
V8 min
The line producer and production manager — who actually runs the machine
The Line Producer & UPM
VI9 min
What the producer actually does on the day to keep the shoot moving
The Producer on Set
VII8 min
Protecting the money and the clock in real time, take by take
Guarding Budget & Schedule
VIII8 min
The producer as chief problem-solver and manager of people
Problem-Solving & People
Module 3 — Putting It to Work
IX8 min
Communication, tone, and the quiet leadership that holds a set together
Communication & Leadership
X8 min
Being the whole production office when you're a crew of one
Producing on a Micro-Budget
XI8 min
Wrapping the shoot, closing out, and carrying the film to delivery
Wrap & Delivery
XII7 min
The producing mistakes that sink shoots — and how to avoid every one
On-Set Producing Mistakes