The Film Producer: The Role Of The Creator

The Role of the Creator

In the film industry, it takes a collaborative effort of talented individuals to create a successful film. The one that essentially is the leader from start to finish is the producer. Linda Cahir states in chapter three of Literature into Film that the producer has the most influence to help shape the artistic values and moral principles of the film (Cahir). In the following paragraphs, I will discuss the role of a film producer, how this is different than a film director’s role and what it takes to be the best.

As we look at the role of producer, let’s first take a look at how the identification has changed over the first century of existence. Once the Hollywood studio system came into place in the late 1900’s, the producer’s job was to lead production, which meant controlling all elements that make up the final product, such as material and immaterial things, the shaping and control of the artistic strengths as well as what public needs for entertainment (Pardo). These producers required a business sense as well as being able to ask those questions of what or why. Some of the greatest producers of this time such as David O. Selznick that produced “Gone with the Wind” helped model the Hollywood film producers. Overtime, the decline of

Jacobson has had a successful run of film hits such as “Hunger Games”, “Pearl Harbor”, “The Princess Diaries” and “The Pirates of the Caribbean”. A former Disney producer, what captures her attention to a film pitch is the how the story moves her. If the story fails to show her that ultimate feeling of “I love it”, then she moves on to the next. Her producer success continues with moving into the TV series “American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson”. The producer’s role is definitely an all around job and by looking at these different producers; they all have one thing in common, their interest in the big screen