People have been asking me to define the role of a film producer recently. As a result, I’d like to share a video created by Sundance which help answers the question: what does a producer do? It’s embedded below, but you can also view the film at Sundance.org.
The Creative Producer: The Unsung Hero of Indie Filmmaking
In conjunction with Sundance Institute’s annual Creative Producing Labs and Summit, Lynette Howell, Heather Rae, Andrea Sperling, and others wax poetic on the craft of the creative producer, offering an insider’s perspective on their role in making independent films.