4/21/2013

3 Important Lessons About Movies

By Scott Howe


When making a major film, there are always many people behind the camera that are vital for the project's successful completion. While the jobs of directors, cinematographers, set designers, and the like, are central to any film, no movie will even begin to be made without the work of the film executives. Since filmmaking is still an very lucrative business, despite being a creative endeavor, there must always be highly capable executives for any film project to reap any measure of success. Therefore, every successful studio or production company must have a strong corps of executives to oversee the many business tasks that are so crucial to filmmaking.

For the majority of film studios and production companies, the executive structure pretty much mirrors those of other kinds of companies. Similar to other industries, film studios have chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers, as well as a variety of vice president roles and other important positions. As strange as it may seem, someone does not necessarily have to have a lot of knowledge about the process of making a film to be a successful film executive. The reason for this is that, whether it is the studio's CEO or a specific film's producer, an executive's main priority is a film's financing, along with all that goes into making profits.

One of the most important film executive roles is that of the executive producer. Whenever a film is approved and given financial backing, there will have to be an executive producer, who could also be a financier, to oversee the daily business aspects of the film's production. The executive producer protects the studio's investment by ensuring the project remains on its projected schedule and does not go over budget. In the same capacity, the executive producer must also work closely with the film's director to help keep everything running smoothly, especially when unforeseen problems arise. It is likewise up to the executive producer to, as much as possible, keep any creative changes and developments within the vision of the originally approved project.

Frequently, there will be more than one executive producer among the executives of a given film. In an increasing number of cases, there are film directors who, wanting to take more creative control over their projects, will also serve in various executive capacities during the making of their films. Really, anyone with enough money, resources, and connections can become a film executive. Still, those that have an inside understanding of what directors, actors, and various crew members must go through should therefore have a better understanding of how to manage the film's various executive matters.

There are many reasons why someone may be motivated to become a film executive. Of course there are the huge salaries, but many just enjoy being a part of such creative projects, despite not being great creators themselves. To learn more about the roles of executives within the filmmaking process, there are tons of resources available on the internet.




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