Hey everyone I'm beginning pre-production on my latest short film "Death by Daylight" and for the first time I'm looking for a producer for this project. Just some info it's a 16 pg. comedy. The screenplay has been selected (and was a finalist) in some smaller film festivals.
So first question does anyone know a producer in the Texas (Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio) area.
If not does anyone have experience working with a producer in a different area and how might that work?
This is a micro budget for the film.
Hey Jordan, this is Karen from the Stage 32 team. I just wanted to let you know I moved your post from Acting to Producing (since you're asking about producers), as it fits much better there. Let me know if you have any questions, and all the best to you!
WooT! Congrats! As someone who was often approached to be others' producer for ALL of film school, this would be my advice to you - figure out what exactly you want your producer to do. Create a task list, a job description, even required qualifications if you need to. But that task list is incredibly important because it will help you to determine once they've been hired if they are, in fact, doing their job.
That being said, there are typically three kinds of producers - Executive, Line, and Creative. Executive helps to secure funding, Line figures out how best to spend (and save) the money, and Creative ensures that the film is worth watching (i.e. they will be the one who understands the film as well as the director, if not better, and will ensure that the heart is intact from beginning to end). Couple this with the notion that you nor anyone else should never be more than two roles at a time, lest you risk being spread too thin.
In any case, I hope this helps! Best of luck, and keep us posted on your progress!