Type of Producers in Films:Be it a Bollywood film or a movie from any other industry, at the end of every film, credits start playing on the screen. In which hundreds of names including star cast, director, writer and technician are visible. In these, the names of producer, co-producer and executive producer are also written. However, people often consider these three as doing the same kind of work, but in the process of making a film, all three have different responsibilities. If you understand in simple language, the producer takes big decisions including planning the film. Whereas the co-producer plays an important role in making the film and the executive producer plays an important role in getting the production of the film off the ground. But the responsibilities of these posts may be slightly different according to each film and production company. Let us understand in detail.

What is the job of a producer?

Producer is considered to be the most important production credit of the film. That's often part of the initial process of making a film. That work involves selecting the story for the film, bringing together the director and main actors, making the budget, providing funding and making plans for the production. Understand with example. Initially a producer likes a story. So he gets the writer to prepare the script for the film. After this he tells the director about the story and work on the budget of the film begins. The star bears the expenses like cast fees, shooting locations, cameras, sets, VFX, post-production and promotion. However, it is not necessary that the producer invests the entire money from his own pocket in every film. In many films, studios, production companies, investors, distributors or other people also finance them. For this reason, it is not right to consider the producer only as a 'investor of money'.

What does a co-producer do?

When the process of making a film starts, companies or partnerships play a major role in it. The credit of co-producer may appear in this. This contribution may provide money, sources, production facilities, provision of a specific area or other commercial support. Suppose the budget of a film is very big and the main production company does not want to bear the entire expense alone. In such a situation, the other partner can invest in it. In return, he can get co-producer's credit and profits or other rights as per the agreement. Many times a big actor also joins the film as a co-producer. However, this does not mean that he has invested all the money in the entire film. He can join as a co-producer in his production banner, invest, creative partnership. Therefore the role of co-producer is not exactly the same in every film. The actual responsibility is decided according to his contract and production system.

What is the contribution of an executive producer in a film?

Hearing the name of the executive producer, people often think that he would be the biggest boss of the film. But this does not happen in every film. The role of the executive producer may change according to the needs of the production. In many projects, the job of the executive producer is to see that the production work of the film is being done properly. The shooting schedule, the budget is complete, coordinating between different teams, looking after the things to the location and handling the needs and problems of the production can be a part of his work.

Suppose the shooting of a film is planned to be completed in 60 days, in such a situation, if the weather gets bad at any location or there are difficulties in preparing any set, then the executive producer makes other arrangements for the same. In such situations, the executive producer can help in running the production as per the plan. However, it is not necessary for the executive producer to be directly present on the set in every film. Especially in big studios or international productions, the responsibilities of this post may be different.

What is the biggest difference between the three?

In simple words, the producer works on preparing the big picture of the film. He plays an important role in starting the film and completing it. The co-producer remains in partnership with the man producer or production team. His contribution can be in the form of giving money, sources or any special kind of support. Whereas, the focus of the executive producer is to ensure that the entire film runs smoothly and there are no problems of any kind. His job may be to see whether the shooting and other production requirements of the film are being met or not.

understand with example

Suppose the budget of a film is Rs 100 crore. A production company keeps a budget of Rs 70 crore to make a film. He can be called a man producer. After this, if another company invests Rs 30 crore or supports the film production in any other way, then it can get the credit of co-producer as per the agreement. Now the shooting of the film starts. An experienced professional is responsible for managing the location, staff, equipment, schedule and other production requirements within a budget of Rs 100 crore, then he can be called an executive producer.

Is the producer the owner of the film?

It is also important to understand here that the word 'producer' does not in every case mean being the legal owner of the film. Who will have the copyright, intellectual property rights and other rights of a film is decided on the basis of the contract and production structure of the company. Similarly, it would not be right to consider the co-producer as just an investor and the executive producer as just a manager of the set. In the film industry, credits and responsibilities may vary depending on the project. That is, it would not be right to assume after seeing the three names in the credits that the responsibility of a producer is to see the film, the co-producer has to be an investor and the executive producer has to look after the production management.