What quality does a producer need?

The movie world is not round, but flat. People will fall from the edge: such as Michael Cimino after "Heaven's Gate", and Ross Hunter, a producer Ross Hunter after soap opera. The reputation of these two is obviously much longer than Walhol's "15 minutes", but they were pushed off the cliff by an obvious old car.

I will compare the producers to a luxury cruise ship with thousands of other passengers. At this time, a huge vulnerability suddenly appeared on the ship and began to sink. Everyone rushed to the lifeboat, but found that only one can be used to escape at sea, and only 25 people can be taken above. You can imagine a melee that may happen in order to keep this place.

The production requires two things: taste and toughness. This is the primary quality that everyone must have. Yes, there are only these two things. But it was these two things that distinguished the people who wrote this book and others.

taste

Taste is the only important thing. ——Blaine Graize

What kind of characters and stories will excite you is something that makes you different. You are also a person, so the emotions you feel in a specific story, all those excitement, those pleasant, others -that is, the audience who watched the movie -can also feel it.

How can I become a good producer? The keyword I first thought of is "taste". This is related to which story you want to tell. The next is courage and persistence. —— Frank Pilson

toughness

If you are not ready to make your story into a movie, at all costs, or even burning and looting, then even the highest taste in the world will not help you. I might be a bit of myself here, because I actually value morality, and I cannot do anything illegal or even immoral. But what I want to say is that you must be enthusiastic about your movie. Russia's coach Maria Sharapova, a coach of the Winbolden tennis champion of Russia, commented her: "She is very focused on what she wants to do and is very devoted. She has that tough spirit, she is determined "Any high -profile and bright occupation, there will be countless people who want to be among them, so the confession is less than seeking, and the competition is very fierce. You'd better be as tough as the chin of the crocodile.

When I wrote this book, I sought the suggestion of Neal Gabler. He is a respected society and media critic, and is the book "An Empire of their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood". "Perseverance is the most important quality of a writer." He wrote in an email. These shoes can also be worn by the producer.

Toughness means that even if your project is rejected ten times (even twenty times), you will still persist. You will think about a new angle, choose a new candidate, or find another source of funds. Persistence is to persist; if they knock you down, you stand up; if they say "no" to you, you can find other places. When you find all the "elsewhere", you will come up with a new angle, and then come again from the beginning. A teacher of Peter Stark's production is best said: "A project can only be saved only when you finally give up."

Organizational skills

Now, let's talk about ... What else can really make a producer? One point is that you are the best way. You are running a business. You are like the CEO of a company, and your job is to make a few minutes of movies a day, and these few minutes of movies will become a template you want many people to see.

One of the directors that producers must have sometimes do not have to have the ability is superb organizational ability, which can monitor the financial status of the film, but also monitor their performance according to what everyone should do. ——Curtis Hanson

Solve the problem

You must also be a psychologist and therapist. All you are facing are all self -decent big characters. How to get along with them cannot be taught. You need to master interpersonal communication skills, as Daniel Goleman wrote in his book "Emotional Intelligence". Some people are inherently sensitive, while others are not, but they realize the importance of this and train themselves to become a real listener, which will help you. I am still learning how to treat my wife and my adult child. I strongly recommend Gorman's book to those who need to temper self -awareness and learn to be sensitive to others.

You must be a master of psychology, because in this industry, most people you deal with have strong self -awareness. You have to negotiate when you avoid offense of self -consciousness. This is not an easy task. ——Dik

If people conflict with each other, or even the director does not talk to the screenwriter, the movie will lose some valuable energy. You must promote their communication. A difficult and fair debate can bring some breakthroughs, pushing the movie to the next level. ——Dorg Wick's shooting began to go smoothly, but soon lag behind the plan, and the situation was getting worse. Our schedule is very tight, but this is basically a dialogue film, and, hey, the director has confirmed this agenda. I also confirmed. On the third day, I found the director. At that time, he was preparing to shoot a list for the work of the next day. "How many opportunities do you have?" I asked. "22," he said. Then I told him that he could only take about 12 a day before that. I asked him -I hope I did not hurt his feelings -on the premise of how to take a dozen machines in the next day's work, plan 4 to 6 "backup" lenses, so In case of extra time, he can take a little more. We finally completed the work very close to the budget, but we also paid the price in the editing room. There are few materials for editing. I have never worked hard in which movie or later production, and I am not even a producer -I am just an administrative producer.

What is the final result? We made our movie. I love this movie and is proud of it, including its shortcomings. Lorenzo Spell's script was rated as the best script of the year by the New York Film Critics Association. Pauline Kael, the most respected film critic in the United States, also praised us.

Is there a secret recipe for success?

If you ask 20 people to become a producer one by one, everyone will tell you a different story. People think there are some formulas, some ways, or a series of steps, but this is not the case. —— Catherine Kennedy

Nevertheless, to be a successful producer, it really needs some quality. Taste and toughness. Organizational skills. Taste and toughness. Be a psychologist or therapist. Taste and toughness. common sense. Taste and toughness.

Ari Emmanuel, the top Hollywood agent, said that the senior agent of New York gave him four lessons: you must have a taste, you must have your mind, you must have nothing to do, you must have nothing to do, you must have nothing to do, you must have nothing to do, you must have nothing to do, you must have nothing to do. Fear, you must have the ability to sell.

A simple fact is that the quality that a successful producer must have, essentially the same quality as a person's success in any field. Except for a few occupations such as brain surgery or aerospace science, the quality of most fields is almost different.

The producer must be a talent -a multi -faceted hand, and it is best to be proficient. He or she must have the creativity of the artist, the mentality of entertainers, the ability of politicians, the business wisdom of real estate developers, the insights of psychotherapists, the unrestrained cheerleaders, the charm of snake oil vendors, Arnold Shi Shi Wasenegger's strong body and mind, the organizational ability of CEO, the prestige of the five -star general, the adaptability of the color change dragon, the concentration of monks, and the toughness of bullfighting dogs. At any specific moment, a producer must have several capabilities at the same time.

Now, I am basically a full -time teacher. I have been committed to production, but my first teaching work that I first used to work part -time has now become my priority. I am very good at. do you know? I use the same skills as the production to manage a major. I like to be an excellent person. I also like others who think I am excellent. Therefore, I do my best to summon the best team, whether it is a teacher or a film crew.

I tried to instill the idea to each team member: we are a family, we have a common goal, and we will help each other to achieve this goal. I tried to instill their pride of the product, because I know to some extent that this pride will continue. I am a noisy cheerleader captain, but when necessary, I am also a diligent critic. I regard myself as a shepherd. I always run from this end, and shouted from time to time, driving my flock into the sheep ribs selected by me. When they stayed in it safely and happily, I felt great, and so for them.

My taste is not only reflected in the students I chose and the courses I designed, but also on the stories and creators I chose to make movies. I am glad to realize that the satisfaction and rewards that work to me in school work are the same as filming. Except income. The film industry will either bring you a feast or make you suffer. Although the school gives less salary, you can get a stable and reliable income every month.

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