Many people think that producing is about managing logistics, budgets and personalities. Of course, all these skills will help you to make the film on time,
which is the main task of the producer, but this does not mean the skills themselves will help you get on the red carpet and be the rock-star producer. Production is not only work with papers and different schedules, and above all, working with people. The ability to communicate well, motivate people, cope with your inner emotions and also knowledge of the technical side — this is all distinguish a good producer from an office producer. Here are a couple of examples of knowledge that must be mastered
— Know how to attract the right people to each project.
— Trust your instincts and follow them to the end.
— A string of hits or a string of misses may mean nothing.
— When things don't go according to plan, don't waste time getting angry. Use this to overcome it.
– You should know and understand that stories could change, business could changes, but people are the same.
— If five people you trust notice the same problem, it's REALLY a problem.
— Ask questions and listen a lot.
— When as you trust someone with your work, support this person to the maximum.
— People who are really talented could be hard to work with, but that's okay! Learn to handle them and get the best out of them.
— Some projects take years to feel right.
— No one can win all the time!
— The director is the captain of the ship, and let no one deceive himself otherwise. Support a person with this work!
And the main rule:
— Do you want to be a producer? Produce your life first!
A person who cannot harmonize his life rarely becomes a cool producer. You can't plan serious things when you're always staying up late,
do not keep promises outside of film work. Therefore, how to make budget lists and planning is very important and I will tell you that in the next post. But for now,
I really want you to understand that the key skills are just the basic psychological things that each of us already has from childhood, but which we just need to work on.
Harmonization of your inner world and understanding of yourself as a person, psychology, desire to be better — This is where you need to start!
Good luck!