Executive producer
An executive producer (EP) enables and backs up the making of a commercial entertainment product. He or she is concerned with management accounting and possibly with associated legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). [1] They also contribute to the film's budget, and do not work on set.[2]
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Motion pictures [edit]
Executive producers oversee the filmmaking in regards to film finance. They liaise with the line producer and report to production companies and distributors. [3]
Television [edit]
Here an executive producer often supervises the creative content as well as the financial aspects of a production. Some writers (for example Stephen J. Cannell and Tina Fey) have been the creator and also the producer of the same TV show.[4] In case more than one executive producer works on a TV show there can be one among them who outranks the others. This position is known as showrunner.[5] Once an executive producer has coined and established a successful TV series he might still be credited as such even if he has actually retired from the show.[6]
Music [edit]
Nowadays major record labels distinguish between an executive producer and the actual music producer. The executive producer is just responsible for business decisions, whereas the music producer produces the music. [7] Even so, sometimes the executive producer is supposed to substantiate the creative visions of featured musicians by managing the timetable including the employment of sound engineers or session musicians.[8]
Video games [edit]
The title "executive producer" is not well-defined in the video game industry. It may refer to an external producer, from the publisher, who works with the developers. In 2012 Jay-Z was announced as executive producer for NBA 2K13. As such he appeared in an introduction, picked songs for the game's soundtrack and moreover contributed to the design of its in-game menue "and other visual elements".[9] [10]
See also [edit]
- Film producer
- Line producer
- Studio executive
- Creative executive
- Development executive
- Unit production manager
References [edit]
- ^ "Typically an executive producer handles business and legal issues". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is-an-executive-producer.htm
- ^ "The Producer's responsibility is to the production company and the Executive Producers who are appointed to supervise the production on behalf of the Financiers and Distributors". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "In television, an Executive Producer may also be the Creator/Writer of a series". Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "There can be multiple executive producers on a series, but the one in charge is called the showrunner.". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "The Television Producer". Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "Today, the recording industry has two kinds of producers: executive producer and music producer; they have different roles. While an executive producer oversees a project's finances, a music producer oversees the creation of the music.". Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "The executive producer usually chooses the musicians and technicians for a record, decides where and when to record, and manages the production budget and timetable". Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Argent said Jay-Z's influence would be felt immediately in the game, starting during its video introduction. Jay-Z also handpicked the game's soundtrack". Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Jay-Z NBA 2K13: Rapper Announced As 'Executive Producer'". Retrieved August 2, 2012.
External links [edit]
- "What is the point of executive producers?" BBC News. 19 October 2007.
- "What do Executive Producers do?" Job description at www.media-match.com
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