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What does a film producer do?

What does a film producer do?

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What does a film producer do?

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- [Announcer] From the producers who did the paperwork for that one box office hit you heard of probably, comes another film they also did the paperwork for, "Back To The Producer" This is heavy, no real. This production binders really heavy, coming soon. (upbeat music) - Most people are pretty familiar with the term producer but more often than not they have no idea what a producer actually does. In fact, early on in my film career, my own mother used to go around telling people I was a producer instead of a director, because, well, she didn't know the difference. And with the stream of movie trailers nowadays that like to boast their movies, brought to you by the producers from that other successful film. It's no wonder people aren't really clear on what a producer does. Now while producers can have creative control, they aren't the main creative force behind a film. That's the director. However, the producer usually…

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