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  The Producers Guild of America defines an Executive Producer as follows: 1.     The credit of Executive Producer shall only apply to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the motion picture and who additionally qualifies under one of two categories: ·          Having secured an essential and proportionally significant part (no less than 25%) of the financing for the motion picture; and/or ·          Having made a significant contribution to the development of the literary property, typically including the securement of the underlying rights to the material on which the motion picture is based.   The short definition that they give for a Producer (“Produced by”) credit is: 1.     The Produced By credit shall be in the primary credit position among all PGA-sanctioned credits for theatrical motion pictures. 2.     Subject ...

 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Maybe you work in the industry, or you want to, but you’re not entirely sure how it all works. The terms “executive producer” and “producer” confuse you. You think you know, but you’re not as comfortable with who does what as you’d like to be. No worries! This post answers the question what does an executive producer do? We’ll go over the fundamentals so you can gain some confidence, and aspire to something other than some assistant on a one-time production gig. Let’s jump in. WHAT DOES AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DO? Defining the executive producer Executive Producers typically sit at the top of the food chain. They often work at the highest level of the production. They may have even raised the majority of the film’s money. This part you may already know, so let’s take a look a closer look. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DEFINITION What does an Executive Producer do? An  E xecutive Producer  (EP) is the head producer who supervises other producers in the creation of a...