Who is the Oscar for Best Picture awarded to? (Voiceover + Oscar Trophy + Cheering Effect)
The answer is the producer! Because the producer is the soul and the central character of a movie. (Freeze frame protagonist and text)
(i) A good producer must have reading and a keen eye – that is, "looking for stories, scripts and screenwriters"
Having a good story and a good script is a trump card in the hands of a producer. Finding good stories is a daily job for producers.
Whether the producer has his own advantages and whether he can be invincible in the fierce competition for producers depends on whether the producer has the exclusive access to the unique film story and the best script. Reading the script is also part of the producer's daily life. In addition, producers have to read a large number of newspapers and magazines every day with a keen sense of film smell, looking for story clues and looking for storylines. Producers should also keep an eye on the trends in the publishing industry, novels, and biographies in order to obtain the film rights to shoot the book at the first time.
For example, Zhen Huanchuan's screenwriter Liu Yizi, Soldier Assault and Chosin Lake's screenwriter Lan Xiaolong
(2) To have a keen sense of judgment - that is, to "evaluate and establish film projects"
The assessments that producers need to do include: assessing the cost of shooting, evaluating the genre of the film, evaluating the film market, evaluating the film audience, and evaluating the box office.
In addition, the producer should also provide investors with a rational and objective evaluation plan, and make an objective estimate of the potential risks of the project, so as to provide full reference for investors' investment decisions.
(3) To be a "professional manager" who makes movies - that is, to raise funds
Producers need to be proficient in various film financing channels and financing methods, and familiar with film investors. Find investors or investment companies; lobby investors and investment companies to win the trust of investors and convince them that you are preparing a good box office film, and that you will not lose all your money and return a lot.
In addition, the cooperation between producers and investors is also based on a trust mechanism, which must minimize investment risks. The credibility of the producer is a professional life, and he cannot take the money of investors as a child's play, cannot embezzle and embezzle production funds, and cannot flee with the money.
What else does a good producer need to have, and we'll talk about it in the next issue!