ST - The Producer's Overview

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The major visual fields of today -- film, television, web series and new media -- require quality producers with a firm knowledge of many areas: a discerning eye for material, a strong sense of storytelling, an ability to raise funds, an understanding of how modern media is distributed… all this, plus a keen grasp on how to manage these many diverse areas. This course provides students with an essential framework for doing just in order to produce a creative product in the entertainment and media industries. Students are introduced to the concepts, terms, and principles that apply to the role of producer, along with the specific job functions required to effectively and efficiently complete a production, both by studying case examples and actually creating their own producers workbook for such a project.