Video And Motion Picture Producer Legal, Social & Cultural Professionals

The techniques of recording and summarising business and financial transactions and analysing, verifying, and reporting the results.

The various development stages of making a film, such as scriptwriting, financing, shooting, editing, and distribution.

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Legislation describing the protection of the rights of original authors over their work, and how others can use it.

The different types of audiovisual products and their requirements, such as documentaries, low budget movies, television series, records, CDs, and others.

Different elements and phases of project management.

Revise and analyse financial information and requirements of projects such as their budget appraisal, expected turnover, and risk assessment for determining the benefits and costs of the project. Assess if …

Consult with the director, producer and clients throughout the production and post-production process.

Reach out to and meet up with people in a professional context. Find common ground and use your contacts for mutual benefit. Keep track of the people in your personal …

Take action on the goals and procedures defined at a strategic level in order to mobilise resources and pursue the established strategies.

Liaise with people willing to finance the project. Negotiate deals and contracts.

Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

Gather, assess and represent data about target market and customers in order to facilitate strategic development and feasibility studies. Identify market trends.

Manage and plan various resources, such as human resources, budget, deadline, results, and quality necessary for a specific project, and monitor the project's progress in order to achieve a specific …

Select the scripts that are going to be converted into motion pictures.

Take the artistic and creative vision of the organisation into account when selecting a project.

Work together with the motion picture editing team during post-production. Make sure the finished product is according to specifications and creative vision.

Work with writers through workshops or script development schemes.

Work with the cast and crew members to establish requirements and budgets.

The principles of managing the relationship between consumers and products or services for the purpose of increasing sales and improving advertising techniques.

Tax legislation applicable to a specific area of specialisation, such as import tax, government tax, etc.

Financial rules and procedures applicable to a certain location, whose regulatory bodies decide on its jurisdiction

Direct distribution and logistics operations ensuring maximum accuracy and productivity.

Use specialised software to edit video images for use in an artistic production.

Edit audio footage using a variety of sofware, tools, and techniques such as crossfading, speed effects, and removing unwanted noises.

Implement strategies which aim to promote a specific product or service, using the developed marketing strategies.

Manage the accounts and financial activities of an organisation, supervising that all the documents are correctly maintained, that all the information and calculations are correct, and that proper decisions are …

Oversee distribution channels with regards to the requirements of customers.

Determine the objective of the marketing strategy whether it is for establishing image, implementing a pricing strategy, or raising awareness of the product. Establish approaches of marketing actions to ensure …

Attend the organised reading of the script, where the actors, director, producers, and scriptwriters read the script thoroughly.

Calculate the costs for every production stage and department.

Hold auditions and assess and select candidates for roles in the productions.

Determine the content, physical and material conditions of the interview. Describe the project parameters. Evaluate personal, artistic and technical skills according to casting requirements, and candidates' interest in the project.

Rewrite scripts. Change dialogue. Mark scripts with relevant information for post-production.

Ensure that all legal requirements are met.

Decide when the shooting will start on each location, how long it will take, and when to move to another location.

Negotiate with the creator the rights to communicate a work to the public and to reproduce it.

Negotiate the sale of the publishing rights of books to translate them and adapt them into movies or other genres.

Prepare dossiers to request government funding.

Search for locations suitable for film or photo shoots.