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PRESIDENT/HEAD OF PRODUCTION - the head of all film
production for the studio; has the authority to give the go-ahead
to produce a film from one of the studio’s screenplays (green-lighting
a film); involved in all big producer deals, large literary
acquisitions, and star casting.
SR VP, PRODUCTION - most of the same authority as
the President, but cannot greenlight a film; oversees the
development and production of films, occasionally overseeing
a large solo project without intervention from the President
(developing a film is the process whereby a studio purchases
a screenplay from the writer for a negotiated price, then
the studio hires the writer or other writers to write or re-write
the screenplay, based on comments and notes from one or more
studio executives).
VP, PRODUCTION - oversees the development and production
of scripts that he and the Creative Executives have found;
often must “pitch” their idea or script
to the President or SR VP to get the go-ahead to develop it.
DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE AFFAIRS - intermediate level
between the VP and Creative Executive; usually someone who
is on a fast track to a higher position, but not quite ready
for VP level; looks for scripts
which can be developed and ultimately produced by the studio.
CREATIVE EXECUTIVE - (CE) a junior executive who
helps senior executives supervise development and production;
reads scripts; writes story notes; generates cast and director
lists.
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