What Is a Television Producer?
“In this clip we are going to talk about what a television producer is. A television producer is many many things. First and foremost he is the one who pitches the idea to the networks and whether it is their idea or someone else’s idea they are the ones that shepherded it through completion and by completion I mean a produced pilot that eventually will go on to air. They’re the ones that run the show, they’re the ones who handle the logistical side, the business side. They’re the ones that hire the crew, the creative team. They’re the ones who facilitate the process of bringing the actors on board to play the characters in the show and predominantly their job once the show is established and up and running their job is to be the shepherd that kind of guides it along. Traditionally the producers of the show are considered the show runners, the ones that are ultimately the ones responsible for crafting the story line of the show and they don’t necessarily write the scrips although in a
