executive producers
Behind-the-scenes bosses
Executive producers are the highest-ranking producers on a film, television, or music project, typically responsible for financing, business decisions, or creative oversight rather than day-to-day production work.
The title varies widely in meaning—an executive producer might be the person who secured funding, a showrunner with creative control, or someone given the credit honorifically: She was promoted to executive producer in season three.
In film, the role often signals financial rather than artistic involvement.
Enormously successful entertainment property
- greenlightAuthorization to proceed
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- castingShaping through liquid form
- directorOne who leads
studio · premiere · distribution · box-office · cinematography · storyboard · soundtrack · editing
Imaginative planner of futures
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- pitchFrequency of sound
- talentInborn aptitude
- scriptWritten words for performance
storyboard · casting · packaging · attachment · treatment · rewrite · notes · coverage
One with choosing power
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- coordinatorOne who arranges activities
- schedulingAssigning times to events
logistics · budgeting · negotiation · crew · hiring · deliverables · deadlines · troubleshooting
TV series creative head
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- networkInterconnected system
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
Nielsen · broadcast · streaming · syndication · sitcom · drama · renewal · cancellation
Plan for spending
- investorsThose who commit capital
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- capitalWealth used for investment
- backingAid or sponsorship
greenlight · bankroll · equity · venture capital · angel investors · crowdfunding · seed money · underwriting
blockbuster
Enormously successful entertainment property
- greenlightAuthorization to proceed
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- castingShaping through liquid form
director · studio · premiere · distribution · box-office · cinematography · storyboard · soundtrack · editing · credits
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- pitchFrequency of sound
- talentInborn aptitude
script · storyboard · casting · packaging · attachment · treatment · rewrite · notes · coverage · showrunner
decision-maker
One with choosing power
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- coordinatorOne who arranges activities
scheduling · logistics · budgeting · negotiation · crew · hiring · deliverables · deadlines · troubleshooting · liaison
showrunner
TV series creative head
ratings · Nielsen · broadcast · streaming · syndication · sitcom · drama · renewal · cancellation · season
budget
Plan for spending
- investorsThose who commit capital
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- capitalWealth used for investment
backing · greenlight · bankroll · equity · venture capital · angel investors · crowdfunding · seed money · underwriting · sponsorship
executive producersdirectors
Those who lead organizations
writers · showrunners · cinematographers · screenwriters · composers
executive producershired hands
Paid temporary workers
crew · grips · gaffers · stagehands · technicians
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