studio executive

producer

One who makes things

• HollywoodAmerican film industry center
• greenlightAuthorization to proceed
• blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property

franchise · distribution · box office · premiere · sequel · casting · screenplay · cinematography · soundstage · talent agent

decision-making

Process of choosing actions

• authorityPower to enforce obedience
• oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
• managementOrganizing and directing resources

delegation · strategy · governance · direction · coordination · planning · stewardship · chain of command · corner office · boardroom

storytelling

Recounting events aloud

• screenwritingComposing scripts for film
• visionaryImaginative planner of futures
• narrativeAccount of events

cinematic · auteur · craftsmanship · brainstorming · innovation · originality · conceptualizing · artistry · tastemaking · passion project

negotiation

Discussion seeking mutual accord

• contractEnforceable written agreement
• acquisitionAct of obtaining something
• mergerCorporate combination

greenlighting · networking · schmoozing · gatekeeping · deal · finance · investment · profit · revenue · shareholder

deadlines

Submission cutoff times

• expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
• criticsThose who evaluate work
• ratingsEvaluative scores assigned

burnout · tension · competition · market forces · profit margins · layoffs · restructuring · backlash · scandal · flop

• CaliforniansAngeleno, surfer, beach bum, transplant, commuter
• showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
• entertainment jobsactor, actress, producer, director, singer
• film crewcinematographer, director, gaffer, editor, grip
• Women in Filmactress, film star, movie star, leading lady, supporting actress
• power brokerspowerbroker, kingpin, kingmakers, puppeteer, kingmaker