Producer / Director

Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Artistic Director; Director; Executive Producer; Multimedia Producer; News Producer; Producer; Production Director; Radio Producer; Television News Producer (TV News Producer); Television Producer (TV Producer)

Tasks

• Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.
• Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized.
• Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education.
• Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources.
• Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.
• Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members.
• Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.
• Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing.
• Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts.
• Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music.
• Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.
• Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained.
• Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions.
• Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.

Knowledge

• Communications and Media
• English Language
• Telecommunications
• Computers and Electronics
• Administration and Management
• Customer and Personal Service

Skills

• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Monitoring
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Deductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Speech Clarity
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Originality
• Information Ordering
• Near Vision
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Inductive Reasoning
• Category Flexibility
• Visualization
• Far Vision
• Flexibility of Closure
• Speed of Closure
• Selective Attention
• Time Sharing
• Perceptual Speed