So You Want to Be a Producer

Few jobs in Hollywood are as shrouded in mystery as the role of the producer. What does it take to be a producer, how does one get started, and what on earth does one actually do? In So You Want to Be a Producer Lawrence Turman, the producer of more than forty films, including The Graduate , The River Wild , Short Circuit , and American History X , and Endowed Chair of th...

Few jobs in Hollywood are as shrouded in mystery as the role of the producer. What does it take to be a producer, how does one get started, and what on earth does one actually do? In So You Want to Be a Producer Lawrence Turman, the producer of more than forty films, including The Graduate , The River Wild , Short Circuit , and American History X , and Endowed Chair of the famed Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California, answers these questions and many more.

Examining all the nuts and bolts of production, such as raising money and securing permissions, finding a story and developing a script, choosing a director, hiring actors, and marketing your project, So You Want to Be a Producer is a must-have resource packed with insider information and first-hand advice from top Hollywood producers, writers, and directors, offering invaluable help for beginners and professionals alike.

Including a comprehensive case study of Turman’s film The Graduate , this complete guide to the movie industry’s most influential movers and shakers brims with useful tips and contains all the information you need to take your project from idea to the big screen.

著者

劳伦斯·特曼（Lawrence Turman），活跃于20世纪60年代到90年代的好莱坞著名制片人，职业生涯中参与逾四十部作品，其中包括《毕业生》《怪形》《狂野之河》《美国X档案》等，曾凭借《毕业生》获得奥斯卡提名。曾列席美国制片人协会名人堂、美国电影艺术与科学学院制片人分会，自1991年至2021年担任南加州大学彼得•斯塔克制片专业负责人。

译者

袁媛，制片人、北京电影学院客座讲师。2009年毕业于北京电影学院管理系（本科）；2013年毕业于美国南加州大学电影学院彼得•斯塔克制片专业（艺术硕士），师从劳伦斯•特曼。曾在阿里影业等国内外影视公司担任制片人，并参与多部影视项目的制作及发行。