In the early 20th Century , the producer also tended to wield ultimate creative control on a film project. However, with the demise of Hollywood 's Studio system in the 1950s , creative control began to shift into the hands of the Director .
Changes in movie Distribution and Marketing in the 1970s and '80s gave rise to the modern-day phenomenon of the Hollywood Blockbuster , which tended to bring power back into the hands of the producer. While marketing and advertising for films accentuates the role of the director, apart from a few well-known film makers it is usually the producer who has the greatest degree of control in the American industry.
- that is producing a film, although the title may be given as an honorarium to a major investor. Often oversees the financial, administrative, and creative aspects of production, though not directly in the technical aspects. In smaller companies or independent projects, may be synonymous with Creator/Writer.
- Producer: the "classic" definition of producer who typically has the greatest involvement and oversight among a film's various producers. In smaller companies or independent projects, may be the equivalent of the Executive Producer.
- Co-Producer: A producer who generally reports to the (Executive) Producer and is more involved in the day-to-day production. In independent projects, the title connotes an involvement in the inception of the production.
- Associate Producer: Usually acts as a representative of the Producer, who may share financial, creative, or administrative responsibilities, delegated from that producer. Often, a title granted as a courtesy or to one who made a major financial or creative contribution to the production.
- assigned to the set and given the authority to act in behalf of the senior production team members.
- Line Producer : Oversees a film's budget and day-to-day activities
- Production Supervisor : Usually performs managerial duties on one aspect of the production.
- Production Manager
- Albert R. Broccoli , Michael G. Wilson , and Barbara Broccoli - The James Bond series
- Jerry Bruckheimer - '' Top Gun '', '' Crimson Tide '', '' Con Air ''
- Dino De Laurentiis - '' Waterloo '', '' Death Wish '', '' U-571 '', '' Hannibal ''
- Robert Evans - '' Love Story '', '' The Godfather '', '' Chinatown '', '' The Saint ''
- Howard Kazanjian - '' Raiders Of The Lost Ark '', '' Return Of The Jedi '', '' Demolition Man ''
- Steven Spielberg - '' E.T. '', '' Indiana Jones ''
- Alexander Korda - '' Things To Come '', '' The Four Feathers '' ( 1939 ), '' The Thief Of Bagdad '' ( 1940 )
- Walter Mirisch - '' West Side Story '', '' The Sound Of Music ''
- Harry Saltzman - The James Bond series, '' Battle Of Britain '', '' The Ipcress File ''
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- David O. Selznick - '' King Kong '', '' Gone With The Wind ''
- Sam Spiegel - '' The African Queen '', '' Bridge On The River Kwai '', '' Lawrence Of Arabia ''
- Irving Thalberg - '' Mutiny On The Bounty '', '' The Hunchback Of Notre Dame '', '' Grand Hotel '', '' A Night At The Opera ''
- Hal B. Wallis - '' The Maltese Falcon '', '' Casablanca '', Elvis Presley films
- Saul Zaentz - '' One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest '', '' Amadeus '', '' The English Patient ''
- Darryl F. Zanuck - many Shirley Temple movies, '' The Grapes Of Wrath '', '' All About Eve '', '' The Longest Day ''
- Rick McCallum , - the '' Star Wars '' Prequel Trilogy
- Gary Kurtz , - the '' Star Wars '' Trilogy
- Frank Marshall, - '' The Bourne Trilogy (Ultimatum in pre-production)'', '' Back To The Future Trilogy '', '' Jurassic Park I To IV '', '' Sixth Sense ''
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- George Lucas ,- '' Star Wars '', '' Indiana Jones ''
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