Excerpt from "Get a Reel Job" by Philip Nemy

PRESIDENT/HEAD OF PRODUCTION - the head of all film production for the studio; has the authority to give the go-ahead to produce a film from one of the studio’s screenplays (green-lighting a film); involved in all big producer deals, large literary acquisitions, and star casting.

SR VP, PRODUCTION - most of the same authority as the President, but cannot greenlight a film; oversees the development and production of films, occasionally overseeing a large solo project without intervention from the President (developing a film is the process whereby a studio purchases a screenplay from the writer for a negotiated price, then the studio hires the writer or other writers to write or re-write the screenplay, based on comments and notes from one or more studio executives).

VP, PRODUCTION - oversees the development and production of scripts that he and the Creative Executives have found; often must “pitch” their idea or script to the President or SR VP to get the go-ahead to develop it.

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE AFFAIRS - intermediate level between the VP and Creative Executive; usually someone who is on a fast track to a higher position, but not quite ready for VP level; looks for scripts which can be developed and ultimately produced by the studio.

CREATIVE EXECUTIVE - (CE) a junior executive who helps senior executives supervise development and production; reads scripts; writes story notes; generates cast and director lists.

©Philip Nemy

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