ABSTRACT
THE COMPLETE TEAM No producer would attempt principal photography without a whole production team, yet some producers operate their businesses without a complete operating team. Producers should have a person handling each of the responsibilities that their business demands. Most production companies begin with a sparse inhouse team, supported with outside professionals that may include an attorney, an accountant, a producer’s sales representative, an international sales organization, a public relations (PR) firm, or an advertising agency. These may provide critical services at a more reasonable cost than the producer would pay for comparable full-time in-house executives. Regardless of the source, producers should be able to perform all the functions necessary to their business in a coordinated, efficient fashion. The organization charts in Figures 13.1 and 13.2 present the basic positions that are necessary to operate an independent production company and its development operations/companies.
