Producer or producers may refer to:

Occupations

Producer (agriculture) Producer, in United States agricultural policy, is generally thought of as a farm operator. However, given the sometimes complex ownership and rental arrangements of today’s farms, the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 101–171, Sec. 1001) defines a produc ...

, a farm operator *A stakeholder of

economic production Production is the process of combining various inputs, both material (such as metal, wood, glass, or plastics) and immaterial (such as plans, or knowledge) in order to create output. Ideally this output will be a good or service which has value an ...

Film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

, supervises the making of films **

Executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not work on set *

Line producer A line producer is a type of film or television producer who is the head of the production office management personnel during daily operations of a feature film, advertisement film, television film, or TV program. A line producer usually works on o ...

, manager during daily operations of a film or TV series *

News producer {{refimprove, date=October 2008 The news producer takes all the elements of a newscast (packages, video, graphics, etc.) and compiles them into a cohesive show. In the hierarchy of the newsroom, the news producer is under the executive producer, ...

, compiles all items of a news programme into a cohesive show *

Online producer An online producer oversees the making of content for websites and other online properties. Online producers are sometimes called "web producers," "publishers," "content producers," or "online editors." Online producers have a range of responsibi ...

, oversees the making of content for websites *

Radio producer A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. The job title covers several different job descriptions: *Content producers or executive producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature. The content producer might organize music cho ...

, oversees the making of a radio show *

Record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

, manages sound recording *

Television producer A television producer is a person who oversees one or more aspects of video production on a television show, television program. Some producers take more of an executive role, in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the television net ...

, oversees all aspects of video production on a television program *

Theatrical producer A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre Stagecraft, production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backin ...

, oversees the staging of theatre productions *

Video game producer A video game producer is the top person in charge of overseeing development of a video game. History The earliest documented use of the term ''producer'' in games was by Trip Hawkins, who established the position when he founded Electronic Arts ...

, in charge of overseeing development of a video game *

Impresario An impresario (from the Italian ''impresa'', "an enterprise or undertaking") is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas, performing a role in stage arts that is similar to that of a film or television producer. Hist ...

, a producer or manager in the theatre and music industries

Film and television works

* ''The Producers'' (1967 film), black comedy by Mel Brooks * ''The Producers'' (2005 film), American musical comedy film based on 1967 film of the same name * ''The Producers'' (TV series), 2015 South Korean television series *"

The Producer "The Producer" is the fourth episode of the third season of '' Gilligan's Island'', in which the castaways stage a musical version of ''Hamlet''. It first aired in on October 3, 1966. Synopsis After curmudgeonly film producer Harold Hecuba (Phi ...

", an episode of ''Gilligan's Island''

Other uses

Primary producer Primary or primaries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels * Primary (band), from Australia * Primary (musician), hip hop musician and record producer from South Korea * Primary Music, Israeli record label Works ...

or autotroph, an organism that synthesizes energy-rich organic compounds *

Producers (band) The Trevor Horn Band are an English group formed in 2006 as The Producers, when they included record producers Trevor Horn (bass and vocals) and Steve Lipson (guitar), and musicians Lol Creme (guitar and vocals) and Ash Soan (drums). The band ...

, English rock band * ''The Producers'' (musical), a 1967 musical theatrical adaptation (and book) of the film

Occupations

Film and television works

Other uses

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