It takes a lot to be an effective movie producer. Some might
argue it takes money or even connections, but it’s much more than that. A
producer is a leader, first and foremost. He/she is the brain of any film
production.
In John C. Maxwell’s book Developing the Leader Within You; he discusses the traits of an effective leader. One such trait is influence. According to Maxwell influence is the very definition of leadership. As a producer it is important to have influence. Influence may even be a producer’s most valuable skill. Maxwell says there are five levels of leadership: Position, people follow because they must; Permission, people follow you because of the relationships you have built with them; Production, people follow you because of the results you achieve; People Development, people follow you because you empower others to better themselves; finally is Personhood, this is generally only achieved after a lifetime of leadership where people follow you because of who you are and what you have done.
While we all hope to reach level five a producer can be any level. A producer’s influence is what allows him to do many of the facets the job entails. Several of such responsibilities include fundraising and name association. As far as fundraising goes, a producer with a high level of influence will be more apt to be able to sway investors as to the worthiness of a project. However, just as important as fundraising, if not more so, is a producer’s ability to associate names with projects. The reason this is so crucial for a producer is because the bigger the name or the more names attached to a given project gives the producer far more ground to stand on with the aforementioned investors. The greater the level of influence a producer has the greater his/her ability to associate names with a project. All in all, influence is one of a producer’s most valuable skills.
In John C. Maxwell’s book Developing the Leader Within You; he discusses the traits of an effective leader. One such trait is influence. According to Maxwell influence is the very definition of leadership. As a producer it is important to have influence. Influence may even be a producer’s most valuable skill. Maxwell says there are five levels of leadership: Position, people follow because they must; Permission, people follow you because of the relationships you have built with them; Production, people follow you because of the results you achieve; People Development, people follow you because you empower others to better themselves; finally is Personhood, this is generally only achieved after a lifetime of leadership where people follow you because of who you are and what you have done.
While we all hope to reach level five a producer can be any level. A producer’s influence is what allows him to do many of the facets the job entails. Several of such responsibilities include fundraising and name association. As far as fundraising goes, a producer with a high level of influence will be more apt to be able to sway investors as to the worthiness of a project. However, just as important as fundraising, if not more so, is a producer’s ability to associate names with projects. The reason this is so crucial for a producer is because the bigger the name or the more names attached to a given project gives the producer far more ground to stand on with the aforementioned investors. The greater the level of influence a producer has the greater his/her ability to associate names with a project. All in all, influence is one of a producer’s most valuable skills.
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