Film and Series Production as a Result of Collaboration Between Director and Producer

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the functions of a director and a producer in contemporary film and series production; to determine their interaction and complementarity during the period of collaboration on a work; to establish the role of professionals in these specialties in preserving the main idea and concept of the film; to identify the best options for combining efforts for the successful implementation of the project. Research methods. The following methods were used: theoretical (analysis of the creative activity of directors who were also producers of their films, comparison of director and producer specialties in contemporary film and series production, observation of the transformation of the studied professions over the past twenty years); empirical (systematization and organization of personal knowledge and skills gained during the preparation, production, post-production and promotion of Ukrainian films and series); practical (the article presents and analyzes the author’s own experience of collaboration). Scientific novelty. For the first time, the topic of the interconnection of the specialties of director and producer in film production is explored, in determining the features of each of the above qualifications, taking into account the facts’ analysis of Ukrainian and world cinema and the experience of prominent personalities who create the screen art of today. For the first time, the author analyses the interpenetration of the professions of director and producer based on his practice and studies the integration of these professions in the period of globalization and the unification of world cinema markets. Conclusions. In accordance with the aim, the article analyses the peculiarities of the specialties of a director and a producer in contemporary film and series production. Their complementarity and interaction during the period of cooperation on a work is determined. The role of the above-mentioned professionals in preserving the main idea and concept of the project has been revealed. The importance of the ability to accept changes, join forces, and bring the project to completion under any circumstances has been proved.