The Relationship Between the Producer and a Director

directingfilm:

The relationship I had with Harvey was definitely more like that father-son relationship that you read about in literature and whatnot. I love him to death, but, yeah, I definitely had some issues along the way. … I was an idealist. I was a young man, and I believed kind of everything I was told. And back in those days, we were told, like, ‘This is indie war, man! We’re taking on the studios! They’re making commercial crap, and we’re making art!’ But you know what happens is, a good idea becomes a business, and suddenly there was a day where I was like, we’re listening to marketing data that you’re getting based on trailers. Not even like test-screening a movie — we’re test-screening trailers and poster images. There’s no more gut instinct in this.

~ Director Kevin Smith on Harvey Weinstein, who bought Smith’s first film and guided his career via NPR’s Morning Edition

A great producer is a creative collaborator with the director.  Even the most independent directors need strong relationships such as this one.

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