Although film and television has never been more popular, not many people in the public domain know what a film producer does. Ask the average person about the role, and one's bound to get a superficial answer—because the film producer's work isn't as superficially recognizable on screen as an actor's or director's. Their work plays out, for all intents and purposes, behind-the-scenes.

As part of my EUReCA! Producer's Research Assistant Internship, I learned and experienced firsthand exactly what a film producer does. Through my work on two feature-length projects and one web series, I was exposed to the wide variety of challenges and responsibilities that face those in this inconspicuous role.

"So You Want To Be A Producer?" is a light-hearted, informative presentation on film producing. In the style of a retro, black-and-white educational video, it aims to enlighten the public about the undervalued work done by independent film producers across the world. From finding financing, hiring cast & crew, securing locations, and securing distribution rights, "So You Want To Be A Producer?" exemplifies everything that I've learned as part of my year-long experience as a producer's research assistant.

Premiering at CU Denver’s 2021 RaCAS Creative Symposium, this fun vignette was originally accompanied by the trailer to to one of the major projects I worked on as a producer's assistant, a feature-length documentary entitled, Three Worlds, One Stage.