| A film producer is a type of producer who oversees the making of movies.
In the early 20th century, the producer tended to wield ultimate
creative control on a
film project. However, with the collapse of Hollywood's studio system in the 1950s, control began to shift into the hands of the director. Further changes in movie distribution and
marketing in the 1970s and 80s gave rise to the modern-day phenomenon of the Hollywood blockbuster, giving even more power to individual
directors. (For more information, see Cinema
of the United States.)
Some notable film producers
- Howard Kazanjian - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return Of The Jedi, Demolition
Man
- David O. Selznick - King Kong (1933), Gone With the
Wind
- Irving Thalberg - Mutiny on the Bounty,
The Hunchback of Notre Dame,
Grand Hotel, A Night at the Opera
- Darryl F. Zanuck - many Shirley Temple movies, The Grapes of
Wrath, All About Eve, The Longest Day
- Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Michael G. Wilson, and
Barbara Broccoli - The James Bond franchise.
External links
Producers Guild of America Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.producersguild.org/pg/about_a/faq.asp)
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