1st Edition

Producing 101 A Practical Guide to Hands-On Film & TV Producing

By Liz Gill Copyright 2025
286 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

286 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers a step-by-step exploration of a Producer’s on-set responsibilities within the context of creating a TV series or feature film. Being a successful Producer requires you to have an intimate understanding of global finances, law, union rules and negotiating. The role also requires solid filmmaking skills from scriptwriting to scheduling, casting to cutting and sound mixing to... Read more

1      A Note on Conventions in this Book

2.     Introduction 

3.     What is a Producer?  

4.      Development  

4A. Creative Collaboration

5.       Soft Prep

6.      Pre - Production 

7.       Production

8.      Post-Production

9.      Marketing, Publicity and Distribution

10.   Recommended reading and Links

11.   Lingo (Glossary)

Appendix

Biography

Liz Gill studied at Columbia University and NYU before beginning her career as an assistant to Martin Scorsese. An experienced Producer, Liz is currently working on the Netflix series Grown-Ups, based on the book by Marian Keyes. Previously, she was Series Producer of the Sky/NBCU comedy series Small Town, Big Story with Chris O’Dowd, Co-Producer of the MGM/Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla and Producer of the final two seasons of the global hit Vikings (MGM). Liz is also a Director, with feature credits in Gold in the Streets and Goldfish Memory as well as TV work for the BBC, RTÉ, Starz and Hallmark. She also worked extensively as a First Assistant Director for Oscar-winning Directors such as Barry Levinson (Everlasting Piece), Todd Haynes (Safe) and Paul Greengrass (Bloody Sunday), and is Author of Running the Show, now in its second edition.