I'm interested in making a documentary feature, and don't really know what my role in its creation would be and what I would call myself or tell others I do or did do I'm regards to it. Im currently writing a synopsis for it describing what it'd be about, what type of content would be in it, and outlines of the type of characters that'd be cast to be featured in it and locations to be considered for securing or filming at for the documentary feature.
I'd hire the director and cinematographer, unless the cinematographer would be hired by the director if that's what could traditionally happen.
I'd monitor the progress as it'd be moving along, collaborate with the director regularly to monitor his or her progress in making the documentary feature creatively and daily in the hands on way he or she would do, watch edited cuts of it and footage of what's been filmed already and provide notes and consultation about what needs to be changed and what needs to be fixed, and overall monitor the progress of the documentary features completion and guide it to completion through being its main visionary and person who initiated the project as a whole.
What would I be doing while doing that? What title would I be holding? Producer? Executive producer? Filmmaker? What merits me having that title?
I'd hire the director and cinematographer, unless the cinematographer would be hired by the director if that's what could traditionally happen.
I'd monitor the progress as it'd be moving along, collaborate with the director regularly to monitor his or her progress in making the documentary feature creatively and daily in the hands on way he or she would do, watch edited cuts of it and footage of what's been filmed already and provide notes and consultation about what needs to be changed and what needs to be fixed, and overall monitor the progress of the documentary features completion and guide it to completion through being its main visionary and person who initiated the project as a whole.
What would I be doing while doing that? What title would I be holding? Producer? Executive producer? Filmmaker? What merits me having that title?