# Producers and Directors > Produce or direct stage, television, radio, video, or film productions for entertainment, information, or instruction. Responsible for creative decisions, such as interpretation of script, choice of actors or guests, set design, sound, special effects, and choreography. - Code: 27-2012.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 27-2012) - Family: [Arts, Design, Media & Sports](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-27), one of its 45 occupations - Tasks: 30 tasks (17 core, 10 supplemental and 3 not rated) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/27-2012.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene. Core task · Task 22515 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 2. Communicate to actors the approach, characterization, and movement needed for each scene in such a way that rehearsals and takes are minimized. Core task · Task 22516 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 3. Direct live broadcasts, films and recordings, or non-broadcast programming for public entertainment or education. Core task · Task 22517 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 4. Research production topics using the internet, video archives, and other informational sources. Core task · Task 22522 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 5. Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards. Core task · Task 22523 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 6. Study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed. Core task · Task 22519 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2022 7. Supervise and coordinate the work of camera, lighting, design, and sound crew members. Core task · Task 22520 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2022 8. Confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes. Core task · Task 22521 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2022 9. Perform management activities, such as budgeting, scheduling, planning, and marketing. Core task · Task 22532 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2022 10. Consult with writers, producers, or actors about script changes or "workshop" scripts, through rehearsal with writers and actors to create final drafts. Core task · Task 22524 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 11. Identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music. Core task · Task 22525 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 12. Establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility. Core task · Task 22526 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2022 13. Conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained. Core task · Task 22527 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 14. Compile scripts, program notes, and other material related to productions. Core task · Task 22528 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 15. Resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary. Core task · Task 22530 · Rated by 61 people who do the job, August 2022 16. Coordinate the activities of writers, directors, managers, and other personnel throughout the production process. Core task · Task 22518 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 17. Obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage. Core task · Task 22538 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 18. Write and submit proposals to bid on contracts for projects. Supplemental task · Task 22539 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 19. Compose and edit scripts or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written. Supplemental task · Task 22533 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 20. Cut and edit film or tape to integrate component parts into desired sequences. Supplemental task · Task 22535 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 21. Write and edit news stories from information collected by reporters and other sources. Supplemental task · Task 22514 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 22. Choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings. Supplemental task · Task 22536 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, August 2022 23. Review film daily to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming. Supplemental task · Task 22537 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, August 2022 24. Negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions. Supplemental task · Task 22534 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 25. Perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters. Supplemental task · Task 22529 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 26. Develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution. Supplemental task · Task 22540 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 27. Arrange financing for productions. Supplemental task · Task 22531 · Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2022 28. Hire principal cast members and crew members, such as art directors, cinematographers, and costume designers. Not rated · Task 22541 · Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020 29. Hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles. Not rated · Task 22542 · Listed by O*NET analysts, November 2020 30. Select plays, scripts, books, news content, or ideas to be produced. 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