Film producer interview / How to become a movie producer / Career guidance

Film producer Mark Stewart is a graduate of the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. The interview with Mark will help help to understand how to become a movie producer. This interview is useful if you seek career guidance and career advice.
Mark Stewart is a former HR/Business Executive of several Fortune 500 Companies recognized as “Best Places to Work” and “Most Admired”. He retired early and is pursuing his passion in a second career as an independent Film/TV Producer www.stewbeanproductions.com.
His first feature film, Mock & Roll www.mockandrollthefilm.com which he co-wrote and executive produced, was filmed entirely in Central Ohio. It had its world premiere in Austin, Texas with 6 nominations including Best Comedy. Subsequently, it was awarded Best Feature and Best Original Score in the Film Festival circuit. Mock and Roll is being released globally by MVD and Soundview Media Partners on 9/17/19 amzn.to/2SUHo5z.
Mark is also an executive producer for the mystical feature Cadia: The World Within www.cadiafilm.com starring Corbin Bernsen (Psych) and James Phelps (Harry Potter), and A Story Worth Living / astoryworthlivingmovie . He is currently partnering with Director Lana Read of Garnet Films to produce multiple projects, including the Western TV series Dogwood Pass starring Michael Pare vimeo.com/278213996. The feature films that are part of that collaboration also include a fantasy film, a drama, another western and a Time-Travel love story.
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[@KJ9999]

Cool interview. I got into producing about 4 years ago after coming out of the business world of marketing. I was interested in cinematography because I didn’t even know anything about producing. The director I work for noticed the uniqueness of my situation and skill set and told me to go learn everything I could about producing along with his mentorship. It’s been the best and hardest road I’ve ever traveled but like Mark said, it’s amazing to work with such talented artist and provide my skills of handling the business side so they can be creative. I’ve mainly been doing commercials but making my way to the feature side. Great interview and thank you for sharing. It’s hard to find content out there about producing.

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[@iftikhar3131]

Hi Will taking a degree in finance or marketing help me be a movie producer ? Would these degrees help to educate me on movie distribution and production?

[@KJ9999]

@@iftikhar3131 Hey, not necessarily. There are a few books on the subject of producing I’d recommend. Producer to Producer for the production side and The Producer’s Handbook for the business side of things. Also for production you should just start producing. Join a few projects as an associate producer and have people show you the ropes. Then move into co-producing and then producer. That’s my suggestion. I don’t think a marketing degree or business degree will really help much. It’s a lot of on the job training. Maybe if you’ve got the money take a course at a film school but I haven’t hear many great things about film school.

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@@KJ9999 bruh this is some valuable advice. Say more!

[@KJ9999]

@@iftikhar3131 sure thing man. If you have any other questions shoot. I’ll do my best to help.

[@A_I_M_E]

I would have to disagree with one thing most films schools (in america at least) teach the technical side of it the business side of it isn't really taught. I wish it was.

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[@alexandra4real360]

This was great. But I wish they went into HOW he became a producer. So he wrote a script and decided he wanted to get into the process of making a film. But how did he become a producer? Did he have previous contacts from his business career? Did he act as assistant producer for a few years? How did he get more producing work in the beginning? How did he connect with sponsors to raise money for his films? How does he connect with distributors for his films?

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Thank you so much it was very entertaining and educational!

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Go Mark!!

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I felt like Walter White(aka heisenberg) was giving the formula of blue films

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How do prevent your creative content from being stolen?

[@Historyprops]

Does it matter? I mean- if you give the best of yourself- nobody else can do what you do