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Executive Producers: Why They're Not Just Making the Game
Brett Norton (Executive Producer, Cryptic Studios)
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Track: Production & Team Leadership
Format: Lecture
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All
Transitioning from a Design role to a Production role can be tough, especially when it's at one of the highest levels of team operations. Where should your focus be? How much time is spent on your internal operations vs. external operations? When you can focus on anything, the challenge becomes focusing on the best thing for the project and team.
In this presentation, we'll explore the transition into a leading production role, the responsibilities of the new job, and most importantly, how those responsibilities change over the course of years as the team changes. This will be an honest look at stark realities that producers often have to deal with, such as staff resigning, shifting project goals, and other circumstances beyond your direct control.
Takeaway
Strategies for producers to develop, and evolve, their operational focuses when faced with having more problems than time.
Intended Audience
Target is mostly producers, managers, and other leads that operate at a level where their operating focus is somewhat ambiguous and they are faced with more problems than with which they have time to deal.
