Jose Luis Madrigal: Director, screenwriter and 3d animator in Mexico City, Mexico.

Hi Jose Luis Madrigal - building on what Lindbergh E Hollingsworth wrote, there are only showrunners in television and not in feature films.

On a feature film, the Director is the key creative position and visionary that all departments look to for decisions and leadership while a Producer manages the production process and the financiers to deliver one finished product. On a feature, an Executive Producer credit usually goes to financiers who are somewhat hands-off.

On a TV series, where multiple episodes are delivered, it's a little more complicated... a Showrunner is the key creative position and visionary that all departments look to for decisions and they also manage their studio and/or network - they are responsible for delivering the series. As such, they often hire the multiple Directors used throughout a season and oversee the continuity of look and story and they often also hire a Head Writer to manage the writer's room, so they can oversee the entire process. However, there are many structures, including some Showrunners that act as the head writer and spend more time in the writer's room so they hire what's called a "Producing Director", who acts as their right hand on set overseeing all of the Directors used throughout a season (while directing a few episodes themselves) and managing continuity of look and tone. Many of these people receive Executive Producer credits but there is only one Showrunner (or one Showrunning team, like in the case of Game of Thrones). Executive Producers in TV are the most hands-on creatives and oversee the series while there are also tiers of credits that include Co-Executive Producers (usually higher-end writers in the room or Directors of multiple episodes). These credits are negotiated as part of each creative's deal and are occasionally dictated by guild rules. That's why you often see multiple Executive Producers on TV series.

Thank you, this is a great information.

It also depends on where you are as well. Its most commonly used in the US where a Showrunner is referred to as this most of the time, but is given an EP credit (mostly) whereas in the UK the showrunner is normally not officially called this, but is the EP effectively serving this role. Russel T. Davies on Doctor Who for example, was the creative lead but was referred to as the Executive Producer.

A showruuner is usually an executive producer as well. Often stars of the show and other key players can be executive producers as well.

We have a great class on this subject and others in our library.

https://www.stage32.com/education/search?term=showrunner&h=stage-32-4-pa...

Also, one piece of advice, when you post to your wall, you are only posting to people in your network. When you post to the Lounge, you post to everyone in the community.

Ohh, ya. Thank you.

Absolutely.

Make a list of Sci-Fi/History comps like Prey, Cowboys & Aliens, etc. Research the companies involved, figure out who financed it

Completely agree, Jose Luis

Yes! Always striving to create an imagery with my script writing that clearly paints the scene but also leaves plenty of room for interpretation.

Good strategy, Drew. I dig.

Jose, that's wonderful news! Congratulations to you!

Thank you!!! You're welcome.