Dumb Question About Movies

So, it's confirmed that Star Trek director JJ Abrams is directing Episode VII of Star Wars. I always see production/director information everywhere...And I realized that I have no idea...what exactly does the director do? And what does the producer do? And what's the difference, and how much do they affect the outcome of films? Thanks XD I don't watch that many movies at all, so sorry for my ignorance. XD

Director- A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking.[1] They control a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors. A new director working on feature films might earn as much as $200,000 a year, while the most successful can earn over $500,000 per film plus a "back-end" percentage of the profits, which in some cases can lift their income to several million dollars.[2][3]

Producer- A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to the film studio or other financing entity, while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed. Many film producers also obtain competency in other fields (directors, screenwriters, actors) but that is not always the case.

The producer is often actively involved throughout all major phases of the filmmaking process, from inception and development to completion and delivery of a film project.[1] However, an idea or concept for a film can originate with any individual, including a screenwriter, a director or a producer.


LOL, those are the definitions from Wikipedia.

lol tahiri you had me going with your intellegent answers I was like wow she really knows a lot about the business and amar its not a dumb question i was honestly wondering the same thing

thanks tahri for doing the research and providing an answer you lean something new everyday

LOL You're welcome JG!! And I did know a bit about the difference....mainly that the producer deals more with the the money. XD But I didn't think that was a very thorough explaination. XDD

well that was definitly a very through answer so thanks now I know

... I saw this topic and my first thought was X-Men. Even though I thouroughly enjoyed that series, it was totally full of plot holes leaving me with a ton of dumb questions. XD