In
film and
television production, the role of
executive producer is difficult to define clearly. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility, and power from simply being famous names placed on a project to help gain approval through hands-on control of every aspect of production. In television, the latter type is also called the
show runner[?], frequently the initiator of the project and often a writer.
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