Get locations
Organize crew
Get permits
Get insurance
Set a schedule
Get equipment
Set the budget
Deal with actors, location owners, etc.
Make sure the crew is moving
Figure out food for every day
And a bunch of other crap.


Basically a producer on a student film isn't really a producer at all...since student films are director driven (as opposed to the Hollywood system of producer driven), I was doing AD work, location manager work, prop master work, craft services work, etc. Basically, I was making sure the production MOVED.