How a producer / director can use AI, task by task

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to plan details such as framing, composition, camera movement, sound, and actor movement for each shot or scene.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Atlassian Confluence; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Production: [scene, program, project]
Requirements: [camera, sound, timing, cast]

Draft a technical breakdown and schedule. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformance to production and broadcast standards.

Context: We use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Creative Cloud software; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Content: [film, broadcast, presentation]
Standards: [production, broadcast]

List review criteria and give feedback notes. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to study and research scripts to determine how they should be directed.

Context: The work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Script or treatment: [paste pages or a scene summary]
My department: [sets / costumes / lighting / locations / props]

Break this down for my department: a scene-by-scene list of requirements, locations or sets needed, special effects or items, and open questions to raise with the director.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to establish pace of programs and sequences of scenes according to time requirements and cast and set accessibility.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Atlassian Confluence; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Production: [scene, program, project]
Requirements: [camera, sound, timing, cast]

Draft a technical breakdown and schedule. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to identify and approve equipment and elements required for productions, such as scenery, lights, props, costumes, choreography, and music.

Context: The work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Piece: [product, artwork, set]
Requirements: [strength, look, cost, weight]

Suggest materials with pros and cons. Give sources I can check and say clearly when you're unsure.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to conduct meetings with staff to discuss production progress and to ensure production objectives are attained.

Context: We use Twitter and Zoom.
Project: [display, production]
Status: [describe]

Draft an update and questions. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to confer with technical directors, managers, crew members, and writers to discuss details of production, such as photography, script, music, sets, and costumes.

Context: We use Twitter and Zoom.
Project: [artwork, set, production]
Partners: [clients, lighting, sound]

Draft questions and specs to agree. Keep it under 150 words with a clear ask, plus a 2-sentence version for chat.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to resolve personnel problems that arise during the production process by acting as liaisons between dissenting parties when necessary.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Atlassian Confluence; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Production or event: [describe]
Resources: [crew, equipment, budget]

Plan logistics, schedule and budget. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to hold auditions for parts or negotiate contracts with actors determined suitable for specific roles.

Context: The work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Service: [printing, casting, vendor]
Goals: [scope, price]

Prepare and role-play. Keep claims honest, list likely objections with responses, and role-play the other side so I can practice.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to select plays, scripts, books, news content, or ideas to be produced.

Context: We use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Creative Cloud software; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Program or production: [show, season, schedule]
Audience and constraints: [length, budget]

Suggest content ideas and a schedule. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to perform administrative duties, such as preparing operational reports, distributing rehearsal call sheets and script copies, and arranging for rehearsal quarters.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Atlassian Confluence; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Production or event: [describe]
Resources: [crew, equipment, budget]

Plan logistics, schedule and budget. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to negotiate with parties, including independent producers and the distributors and broadcasters who will be handling completed productions.

Context: The work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Service: [printing, casting, vendor]
Goals: [scope, price]

Prepare and role-play. Keep claims honest, list likely objections with responses, and role-play the other side so I can practice.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to obtain rights to scripts or to such items as existing video footage.

Context: We use Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Access.
Material: [footage, script, image, text]
Use: [where and how it will be used]

List the rights needed, who usually holds them, and draft a permission request email. Give me a tracking table.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to review film daily to check on work in progress and to plan for future filming.

Context: We use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Creative Cloud software; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Content: [film, broadcast, presentation]
Standards: [production, broadcast]

List review criteria and give feedback notes. Give 10 quite different options from safe to bold, then develop the best 2.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to choose settings and locations for films and determine how scenes will be shot in these settings.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Atlassian Confluence; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Production: [scene, program, project]
Requirements: [camera, sound, timing, cast]

Draft a technical breakdown and schedule. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to develop marketing plans for finished products, collaborating with sales associates to supervise product distribution.

Context: We use Microsoft Project and Atlassian Confluence; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
What I'm promoting: [product, craft, image project]
Audience and channels: [who, where]

Suggest packaging, display, pricing and promotion ideas with a simple calendar. Lay it out as a table with steps, owner, timing and what could go wrong, then list the decisions I still need to make.

I work as a producer / director. Part of my job is to arrange financing for productions.

Context: We use Microsoft Excel; the work draws on communications and media, telecommunications and computers and electronics.
Campaign: [describe]
Donors and prospects: [paste anonymized data]

Analyze the pipeline and suggest priorities. Show your working step by step and give spreadsheet formulas so I can reproduce the numbers.