Hollywood isn’t like that any more. Image: Barton Fink
While writers, directors and actors can plug themselves into the Hollywood machine, producers are not so easy to export. Traditionally they are the people who stay home, developing new talent and focusing on the local market.
Now key Australian producers are building international companies that allow them to directly compete in overseas markets. At the same time the role of producer is becoming increasingly fluid as agents package deals and showrunners take over television.