1. creative producer
1.1. Term
1.1.1. contextual, changes all the time
1.1.1.1. term is just to link with other sectors
1.1.1.2. in china there is no such term
1.1.1.3. taiwan, artists produce own work
1.1.1.4. unclear
1.1.2. in tv film
1.1.2.1. bring $
1.1.2.2. whole project lead
1.1.3. in PA
1.1.3.1. below director/artist
1.2. Role
1.2.1. collaborator
1.2.1.1. Creative
1.2.1.1.1. How, while artist is the what
1.2.1.1.2. survival
1.2.1.2. Strategic
1.2.1.2.1. who initiatives a project
1.2.1.2.2. like a social worker
1.2.1.2.3. can be powerful
1.2.1.2.4. cheerleader
1.2.2. administrator
1.2.2.1. service, find way to lead group to finish
1.2.2.2. Doer, do everything
1.2.3. in an institution
1.2.3.1. not final decision maker
1.2.3.1.1. part of the decision making process
1.2.3.2. power handler
1.2.3.3. dont need to do all the work
1.3. Skills
1.3.1. knowledge
1.3.1.1. impact
1.3.1.2. supplement artists skillset
1.3.1.3. markets
1.3.1.3.1. society
1.3.1.3.2. across seasons
1.3.1.3.3. audience
1.3.1.4. vision
1.3.1.4.1. art
1.3.2. balance
1.3.2.1. be aggressive where necessary
1.3.2.2. art
1.3.2.3. project management
1.3.2.4. risk
1.3.2.4.1. art making is risk
1.3.2.4.2. balance art
1.3.2.4.3. reduce and manage risk
1.3.3. construction
1.3.3.1. relationships
1.3.3.1.1. marriages
1.3.3.2. credibility
1.3.3.3. select the correct partners
1.3.4. Adminstration
1.3.4.1. delivery , time management
1.3.5. listener
1.3.5.1. caretaker
1.3.5.1.1. not just project related
1.4. Image
1.5. image
2. Independent Producer
2.1. Untitled
2.2. Untitled
2.3. State of mind
3. New works
3.1. Audience
3.1.1. Cultivate audience for future, not the present
3.1.2. need to learn how to access/collect data, and how to use the data
3.1.3. special cross overs attract completely new audience groups
3.1.4. Quantity vs quality of audiences
3.1.4.1. Authenticity
3.1.4.2. low numbers does not necessary mean unsuccessful product
3.2. Communicaitons
3.2.1. Improve communication doesnt mean to cheapen the product, but to correctly reach the right (new or otherwise) audiences
3.2.2. direct connections with audience
3.2.2.1. China, HK lacks
3.2.3. Marketing led productions vs using markeitng as a tool
3.3. higher risk
3.4. smaller venues
3.4.1. Macau : audience shift to weekday performances
3.5. longer runs
4. impact
4.1. idendify assets
4.1.1. understanding
4.2. 'Zen' it
4.2.1. resource requirements
4.3. collect and share current assets
4.4. Implement
4.5. Improve returns
4.5.1. multiplier
4.5.2. Leverage secondary consumption
4.6. image
4.7. image
5. Project team
5.1. Conduct retreats to enforce artistic idea between the team
5.2. Continue to return to the principles throughout the projects / institute
5.3. Value the arts
6. Challenges
6.1. Resources
6.1.1. Financial
6.1.1.1. Evaluation
6.1.1.1.1. financial
6.1.1.1.2. R&D
6.1.1.1.3. outcome
6.1.2. lead time
6.1.2.1. Lack of time
6.2. Sustainability
6.2.1. success => touring -> lack of time = > no more new creation => boredom cycle
6.2.2. designers
6.2.3. cannot maintain shows because cast dispersed
6.3. Team members
6.3.1. Right team members
6.3.2. artistic language
6.3.3. Finding the right team members
6.4. Cultural / political contexts
6.4.1. Policies
6.4.1.1. China
6.4.1.1.1. censorship
6.4.1.2. Government policy drivers
6.4.2. Ethics
6.4.3. Balancing the identity of artists, institutions and projects
6.4.4. Balancing artists and audience
6.4.4.1. Promotion to find correct audience
6.5. Image
7. Development oppertunuties
7.1. Funding
7.1.1. Mobility funds
7.1.2. Crowdfunding
7.2. Private sector
7.2.1. Commercial work
7.2.2. Property developers
7.3. Networking
7.3.1. Residency / exchange programmes
7.3.2. Reach out to other sectors
7.3.3. Artists
7.3.3.1. Education artists
7.4. Institutions
7.4.1. ACC
7.4.2. PAA
7.5. Cities
7.5.1. Hong Kong
7.5.1.1. HAB
7.5.1.2. LCSD
7.5.1.2.1. Creative producers platform
7.5.1.2.2. Public advocacy
7.5.1.3. WKCDA
7.6. Image
7.7. Image
8. Lobbying
8.1. Government departments
8.1.1. aduience
8.1.2. funding issues
8.2. Information access
8.2.1. What
8.2.1.1. database of funders
8.2.1.2. directory of veneus
8.2.2. Who
8.2.2.1. HK
8.2.2.2. Macau
8.2.2.2.1. casinos
8.2.2.2.2. venueowners
8.3. Existing institutions
8.3.1. Artistree
8.4. media
8.5. Own board
8.6. Artists
9. Festivals
9.1. role
9.1.1. present things that cannot be presented in other contexts
9.1.2. engage local community
9.1.2.1. bringing community together
9.1.2.2. support the ecology it is in
9.1.2.3. relevant socially and aesthetically
9.1.2.3.1. long term capacity building of youth community
9.1.3. process - nurturing discovery
9.1.3.1. artists
9.1.3.1.1. supporting artists
9.1.3.1.2. as a matchmaker
9.1.3.2. producers
9.1.3.3. audiences
9.1.3.4. Ritual
9.1.4. Building resources
9.2. Oppertunities
9.2.1. Workshop festival
9.2.1.1. consumer/presentor relationahip
9.2.2. two year cycle: first year is exploration, second year is presentation
9.2.3. extend close relationships with producers to become part of the team
9.2.4. programme sharing between festivals
9.2.5. build relationship with artist over years
9.2.6. 'red packet theatre'
9.2.6.1. caberet
9.2.7. producers mentoring young artists
9.2.8. co-production
9.2.9. extend collaboration with other sectors
9.3. resources
9.3.1. programme according to resources
9.3.1.1. not all festivals need to do big presentations
9.3.2. connect with and leverage social needs
9.3.3. spaces
9.3.3.1. alternative spaces
9.3.4. locations
9.3.4.1. scattered
9.3.4.2. concentrated
9.3.5. critical discourse
10. Short term, Long term
10.1. Magazine
10.2. Use down time (e.g. summer in macau) to organise networking
10.3. improving dialogue
10.4. Job swap
10.5. online magazine
10.6. Producers holiday
10.7. understand producers as a person
10.8. new work platform
10.9. Ref: Directors lab @ Lincoln Center
10.10. Piggy back on existing trips or leisure trips to take on agency role
10.11. Producers Network
10.11.1. rethinking about meaning of producers
10.11.2. Challenge status quo
10.11.3. keep same group
10.11.3.1. Deeper relationships
10.11.4. Solid case studies
10.11.5. producers research about other producers
10.11.6. mapping
10.11.6.1. tracking development
10.11.6.2. relationships between producers and artists