Here's how you can transition from a production assistant to a producer role.

The number one piece of advice I could give is to be patient. It takes a lot of experience, dedication, and time to build the experience that takes you from the very bottom to the very top. You're not going to be a Producer overnight, or at least not a very good one. Learn how productions function by observing, asking questions, and participating in pre-production, production, and post-production to get that overall scope of what it takes to start, shoot, and finish a project. I thoroughly suggest you find office work, set work, and post production work to broaden your experiences and knowledge of what Producing is.

Listen, Learn, and Process. There are no shortcuts! OK, having some talent helps, LOL, but ultimately you need to do the work and listen for good advice. You need to learn as many skills as possible, do as many jobs as possible, knowing nothing is beneath you and you need to process that experience to come up with something unique to find your unique Producer voice. Work without any talent equals nothing, talent without any work also equals nothing.

Learn as much as you can, yet never stop learning. Remember, you can learn from everyone. Always listen when others are sharing their ideas with you!!

The film industry is all about people! I know it’s hard truth. You might think you’re going to win the world with your great idea. And your great idea may indeed take you all the way one day, but you’re not gonna get your chance unless you build a solid network first.

How’s that saying go? “Money, money, money makes the world go ‘round.” I know it’s no fun for many, even a buzz killer for creatives, to always have to consider financial stuff but remember, a businessman with no talent is as useless as a talented man with no money. You gotta learn it.

Books have been written, and songs and poems have been composed about the elusive Muse of creativity. It comes in many forms for many people, but ultimately, it usually comes in unexpected ways. So, do as many different kinds of jobs, even things you think might be beneath you, and you might be rewarded with insight. The Muse of creativity may bless you. Cultivate creativity by doing stuff— as much stuff, as many different kinds of stuff as you can possibly imagine.

I would highly recommend the book "On Writing" by Stephen King. I have learned that it is important to be available to the muse. She needs to know when she can reach you, so establish routines to find your creativity. Eventually, the muse will find you. Another important aspect of nurturing your own creativity is learning not to stand in your own way. The great creatives of all times always report that they feel their greatest inspirations did not come from themselves. Rather, something was revealed to them from elsewhere, usually when they had made room for it. Meditation is a very good exercise for this.