i was an actor for many years in film and television and am currently an art director
if you are looking into the workings of being a producer than i would recommend buying books on this vocation (any good book store with art leanings will have tons of books on the movie industry)
a great book about the movie industry in general was written by John Boorman (director of Emerald Forest, Deliverance, Hope And Glory, etc) titled, Money Into Light
another interesting person to look into is Robert Rodriguez, a young director who made the enormously entertaining and successful film, El Mariachi, for only $7000.00
the DVD for El Mariachi contains a small 10 minute workshop on how to shoot a movie on a shoestring budget
or go to some of the film schools and talk to people
be prepared to learn from your mistakes and to embrace the challenges and victories that will build your own vocabulary in film making
wishing you success
