Book description
Indie Film Producing explains the simple, basic, clear cut role of the independent film producer. Raising funds to do your dream project, producing award-winning films with a low budget, putting name actors on your indie film-it's all doable, and this book guides you through the entire process of being a successful producer with bonus tips on how to effortlessly maneuver through the sphere of social media marketing and fundraising tactics. Indie film producer Suzanne Lyons pilots you through the actual making of low budget films to show you how easy and fun it can be. Laid out in a step-by-step, A to Z, matter-of-fact style that shows how the producer's role can be easy, how to treat the film as a business, and especially how to avoid the painful pitfalls faced by so many producers, this book gives you the essential tools you need to make your film a success from the ground up. . Begins with the earliest stages of concept development, continues through production & post, and ultimately concludes with distribution . Shows you how to create a buzz for your film through marketing and promotions . Interviews with global producers who produced films using social media, festivals, apps, and more, give you real-world insight that can be applied to your own films . Website points you to a fantastic collection of resources that you'll need to produce your own films (http://booksite.focalpress.com/indiefilmproducing)
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Chapter 1 Getting Ready to Produce
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Chapter 2 Timeline for Séance
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Timeline for the Film, Séance
- September/October 2005: Optioned Screenplay
- November/December 2005: Business Plan and PPM
- January 2006: Opened an LLC
- January/February/March: Funding the Film
- March: Finalized Details
- April: Soft Prep – Four Weeks
- April: Casting
- May 1: Preproduction Begins – Three Weeks
- May 21: Principal Photography – Two Weeks
- June 5–September 29: Postproduction
- October: Prepared for Market
- November 1–8: Attended the American Film Market
- November 9–December 15: Delivery
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Timeline for the Film, Séance
- Chapter 3 The Script: Option and Development
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Chapter 4 Creating Your Business Plan
- K.I.S.S.
- Table of Contents
- Quotation
- Investor Proposal
- Why $7,500? Here are Four Good Reasons
- Extra Bonus
- Risk
- Project Objective
- The Marketplace
- Film Comparisons
- Company Summary and Team
- Synopsis
- Revenue Scenario
- Newspaper Articles
- Section 181
- Mission Statement
- Your One-Sheet Poster
- PPM/Operating Agreement/Subscription Agreement
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Chapter 5 Setting Up Your LLC and Opening Your Bank Account
- Opening Your LLC: You Can Do It!
- Where Do I Open My LLC?
- Wait Until You’re Ready
- Step # 1: Clear The Name
- Step # 2: Articles of Organization
- Step # 3: Getting Your EIN Number
- Certificates and Seal
- Opening Your Bank Account
- Wait Until You’re Ready to Open Your Account
- Open two Accounts
- What Type of Checkbook Should You Order?
- Making Deposits: Details
- Get Your Visa or Mastercard Now
- The Checks and Visa Are in Your Name Only!
- Check Request Form
- Payroll Company or Not?
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Chapter 6 Sales Presentation and Finding Investors
- Preparation
- Outline
- Booking the Venue
- Getting the Word Out
- Logistics
- Setting up the Room
- Your Assistants Represent Your Company
- It’s Showtime: Welcome Everyone
- Purpose of the Evening
- Outline for the Evening
- It’s Your Time to Shine: Have Fun!
- Introduce Yourself
- Your Company Introduction
- Launching Windchill Films: Why this Film? Why This Budget?
- The Director’s Vision
- Introduce Your Team
- Your Offering
- What’s in It for Me, The Investor?
- Question and Answer Session
- Wrap-Up
- Mock Sales Presentation
- A Promise Is Not a Check
- Additional Perks
- Tips to Getting Investors
- Be Prepared
- Be Innovative
- Let’s Get Visual
- Chapter 7 Soft Prep
- Chapter 8 The Casting Process
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Chapter 9 Preproduction
- Producer versus Line Producer
- A Look at the Producer’s Job
- The Making-of Producer and Stills Photographer
- Your Editor
- Your Director of Photography
- Your Director
- Table Read With Your Keys
- Cast Table Read and Wardrobe Fitting
- Product Placement
- Update Investors
- Keep the Actors and their Agents Informed
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Chapter 10 Principal Photography
- Now the Fun begins
- Know How to Read Your Call Sheets, Day Out of Days, and Shooting Schedule
- Shooting Schedule
- Dailies
- Video Village
- Know Your Script
- Your Editor
- Staying on Time: Your 1st AD
- Writing Checks
- Stills and Press Release
- Treats
- Putting out Fires
- Planning Your Wrap Party
- Going the Extra Mile
- Children and Animals
- Investors
- Interviews for Postproduction Positions
- Acknowledgment
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Chapter 11 Wrap-Up and Postproduction
- Wrap Party
- Line Producer’s Wrap-Up
- Editor’s Assembly
- Copyright Transfer
- Film Website
- Hiring for Postproduction Positions
- Director’s Cut
- Audience Testing
- Pick-Up Day
- Lock Picture
- Sales Agents and First Round of Festivals
- Music Score, Sound Designing, Color Correction, Spotting, and ADR
- Additional Songs
- Front-Roll Credits (Main Titles)
- End-Roll Credits
- Making Of
- Investors
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Chapter 12 Delivery and Sales Agents
- Put The Horse Before The Cart
- Mistakes can be Expensive
- The Cost of Delivery
- Items to Watch For
- Sales Agent Or Not?
- The Tables are Turning
- Problems With the Old Model
- Buy-Outs
- Changes are Happening
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Your Deal with a Sales Agent: Do Your Research!
- Expenses
- Commission
- Get a Copy of Each Territory Deal
- Keep the Number of Years Low and Get Back-End Deals
- Money Goes Into Your Bank Account
- Have Them Check With You if the Amount Is Below the Estimate
- Which Territory Sold?
- Do They Have an E&O Umbrella?
- Get a Box Of Dvds
- If They are Doing Your Domestic Sale, be at That Meeting
- Exit Clause
- Chapter 13 Distribution Alternatives and Film Exposure: Guest Interviews
- Chapter 14 You’ve Delivered … Now What?
- Appendix 1 Filmmakers Website Resource Guide
- Appendix 2 Books: Some of My Favorites
- Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Independent Film Producing
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136039058
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