Book description
In Producing for Profit: A Practical Guide to Making Independent and Studio Films, Andrew Stevens provides real-world examples and his own proven techniques for success that can turn passion into profit. Far more than just theory, the book outlines practical applications that filmmakers of all levels can use to succeed in today’s ever-changing marketplace. Readers will learn how to develop screenplays that are commercial, and how to negotiate, finance, cast, produce, sell, distribute, and market a film that will make a profit. The book contains numerous examples from the author’s own films, including sample budgets, schedules, and a variety of industry-standard contracts. This is the definitive book that every producer must have!
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue
- 1 What Is a Producer?
- 2 Changes to the Independent Marketplace
- 3 The Global Marketplace
- 4 How to TAP into the Marketplace
- 5 The Domestic Market, Festivals, and Market Value
- 6 Identifying and Developing a Film Based on Trend and Analysis
- 7 Now That I Have My Script, What Do I Do?
- 8 Investors, Actors, Attorneys, Agents, Managers, Business Managers
- 9 Film Production Basics
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10 How to Manage Production Costs
- Learn Smaller to Get Bigger
- Unions and Guilds
- IATSE and Teamsters: Negotiate
- Reduce the Number of Locations
- Reduce or Eliminate Distant Locations and Save Money
- Reduce the Number of Speaking Roles
- Reduce Night Exteriors
- Reduce Company Moves
- Reduce Days or Weeks of Equipment Rental
- Reduce the Number of Shooting Days
- Rethink Expensive Sequences
- Reduce Vehicles, Drivers, Fuels, and Transportation
- Lay Low and Publicize Later
- Budgeting Software
- Creating a Schedule for the Picture
- Low-budget Shooting Schedules
- Stagger Actors’ Call Times
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11 Mounting a Production
- Tricks of the Trade
- Production Staff and Pre-production
- Protect Yourself from Personal Liability
- Hire Motivated Multitaskers
- Payroll
- Production Office
- SAG, the Thirty Mile Zone (TMZ), and Locations
- Overtime
- Local Rules
- Buy and Return
- Hair and Makeup
- Grip and Electric
- Shooting with Multiple Cameras
- Print and Pickup
- Loss and Damage
- Vehicles and Transportation
- Security
- Shooting out of Sequence
- Meals
- Seek Local Hires
- The Editor and the Director
- Music and the Composer
- Extras
- Producers Set the Tone
- Real Producers Are Filmmakers
- After Wrap
- 12 Navigating the Actors’ Union
- 13 Respect for the Dollar
- 14 The Internet and New Media
- 15 Marketing and Publicity
- 16 Recap
- Appendix A: Major Entertainment Conglomerates and their Holdings as of 2013
- Appendix B: IFTA Model Sales Agency Agreement Completed Picture: Basic Form
- Appendix C: IFTA Model Sales Agency Agreement Completed Picture: With Advance
- Appendix D: Sales Projections and Participation Statement
- Appendix E: Sample Collection Agreement
- Appendix F: Sample Writer Option Purchase Agreement
- Appendix G: Sample Writer Work for Hire Agreement
- Appendix H: Sample Writer Step Deal Agreement
- Appendix I: Sample Post-production Schedule
- Appendix J: Sample Delivery Schedule
- Appendix K: Full Non-union Budget
- Appendix L: Non-union Top Sheet
- Appendix M: Union Comparison Top Sheet
- Appendix N: Standard Terms
- Appendix O: SAG Studio Zone Map
- Appendix P: Sample Shooting Schedule
- Appendix Q: Sample Call Sheet
- Appendix R: Sample Production Report
- Appendix S: Sample Composer Agreement
Product information
- Title: Producing for Profit
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2016
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781317309604
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