The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production, 4th Edition

The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production, 4th Edition

by Lorene Wales
Released August 2023
Publisher(s): Routledge
ISBN: 9781000914535

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Book description

An introduction to the roles, procedures, and logistics of the film and digital video production process. The book covers development and pre-production to post-production, marketing and distribution, and draws insights from a diverse range of industry professionals. New content on distribution, set safety, colour grading, and legal matters.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Part I Development and Pre-Production
    1. 1 Media Development
      1. Executive Producer
      2. Qualities of a Good EP
      3. Acquiring the Script
      4. Working With Writers
      5. Developing the Package
      6. The Pitch Deck
      7. The Business Plan
      8. Executive Summary
      9. The Company
      10. The Project
      11. Schedule
      12. Industry Statement
      13. Marketing
      14. Distribution
      15. Return on Investment (ROI)
      16. Distribution Agreement
      17. The Budget
      18. Locations
      19. Business Plan Checklist
      20. Acquisitions, Contracts, and Deals
      21. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      22. Summary
      23. Reference List
    2. 2 The Producers
      1. The Producer’s Job
      2. Working With First-Time Directors
      3. Associate Producer
      4. Assistant to the Producer
      5. Qualities of a Good Assistant
      6. Field Producing
      7. Producing Live Events
      8. Producing Documentary
      9. Content Producers
      10. Producing Animation
      11. The Psychology of Producing
      12. Producing Is Leading
      13. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      14. Summary
      15. Reference List
    3. 3 Script Breakdown and Scheduling
      1. Scheduling a Film: Step-by-Step Overview
      2. The Script Breakdown
      3. What Are the Elements?
      4. Other Categories
      5. A Note on Continuity
      6. Breaking the Script Into “Eighths”
      7. The Breakdown Sheet
      8. The Strip or Production Board
      9. Creating a Schedule
      10. Putting the Schedule Together
      11. Schedules to Print
      12. Day-Out-of-Days
      13. Updating Your Schedule
      14. There’s an App for That!
      15. Summary
    4. 4 The Budget
      1. Budgeting Software
      2. Budget Structure
      3. Starting to Write a Budget
      4. Padding the Budget
      5. The Contingency
      6. Fringe Benefits
      7. Union Versus Nonunion
      8. Local Versus Distant
      9. The Budgeting Process
      10. Budget Disbursement and Tracking
      11. Managing the Budget
      12. Good Budgeting Versus Bad Budgeting
      13. Budget Line Items
      14. Tax Incentives
      15. Conditions for Receiving Incentives
      16. There’s an App for That!
      17. Summary
      18. Reference List
    5. 5 The Production Team and Staff
      1. Unit Production Manager
      2. Qualities of a Good UPM
      3. Production Office Coordinator
      4. Qualities of a Good POC
      5. Local Production Coordinator
      6. Assistant Production Office Coordinator
      7. Qualities of a Good APOC
      8. Travel/Movement
      9. Office Production Assistants
      10. Paper Production Assistant
      11. Receptionist
      12. Qualities of Good PAs and Receptionists
      13. Head Accountant
      14. First Assistant Accountant, Second Assistant Accountant, and Accounting Apprentice
      15. Qualities of a Good Accounting Staff
      16. Technical Advisor
      17. Script Supervisor
      18. Qualities of a Good Script Supervisor
      19. Craft Services
      20. The Craft Services Person
      21. Choices for Good Craft Services
      22. Catering
      23. Hiring Catering Companies
      24. The Last Supper
      25. Product Placement
      26. There’s an App for That!
      27. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      28. Summary
      29. Reference List
    6. 6 The Production Office
      1. Production Office Considerations
      2. Setting Up the Office
      3. Running the Production Office
      4. Keeping It Running Smoothly
      5. The Meet-and-Greet
      6. The Wrap Party
      7. Wrapping Out the Production Office
      8. Production Lists
      9. Summary
  11. Part II Production
    1. 7 The Director’s Team and 2nd Unit
      1. Director
      2. First Assistant Director
      3. Qualities of a Good 1st AD
      4. The 1st AD–Director Relationship
      5. What the 1st AD Wants From the Director
      6. Production Meetings
      7. 2nd Assistant Director
      8. A Note on Directing Extras
      9. Qualities of a Good 2nd AD
      10. Walkie-Talkie Etiquette
      11. 2nd 2nd Assistant Director and/or DGA Trainee
      12. Set Production Assistants
      13. Qualities of Good 2nd 2nds, DGA Trainees, and Set Pas
      14. Director’s Assistant
      15. Choreographer
      16. Dialogue Coach/Dialect Coach
      17. Storyboard Artist
      18. Set Operations
      19. Closed Set
      20. Set Protocol
      21. The Set Box
      22. AD Paperwork
      23. 2nd Unit
      24. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      25. There’s an App for That!
      26. Summary
      27. Reference List
    2. 8 Casting, Actors, Extras, and Stunt People
      1. Casting Department
      2. Casting Director
      3. Local Casting Director
      4. Extras Casting
      5. The Background Coordinator
      6. Casting Assistants
      7. How to Run a Casting Session
      8. Screen Tests
      9. Rehearsals and Training
      10. Fittings
      11. Working With Minors
      12. Working With Animals
      13. The Taft–Hartley
      14. Categories of Actors
      15. Day Players Versus Weekly Players
      16. Stunts
      17. Stunt Coordinator
      18. Stunt Person
      19. The Cast Read-Through
      20. Working with SAG-AFTRA
      21. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      22. Summary
      23. Reference List
    3. 9 The Art Department
      1. Production Designer
      2. Art Director
      3. Set Decorator
      4. Lead Person and Swing Gang
      5. Art Department Coordinator
      6. Set Designer
      7. Set Dresser
      8. Props
      9. Assistant Props
      10. Armorer
      11. Concept Artist
      12. Illustrator/Graphic Design
      13. Draftsperson
      14. Art Department Production Assistants
      15. Assistant to Production Designer and Art Director
      16. Construction Coordinator
      17. Construction Foreman
      18. Construction Laborers
      19. Standby Painter
      20. Standby Greensperson
      21. Operations
      22. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      23. There’s an App for That!
      24. Summary
      25. Reference List
    4. 10 The Camera Department
      1. Director of Photography
      2. The Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
      3. DIT – The Typical Day
      4. Qualities of a Good DIT
      5. The Data Wrangler
      6. Camera Operator
      7. First Assistant Cameraperson
      8. Second Assistant Cameraperson
      9. Clapper and Loader
      10. Camera Production Assistant
      11. Video Village
      12. Steadicam Operator
      13. Special Operators
      14. The Camera Package
      15. Operations
      16. Stock
      17. Dailies
      18. Behind-the-Scenes
      19. Tests
      20. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      21. There’s an App for That!
      22. Summary
      23. Reference List
    5. 11 Grip and Electric
      1. Gaffer
      2. Best Boy Electric
      3. Electrics
      4. Generator Operator
      5. Rigging Crew
      6. Key Grip
      7. Best Boy Grip
      8. Company Grips
      9. Dolly Grip
      10. Crane Operator
      11. Operations for Grip and Electric
      12. The Grip Package
      13. The Lighting Package
      14. Laying Dolly Track
      15. Truck Wrap
      16. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      17. There’s an App for That!
      18. Summary
    6. 12 The Sound Department
      1. Sound Mixer
      2. Boom Operator
      3. Cable Puller/Person
      4. Sound Production Assistant
      5. The Sound Package
      6. Coms
      7. Operations
      8. Playback
      9. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      10. There’s an App for That!
      11. Summary
      12. Reference List
    7. 13 Visual Effects and Special Effects
      1. Special Effects
      2. Full-Scale Physical Effects
      3. Weather Effects
      4. Special Effects Coordinator
      5. Operations on Set
      6. Visual Effects
      7. Visual Effects Producer
      8. VFX Artist
      9. VFX Editor
      10. VFX Data Wrangler
      11. Match Mover
      12. VFX Editorial Assistant
      13. Virtual Production TD
      14. Modelers
      15. Operations
      16. The Pipeline
      17. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      18. Summary
      19. Reference List
    8. 14 The Wardrobe Department
      1. Costume Designer
      2. Wardrobe Supervisor
      3. Men’s Costumer/Women’s Costumer
      4. Seamstress
      5. Wardrobe Production Assistant
      6. Assistant to the Costume Designer
      7. Operations
      8. Other Issues
      9. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      10. There’s an App for That!
      11. Summary
      12. Reference List
    9. 15 Makeup and Hair
      1. Key Makeup
      2. Other Makeup Personnel
      3. Key Hair
      4. Assistant Hair/Additional Hair/Extra Hair
      5. Operations
      6. Qualities of a Good Makeup and Hair Team
      7. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      8. There’s an App for That!
      9. Summary
      10. Reference List
    10. 16 Locations
      1. Location Manager
      2. Assistant Location Manager
      3. Location Production Assistant
      4. Location Scout – the Person
      5. Location Scout – the Event
      6. Location Considerations
      7. The Technical Scout
      8. Maps
      9. Location Services
      10. Location Paperwork
      11. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      12. There’s an App for That!
      13. Summary
      14. Reference List
    11. 17 The Transportation Department
      1. Transportation Coordinator
      2. Transportation Captain
      3. More Transportation Crew
      4. Qualities of a Good Transportation Team
      5. Operations
      6. Picture Vehicles
      7. Production Vehicles
      8. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      9. Summary
  12. Part III Post-Production and Beyond
    1. 18 Post-Production
      1. Post-Production Supervisor
      2. Editor
      3. Assistant Editors
      4. Sound Designer
      5. Sound Editor
      6. Dialogue Editor
      7. Sound Effects Editor
      8. Music Editor
      9. ADR Editor
      10. Looping/ADR
      11. Re-Recording Mixers
      12. The Sound Mix
      13. The Post-Production Process
      14. The Digital Workflow
      15. Color Correction
      16. Main Titles and End Credits
      17. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      18. There’s an App for That!
      19. Summary
      20. Reference List
    2. 19 Music
      1. Licensing Rights
      2. The Music Licensing Process
      3. Split Rights
      4. Music in the Public Domain
      5. Other Ways to Get Music
      6. Music Supervisor
      7. Composer
      8. Conductor
      9. Arranger/Orchestrator
      10. Copyist
      11. The Scoring Session
      12. Soundtrack Album
      13. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      14. There’s an App for That!
      15. Summary
    3. 20 Safety on Set
      1. OSHA
      2. Safety Officer/Manager/Coordinator
      3. Qualities of a Good Safety Manager
      4. The Set Medic
      5. Safety in Pre-Production
      6. Issues or Hazards
      7. Weapon Safety During Production
      8. The Safety Check
      9. In Case of Emergency
      10. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      11. There’s an App for That!
      12. Summary
      13. Reference List
    4. 21 Legal Issues
      1. Copyright and Intellectual Property
      2. How Long Does Copyright Last?
      3. Copyright Infringement
      4. Fair Use
      5. A Note on Lawsuits
      6. Parodies
      7. Clearances
      8. Releases
      9. Contracts for Cast, Crew, and Services
      10. Insurance
      11. Workers’ Compensation
      12. Completion Bond
      13. Why You Should Get a Lawyer
      14. Getting the Right Lawyer
      15. Summary
      16. Reference List
    5. 22 Marketing and Distribution
      1. Marketing Starts in Production
      2. The Unit Publicist
      3. The Still Photographer
      4. Press Day
      5. Publicity Kicks In
      6. Testing
      7. The P&A Budget
      8. The Marketing Plan
      9. Distribution
      10. The Distribution Process
      11. Film Revenue Stream
      12. The Distribution Contract
      13. Distribution Rights
      14. Bargaining
      15. Sub-Distribution Agreements
      16. Packaging
      17. Delivery
      18. Territory
      19. Revenue Considerations
      20. Revenue Payments
      21. Unions, Guilds, and Organizations
      22. Summary
      23. Reference List
  13. Glossary
  14. Index

Product information

  • Title: The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production, 4th Edition
  • Author(s): Lorene Wales
  • Release date: August 2023
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781000914535