Chapter 12

Production Company Operation

This chapter presents the operations of production companies and their related development and producing organizations. The prior chapters have presented the independent fundamental operating principles of these companies. This chapter demonstrates both how they work together and the business elements that join them.

The operations of these companies in their complete forms are also revealed in this chapter. For those who have experience with the operating performance of the most successful production companies, the operations presented in this chapter may seem more cumbersome or thorough than necessary. Consider the performance of a new driver compared with the performance of an experienced one. Seasoned ...

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