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Book Description

This new and updated fourth edition of Film Production Management provides a step-by-step guide on how to budget, organize, and successfully shoot a film and get it onto the big screen. Whether you are a film student or film production professional just getting started in the industry, this book is an indispensable resource for day-to-day business on the set.

Written by veteran filmmaker Bastian Clevé, this book will teach you how to:

  • Break down a screenplay
  • Organize a shooting schedule
  • Create a realistic budget
  • Find and secure locations
  • Network with agents to find actors
  • Hire a crew and communicate effectively with unions

The new edition features updated information on contracts, permits, and insurance; special tips for low-budget filmmaking; new information on digital workflows and production software; advice on green production practices; and expanded coverage of the role of the line producer.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. 1 The Production Manager
    1. The Production Manager’s Job
  6. 2 The Business of Film
    1. Development
    2. Pre-production
    3. Production (Principal Photography)
    4. Post-production
  7. 3 Preparing for Production
    1. Script Breakdown
    2. Shooting Schedule
  8. 4 Special Tips for Low-Budget Productions
    1. What Makes a Movie Expensive?
    2. Making Deals
  9. 5 Locations
    1. Location Survey
    2. Film Commissions
  10. 6 Unions
    1. SAG-AFTRA
    2. Directors Guild of America
    3. Composition
    4. Joining the DGA
    5. The Union/Nonunion Debate
  11. 7 Cast and Crew
    1. Hiring Procedures
    2. Crew Duties
    3. Actors and Agents
  12. 8 Contracts, Agreements, and Working Permits
    1. Staff, Crew, and Actor Agreements
    2. Other Agreements
    3. Immigration Laws and Working Permits
  13. 9 The Budget and Production Budget Forms
    1. The Production Budget Process
    2. Production Budget Forms
    3. The Digital Agenda: Production Software by Joshua Throne
  14. 10 Insurance
    1. Types of Insurance
    2. Payroll Considerations
    3. Clearance Procedures
  15. 11 Completion Bonds
    1. Completion Bond Contract
  16. Appendix 1: Green Shooting
  17. Appendix 2: Selected Addresses
  18. Appendix 3: Example Agreement Forms
  19. Index
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