Contents
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I Development and Pre-Production
1 Film Development and the Producers
The Producer’s Job
The Executive Producer
Line Producer
Working with First-Time Directors
Associate Producer
Assistant to the Producer
Producing in the Field
Producing Live Events
Producing Documentary
Producing Mobile Content
Producing Animation
The Psychology of Producing
Film Development
Acquiring the Script
Working with Writers
Developing the Package
Acquisitions, Contract, and Deals
Summary
References
2 Script Breakdown and Scheduling
Scheduling a Film: Step-by-Step
The Script Breakdown
What Are the Elements?
Other Categories
A Note on Continuity
Breaking the Script into “Eighths”
The Breakdown Sheet
The Strip or Production Board
Creating a Schedule
Scheduling Parameters
Putting the Schedule Together
Schedules to Print
Updating Your Schedule
There’s an App for That!
Summary
3 The Budget
Budgeting Software
Budget Structure
Starting to Write a Budget
Padding the Budget
The Contingency
Fringe Benefits
Union versus Nonunion
Local versus Distant
Budget Disbursement and Tracking
Managing the Budget
Good Budgeting versus Bad Budgeting
Budget Line Items
Tax Incentives
There’s an App for That!
Summary
References
4 The Production Team and Staff
Unit Production Manager
Production Office Coordinator
Local Production Coordinator
Assistant Production Office Coordinator
Travel/Movement
Office Production Assistants
Receptionist
Head Accountant
First Assistant Accountant, Second Assistant Accountant, and Accounting Apprentice
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Product Placement
There’s an App for That!
Summary
5 The Production Office
Production Office Considerations
Setting Up the Office
Running the Production Office
Keeping It Running Smoothly
The Meet-and-Greet
The Wrap Party
Wrapping Out the Production Office
Production Lists
Summary
Part II Production
6 The Director’s Team and 2nd Unit
Director
First Assistant Director
The 1st AD–Director Relationship
Production Meetings
2nd Assistant Director
Walkie-Talkie Etiquette
2nd 2nd Assistant Director and/or DGA Trainee
Set Production Assistants
Director’s Assistant
Choreographer
Dialogue Coach/Dialect Coach
Storyboard Artist
Set Operations
Closed Set
Set Protocol
AD Paperwork
2nd Unit
There’s an App for That!
Summary
7 Casting, Actors, Extras, and Stunt People
Casting Department
Casting Director
Local Casting Director
Extras Casting
The Background Coordinator
Casting Assistants
How to Run a Casting Session
Screen Tests
Rehearsals and Training
Fittings
Working with Minors
Working with Animals
The Taft–Hartley
Categories of Actors
Day Players versus Weekly Players
Stunts
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Person
How a Stunt Could Work: A Car Roll
Working with the Screen Actors Guild
Summary
References
8 The Art Department
Production Designer
Art Director
Set Decorator
Lead Man and Swing Gang
Art Department Coordinator
Set Designer
Set Dresser
Props
Assistant Props
Illustrator
Draftsperson
Art Department Production Assistants
Assistant to Production Designer and Art Director
Construction Coordinator
Construction Foreman
Construction Laborers
Standby Painter
Standby Greensperson
Operations
There’s an App for That!
Summary
9 The Camera Department
Director of Photography
The Digital Imaging Technician (DIT)
The Data Wrangler
Camera Operator
1st Assistant Cameraperson
2nd Assistant Cameraperson
Clapper and Loader
Camera Production Assistant
Video Village
Steadicam Operator
Special Operators
The Camera Package
Operations
Stock
Dailies
Behind-the-Scenes for DVD
Tests
There’s an App for That!
Summary
References
10 Grip and Electric
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Electrics
Generator Operator
Rigging Crew
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Company Grips
Dolly Grip
Crane Operator
Operations for Grip and Electric
The Grip Package
The Lighting Package
Laying Dolly Track
Truck Wrap
There’s an App for That!
Summary
11 The Sound Department
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Sound Production Assistant
The Sound Package
Operations
Playback
There’s an App for That!
Summary
12 Special Effects and Visual Effects
Special Effects
Special Effects Coordinator
Operations on Set
Visual Effects
Visual Effects Producer
Operations
Summary
13 The Wardrobe Department
Costume Designer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Men’s Costumer/Women’s Costumer
Seamstress
Wardrobe Production Assistant
Assistant to the Costume Designer
Operations
Other Issues
There’s an App for That!
Summary
14 Makeup and Hair
Key Makeup
Other Makeup Personnel
Key Hair
Assistant Hair/Additional Hair/Extra Hair
Operations
There’s an App for That!
Summary
15 Locations
Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
Location Production Assistant
Location Scout—the Person
Location Scout—the Event
Location Considerations
The Technical Scout
Maps
Location Services
Shooting on Location versus in Studio
Location Paperwork
There’s an App for That!
Summary
16 The Transportation Department
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Captain
More Transportation Crew
Operations
Picture Vehicles
Production Vehicles
Summary
Part III Post-Production and Beyond
17 Editing Picture and Sound
Post-Production Supervisor
Editor
Assistant Editors
Sound Designer
Sound Designer/Editor
Dialogue Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Music Editor
ADR Editor
Looping/ADR
Re-recording Mixers
The Sound Mix
The Post-Production Process
Main Titles and End Credits
There’s an App for That!
Summary
18 Music
Licensing Rights
Music in the Public Domain
Other Ways to Get Music
Music Supervisor
Composer
Conductor
Arranger/Orchestrator
Copyist
The Scoring Session
Sound Track Album
There’s an App for That!
Summary
19 Safety on Set
OSHA
Safety Officer/Manager
The Set Medic
Safety in Pre-Production
Issues or Hazards
Safety during Production
The Safety Check
In Case of Emergency
There’s an App for That!
Summary
References
20 Legal Issues
Copyright and Intellectual Property
Fair Use
A Note on Lawsuits
Parodies
Clearances
Releases
Contracts for Cast, Crew, and Services
Insurance
Workers’ Compensation
Completion Bond
Why You Should Get a Lawyer
Summary
References
21 Miscellaneous
Craft Services
The Craft Services Person
Catering
Set Massage Therapist
Set Etiquette
Unions, Guilds, and Associations
Summary
22 Marketing and Distribution
Marketing Starts in Production
The Unit Publicist
The Still Photographer
Press Day
Publicity Kicks In
Testing
The Marketing Plan
Marketing inside the Industry
Distribution
The Distribution Process
Film Revenue Stream
The Distribution Contract
Distribution Rights
Bargaining
Sub-Distribution Agreements
Packaging
Delivery
Territory
Revenue Considerations
Summary
Glossary
Index
