Film Production Management, 3rd edition 2005

✍ Scribed by Bastian Cleve

• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 237
• Edition: 3
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Film Production Management will tell you in step-by-step detail how to produce a screenplay and get it onto the big screen. Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned film professional, this book will be an indispensable resource for you on a day-to-day basis. This updated edition remains true to the practical, hands-on approach that has made previous editions so successful, and has been updated with revised forms, permits, and budgets applicable to all productions; contains important information on standards and typical processes and practices; includes the latest information available on technological advances such as digital FX; and discusses the impact of the Internet on filmmaking. Film production professionals at all levels of experience will benefit from the information in this handbook to film production management. A comprehensive, practical resource to help you transform a screenplay into a filmIncludes all the forms, legal information, and budgeting information you'll need to succeed*Updated information about marketing, technological advances, and legal issues such as permits and immigration

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Film Production Management......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
1 The Production Manager......Page 12
The Production Manager's Job......Page 13
The Process of Production Management......Page 15
Practical Tips......Page 17
Development......Page 20
Production (Principal Photography)......Page 23
Lighting......Page 25
Shooting......Page 26
Postproduction......Page 30
Script Breakdown......Page 34
Script Breakdown Sheet......Page 35
Sample Script Breakdown......Page 41
Other Breakdown Sheets......Page 48
Production Board......Page 53
Sample Production Board......Page 58
Arranging the Shooting Schedule......Page 61
Scheduling Software......Page 63
4 Special Tips for Low-Budget Productions......Page 66
What Makes a Movie Expensive?......Page 67
Locations......Page 68
Film Format......Page 69
Crew......Page 71
Actors......Page 72
Equipment......Page 73
Postproduction......Page 74
Making Deals......Page 75
Location Survey......Page 78
Film Commissions......Page 81
Preproduction Services......Page 82
Permits......Page 84
Foreign Shoots......Page 93
Screen Actors Guild and Screen Extras Guild......Page 96
Preproduction......Page 98
Production......Page 100
Postproduction......Page 102
Composition......Page 107
Requirements for Placement......Page 108
The Union/Nonunion Debate......Page 109
Hiring Procedures......Page 112
First and Second Assistant Directors......Page 117
Assistant Camera Operator......Page 118
Art Director......Page 119
Production Accountant......Page 120
Actors and Agents......Page 121
8 Contracts, Agreements, and Working Permits......Page 124
Independent Contractor Agreement......Page 125
Agreement Between Casting Agent and Producer......Page 127
Actor’s Deal Memo......Page 128
Actor’s Motion Picture Agreement......Page 129
Other Agreements......Page 139
Personal Release......Page 140
Location Agreement and Property Release......Page 142
Immigration Laws and Working Permits......Page 144
Temporary Working Permits for Non-Americans for Foreign Productions in the United States......Page 145
Permanent or Temporary Working Permits for Non-Americans for Domestic Productions in the United States......Page 149
9 The Budget and Production Budget Forms......Page 152
Creating a Preliminary Budget......Page 153
Cash-Flow Sheet......Page 156
10 Insurance......Page 172
Preproduction Cast Insurance......Page 173
Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability......Page 174
Cast Insurance......Page 176
Miscellaneous Equipment......Page 177
Errors and Omissions......Page 178
Nonowned Aircraft Liability......Page 180
Guild- and Union-Required Insurance Benefits......Page 181
11 Completion Bonds......Page 182
Producer's Agreement......Page 185
Exhibit A: Production Account Takeover Letter......Page 189
Exhibit B: Laboratory Access Letter Sender’s address [film laboratory]......Page 190
Exhibit C: Takeover Agreement......Page 191
Exhibit D: Individual Producer/Director* Agreement......Page 192
Completion Guarantee......Page 196
12 Film Festivals and Markets......Page 202
13 Film Schools......Page 206
National Guilds......Page 210
Location Scouting and Permit Services......Page 211
State Film Commissions......Page 212
Appendix 2: Example Agreement Forms......Page 216
Unit Production Manager and Assistant Director Deal Memorandum—Film......Page 217
Location Agreement......Page 218
Location Information Sheet......Page 220
SAG Taft/Hartley Report......Page 221
SAG Daily Contract (Day Performer) for Theatrical Motion Pictures......Page 222
Cast Deal Memo......Page 223
Crew Deal Memo......Page 225
A......Page 226
C......Page 227
D......Page 228
F......Page 229
I......Page 230
L......Page 231
P......Page 232
S......Page 234
W......Page 236