Indie Film Producing - The Craft of Low Budget Filmmaking

Provides step-by-step guidance on how to produce an independent film.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction- Wear the "Business Hat” and the "Creative Hat”
Chapter 2 Producing Timelines
Chapter 3 Option Agreements and Screenplay Development
Chapter 4 Business Plans
Chapter 5 Private Placement Memorandum - Cover your Paperwork Trail
Chapter 6 LLCs, Bank Accounts, and Funding - Don't Lose Your Shirt
Chapter 7 Sales Presentations and Selling Your Film
Chapter 8 Soft Prep-Get it Done with No Money
Chapter 9 & 10 The Casting Process
Chapter 11 Preproduction-What the Producer Does
Chapter 12 Principle Photography - What It Means for the Producer
Chapter 13 Postproduction Part I
Chapter 14 Postproduction Part II
Chapter 15 Marketing and Distribution - Do It Yourself, Digitally
Chapter 16 Delivery, Film Festivals, and Networking-Get to Know Everyone
Chapter 17 Notes, Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
Glossary

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Lyons, Suzanne A. Lyons
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.2012
• EAN: 9780240817637
• ISBN: 978-0-240-81763-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Focal Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Budgeting, Budgeting & financial management, Budgeting and financial management, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production, Film production: technical & background skills, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills