Indie film producing : the craft of low budget filmmaking /

Indie film producing : the craft of low budget filmmaking / Suzanne Lyons.

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Explains the role of the independent film producer, and outlines the process of making a low budget film from the earliest stages of concept development through production and post-production, concluding with distribution.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Lyons, Suzanne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Independent films > Production and direction.
Low budget films > Production and direction.
Independent films.
Motion picture authorship.
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Getting Ready to Produce
  • The Time Was Right
  • The Landscape is Changing
  • A Step-By-Step Approach
  • Wearing Two Hats: Business and Creative
  • The Business of Film Producing
  • ch. 2 Timeline for Seance
  • Timeline for the Film, Seance
  • September/October 2005: Optioned Screenplay
  • November/December 2005: Business Plan and PPM
  • January 2006: Opened an LLC
  • January/February/March: Funding the Film
  • March: Finalized Details
  • April: Soft Prep
  • Four Weeks
  • April: Casting
  • May 1: Preproduction Begins
  • Three Weeks
  • May 21: Principal Photography
  • Two Weeks
  • June 5-September 29: Postproduction
  • October: Prepared for Market
  • November 1-8: Attended the American Film Market
  • November 9-December 15: Delivery
  • ch. 3 The Script: Option and Development
  • Time to do the Paperwork
  • Research and Read Option Agreements
  • What's Needed in an Option/Purchase Agreement
  • Option Period
  • Payment and Back End.
  • Note continued: Deferments
  • Certificate of Authorship and Short-Form Assignment
  • Script Development
  • Table Read
  • Director's Notes
  • ch. 4 Creating Your Business Plan
  • K.I.S.S.
  • Table of Contents
  • Quotation
  • Investor Proposal
  • Why $7,500? Here are Four Good Reasons
  • Let's Start with Delivery
  • Operating Costs
  • Executive Producer Fee
  • Budget
  • Extra Bonus
  • Risk
  • Project Objective
  • The Marketplace
  • Film Comparisons
  • Company Summary and Team
  • Synopsis
  • Revenue Scenario
  • Newspaper Articles
  • Section
  • Mission Statement
  • Your One-Sheet Poster
  • PPM/Operating Agreement/Subscription Agreement
  • ch. 5 Setting Up Your LLC and Opening Your Bank Account
  • Opening Your LLC: You Can Do It!
  • Where Do I Open My LLC?
  • Wait Until You're Ready
  • Step # 1 Clear The Name
  • Step # 2 Articles of Organization
  • Step # 3 Getting Your EIN Number
  • Certificates and Seal
  • Opening Your Bank Account.
  • Note continued: Wait Until You're Ready to Open Your Account
  • Open two Accounts
  • What Type of Checkbook Should You Order?
  • Making Deposits: Details
  • Get Your Visa or Mastercard Now
  • The Checks and Visa Are in Your Name Only!
  • Check Request Form
  • Payroll Company or Not?
  • ch. 6 Sales Presentation and Finding Investors
  • Preparation
  • Outline
  • Booking the Venue
  • Getting the Word Out
  • Logistics
  • Setting up the Room
  • Your Assistants Represent Your Company
  • It's Showtime: Welcome Everyone
  • Purpose of the Evening
  • Outline for the Evening
  • It's Your Time to Shine: Have Fun!
  • Introduce Yourself
  • Your Company Introduction
  • Launching Windchill Films: Why this Film? Why This Budget?
  • The Director's Vision
  • Introduce Your Team
  • Your Offering
  • What's in It for Me, The Investor?
  • Question and Answer Session
  • Wrap-Up
  • Mock Sales Presentation
  • A Promise Is Not a Check
  • Additional Perks
  • Tips to Getting Investors.
  • Note continued: Be Prepared
  • Be Innovative
  • Let's Get Visual
  • ch. 7 Soft Prep
  • What Is Soft Prep?
  • Get Sag Signatory Number
  • Table Read
  • Location Scouting
  • List Your Film in the Trades
  • Inform Your Investors
  • ch. 8 The Casting Process
  • pt. 1 Preparation
  • Casting Director
  • Or Not
  • Guild Actors
  • Or Not
  • Guild Deposit
  • Breakdown Services
  • Plan Casting Process With Your Director
  • pt. 2 Scheduling
  • Scheduling Auditions
  • How to Schedule
  • How Much Time to Allow for Auditions
  • Book Your Readers
  • Choosing the Sides
  • Typed Sign-In Sheets
  • pt. 3 Auditions and Callbacks
  • Auditions
  • Lunch Break and Atmosphere
  • Scheduling Callbacks
  • Callbacks
  • Chemistry Callbacks
  • Final Decisions
  • pt. 4 Deal Memos
  • Extras
  • ch. 9 Preproduction
  • Producer versus Line Producer
  • Producer's Focus
  • Line Producer's Focus
  • A Look at the Producer's Job
  • The Making-of Producer and Stills Photographer.
  • Note continued: Still Photography and Making-of Cast Schedule
  • Proposed Questions for Cast for the Making-of Feature
  • Your Editor
  • Your Director of Photography
  • Your Director
  • Table Read With Your Keys
  • Cast Table Read and Wardrobe Fitting
  • Product Placement
  • Update Investors
  • Keep the Actors and their Agents Informed
  • ch. 10 Principal Photography
  • Now the Fun begins
  • Know How to Read Your Call Sheets, Day Out of Days, and Shooting Schedule
  • Shooting Schedule
  • Dailies
  • Video Village
  • Know Your Script
  • Your Editor
  • Staying on Time: Your 1 st AD
  • Writing Checks
  • Stills and Press Release
  • Treats
  • Putting out Fires
  • Planning Your Wrap Party
  • Going the Extra Mile
  • Children and Animals
  • Investors
  • Interviews for Postproduction Positions
  • Acknowledgment
  • ch. 11 Wrap-Up and Postproduction
  • Wrap Party
  • Line Producer's Wrap-Up
  • Editor's Assembly
  • Copyright Transfer
  • Film Website.
  • Note continued: Hiring for Postproduction Positions
  • Director's Cut
  • Audience Testing
  • Pick-Up Day
  • Lock Picture
  • Sales Agents and First Round of Festivals
  • Music Score, Sound Designing, Color Correction, Spotting, and ADR
  • Additional Songs
  • Front-Roll Credits (Main Titles)
  • End-Roll Credits
  • Making Of
  • Investors
  • ch. 12 Delivery and Sales Agents
  • Put The Horse Before The Cart
  • Mistakes can be Expensive
  • The Cost of Delivery
  • Items to Watch For
  • Sales Agent Or Not?
  • The Tables are Turning
  • Problems With the Old Model
  • Buy-Outs
  • Changes are Happening
  • Your Deal with a Sales Agent: Do Your Researchl
  • Expenses
  • Commission
  • Get a Copy of Each Territory Deal
  • Keep the Number of Years Low and Get Back-End Deals
  • Money Goes Into Your Bank Account
  • Have Them Check With You if the Amount Is Below the Estimate
  • Which Territory Sold?
  • Do They Have an E & O Umbrella?
  • Get a Box Of Dvds.
  • Note continued: If They are Doing Your Domestic Sale, be at That Meeting
  • Exit Clause
  • ch. 13 Distribution Alternatives and Film Exposure: Guest Interviews
  • ch. 14 You've Delivered ... Now What?
  • A Whole New World
  • Festivals
  • Communicate With Your Sales Agent
  • Attending Markets
  • Promoting Your Domestic Sale
  • Inform Investors Along The Way
  • Sag Residuals
  • Accounting and Taxes
  • Closing Your LLC
  • Final Notes
  • Be Sure To Get A Mentor (Or Two)
  • Surround Yourself With Winners
  • Keep Your Eye On The Prize.

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