Film production management : how to budget, organize and successfully shoot your film / Bastian Cleve.

By:

Cleve, Bastian

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Focal Press, 2017Edition: Fourth editionDescription: vii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9780415788779
0415788773

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

791.4302 CLE 23

Summary: '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.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	791.4302 CLE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	21/05/2021	39002100644310

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Previous edition: Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2006.

'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.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 The Production Manager (p. 1)
The Production Manager's Job (p. 2)
2 The Business of Film (p. 5)
Development (p. 5)
Pre-production (p. 8)
Production (Principal Photography) (p. 9)
Post-production (p. 16)
3 Preparing for Production (p. 17)
Script Breakdown (p. 17)
Shooting Schedule (p. 32)
4 Special Tips for Low-Budget Productions (p. 43)
What Makes a Movie Expensive? (p. 44)
Making Deals (p. 52)
5 Locations (p. 55)
Location Survey (p. 55)
Film Commissions (p. 58)
6 Unions (p. 69)
SAG-AFTRA (p. 69)
Directors Guild of America (p. 83)
Composition (p. 85)
Joining the DGA (p. 86)
The Union/Nonunion Debate (p. 89)
7 Cast and Crew (p. 93)
Hiring Procedures (p. 93)
Crew Duties (p. 101)
Actors and Agents (p. 106)
8 Contracts, Agreements, and Working Permits (p. 113)
Staff, Crew, and Actor Agreements (p. 114)
Other Agreements (p. 127)
Immigration Laws and Working Permits (p. 132)
9 The Budget and Production Budget Forms (p. 139)
The Production Budget Process (p. 140)
Production Budget Forms (p. 143)
The Digital Agenda: Production Software (p. 145)
10 Insurance (p. 155)
Types of Insurance (p. 158)
Payroll Considerations (p. 159)
Clearance Procedures (p. 163)
11 Completion Bonds (p. 167)
Completion Bond Contract (p. 170)
Appendix 1 Green Shooting (p. 185)
Appendix 2 Selected Addresses (p. 189)
Appendix 3 Example Agreement Forms (p. 199)
Index (p. 207)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Bastian Clev has produced more than 80 full-length and short films in the United States and Germany and has won numerous awards for his work. He was previously Professor at the Film Production Studies Department at the Filmakademie Baden Wrttemberg near Stuttgart, and he has lectured on filmmaking throughout North America, Europe, Southern Asia, and Australia.