| Description |
1 online resource (260 pages) |
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Front Cover; Indie Film Producing; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 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; 2 Timeline for Séance; Timeline for the Film, Séance; 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 |
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May 21: Principal Photography -- Two WeeksJune 5-September 29: Postproduction; October: Prepared for Market; November 1-8: Attended the American Film Market; November 9-December 15: Delivery; 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; Deferments; Certificate of Authorship and Short-Form Assignment; Script Development; Table Read; Director's Notes; 4 Creating Your Business Plan; K.I.S.S.; Table of Contents; Quotation; Investor Proposal |
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Why 7,500? Here are Four Good ReasonsLet'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 181; Mission Statement; Your One-Sheet Poster; PPM/Operating Agreement/Subscription Agreement; 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 |
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Certificates and SealOpening Your Bank Account; 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?; 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! |
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Introduce YourselfYour 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; Be Prepared; Be Innovative; Let's Get Visual; 7 Soft Prep; What Is Soft Prep?; Get Sag Signatory Number; Table Read; Location Scouting; List Your Film in the Trades; Inform Your Investors; 8 The Casting Process; Part 1: Preparation; Casting Director -- Or Not |
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Guild Actors -- Or Not |
| Summary |
Indie Film Producing explains the simple, basic, clear cut role of the independent film producer. Raising funds to do your dream project, producing award-winning films with a low budget, putting name actors on your indie film-it's all doable, and this book guides you through the entire process of being a successful producer with bonus tips on how to effortlessly maneuver through the sphere of social media marketing and fundraising tactics. Indie film producer Suzanne Lyons pilots you through the actual making of low budget films to show you how easy and fun it can be. Laid out in a step-by-st |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Low budget films.
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction.
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ART -- Film & Video.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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Low budget films
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780240817637 |
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024081763X |
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9780240817644 |
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0240817648 |
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