Film Production Management

Film Production Management is a practical, hands-on guide to what it takes to get a screenplay produced in Hollywood and onto the big screen or television. Film students and film professionals will find invaluable, easy-to-understand information on standards and practices in daily use in production departments.

Introduction

ix

The Production Manager

1

(8)

The Production Manager's Job

2

(2)

The Process of Production Management

4

(2)

Practical Tips

6

(3)

The Business of Film

9

(14)

Development

9

(3)

Preproduction

12

(1)

Production (Principal Photography)

12

(7)

Postproduction

19

(4)

Preparing for Production

23

(32)

Script Breakdown

23

(19)

Shooting Schedule

42

(13)

Special Tips for Low-Budget Productions

55

(12)

What Makes a Movie Expensive?

56

(8)

Making Deals

64

(3)

Locations

67

(18)

Location Survey

67

(3)

Film Commissions

70

(3)

Permits

73

(9)

Foreign Shoots

82

(3)

Unions

85

(16)

Screen Actors Guild and Screen Extras Guild

85

(11)

Directors Guild of America

96

(2)

The Union/Nonunion Debate

98

(3)

Cast and Crew

101

(12)

Hiring Procedures

101

(5)

Crew Duties

106

(4)

Actors and Agents

110

(3)

Contracts, Agreements, and Working Permits

113

(28)

Staff, Crew, and Actor Agreements

114

(14)

Other Agreements

128

(5)

Immigration Laws and Working Permits

133

(8)

The Budget and Production Budget Forms

141

(20)

The Production Budget Process

142

(3)

Production Budget Forms

145

(16)

Insurance

161

(10)

Types of Insurance

162

(8)

Guild- and Union-Required Insurance Benefits

170

(1)

Completion Bonds

171

(20)

Completion Bond Contract

174

(17)

Film Festivals and Markets

191

(4)

Film Schools

195

(4)

Appendix 1: Selected Addresses

199

(6)

National Guilds

199

(1)

Producers' Organizations

200

(1)

Government Offices

200

(1)

Location Scouting and Permit Services

200

(1)

State Film Commissions

201

(4)

Appendix 2: Example Agreement Forms

205

(10)

Unit Production Manager and Assistant Director Deal Memorandum---Film

206

(1)

Location Agreement

207

(2)

Location Information Sheet

209

(1)

SAG Taft/Hartley Report

210

(1)

SAG Daily Contract (Day Performer) for Theatrical Motion Pictures

211

(1)

Cast Deal Memo

212

(2)

Crew Deal Memo

214

(1)

Index

215

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Film Production Management

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