The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook
The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook

Author: Gunnar Erickson

Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books

Published: 2011-08-01

Total Pages: 419

ISBN-13: 0857124986

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In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie.

Indie Filmmaker Producer's Guide
Indie Filmmaker Producer's Guide

Author: Jackie L. Young

Publisher: Young Films and Publishing LLC

Published: 2013-10

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780977432851

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This book is written for the independent film producer who wears more hats than they thought they would ever wear but who knows that to get a film done it takes doing whatever needs getting done. This book also pushes the producer to take their filmmaking to another level and to find ways to make their movies more competitive with other movies in the marketplace by understanding some of the mistakes that indie filmmakers make and how to avoid those mistakes. The book covers all phases of film production from pre-production, through production and into the post production phase and includes a section on distribution. The book provides pertinent information on film production from a real independent filmmaker who has been in the trenches making films for years. The author shares insight into issues and problems that indie filmmakers face and provides technical and creative solutions and suggestions.

Indie Film Producing
Indie Film Producing

Author: Suzanne Lyons

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 024081763X

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First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Indie Producers Handbook
The Indie Producers Handbook

Author: Myrl A. Schreibman

Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Published: 2012-02-08

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0770433510

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Myrl Schreibman has written a comprehensive and practical, step-by-step guide for organizing and running a film from pre-production through post-production and delivery. This invaluable resource provides fundamental tools to produce a more thorough, more organized, and more professional film production. Packed with engaging and useful anecdotes, Schreibman provides a superlative introduction and overview to all of the key elements in producing for film and television. Useful to film students and filmmakers as a theoretical and practical guide to understanding the filmmaking process, Schreibman fills his manuscript with practical examples from his considerable personal experience in the film industry. Loaded with insider tips to help filmmakers avoid the pitfalls of show business.

Producing for Hollywood
Producing for Hollywood

Author: Don Gold

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2004-06-01

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 162153135X

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Budding filmmakers, television producers, directors, writers, and students get a crash course on the independent production scene in this riveting account of the business and its key players. Now revised to reflect the latest production trends in the entertainment industry, this book is packed with never-before-revealed secrets about the challenging and exciting role producers play in bringing a film or television pilot to the screen, told by two veteran, award-winning producers. Readers will learn what skills and traits they need to succeed as the mastermind behind an independent production, including insider tips on how to assemble and manage a talented ensemble of writers, directors, actors, and crew-members. The book also includes up-to-date contact information for film festivals and foreign distributors, as well as sample budgets, film partnership proposals, and other forms. Aspiring film and television artists will find the practical understanding and insight vital to success.

Independent Producers' Guide to Film and TV Contracts
Independent Producers' Guide to Film and TV Contracts

Author: Philip Alberstat

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13:

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A reference tool on the legal issues associated with film and television production. It contains examples of typical legal agreements which independent producers, writers and others involved in the film and TV industry are faced with during the course of setting up a film or TV production.

The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking
The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking

Author: Mark Polish

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780156029520

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Critically acclaimed, award-winning independent filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish offer this practical guide to writing, shooting, editing, scoring, promoting, and distributing short and feature films--an indispensable resource for anyone interested in filmmaking.

The Last Guide To Independent Filmmaking
The Last Guide To Independent Filmmaking

Author: Tut Thomas

Publisher: Irvin Thomas

Published: 2018-05-04

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1732290911

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This comprehensive guide will teach you about the exciting new tools available to independent content creators. Gain invaluable knowledge about getting your project on streaming platforms like Netflix and iTunes, how to write, format, prepare and register a script, even where to find amazing resources that the major studios use for a fraction of the cost. And much more! Written by Tut Thomas, an award-winning writer and director, "The Last Guide to Independent Filmmaking: With No Budget" is designed for individuals new to the Entertainment industry and veterans looking for an easy to understand guide to content creation as the industry shifts into the age of artificial intelligence. With this book, you'll quickly be on your way to making your first, or your next great indie project.

Producer to Producer
Producer to Producer

Author: Maureen A. Ryan

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 9781615932665

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This is a comprehensive bible to low-budget film producing for emerging and professional producers. Structured to guide the reader through production meetings, every aspect of the film-production pro-cess is outlined in detail. Invaluable checklists -- which begin 12 weeks before shooting and continue through principal (and secondary) photography and postproduction -- keep the filmmaker on track and on target. Ryan is co-producer of James Marsh's Man on Wire, winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary