Practical moviemaking
Subtitle: a handbook for the real world
By: Joe Wallenstein ; foreword by David Jacobs
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786466757
Subjects: Motion pictures; Production and direction; Handbooks, manuals
Description: "This practical guide provides all necessary information for newcomers to the profession to get a movie made, information often left out of film school curriculums. Topics include finding a project, breaking down a script, creating a production board, casting, budgeting, scouting locations, scheduling, dealing with actors, establishing set protocol, and marketing. Real-life examples illustrate the subject"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Producers; title: Anticipation and communication; title: The people with whom you work; title: Identifying a potential project; title: Critical assumptions; title: Breaking down the script; title: Creating the production board; title: Scheduling; title: Locations; title: Budgeting; title: Casting; title: Dealing with actors; title: Acquiring a crew; title: Set protocol; title: Elements of production; title: Good money vs. bad money; title: Practical locations vs. stage work; title: Production insurance; title: The myth of cinematic immunity; title: Post-production; title: Marketing; title: Epilogue.