Scheduling and budgeting your film a panic-free guide
Budgeting and scheduling are easy in principle but hard in practice. The successful producer has a solid plan for juggling dozens of activities and costs while retaining the flexibility to cope with those inevitable last-minute changes and stay on course. Preplanning the budget and schedule of any m...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Routledge
2018.
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| Edición: | Second edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630096206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Chapter One-Schedule and Budget Basics
- What is Production Management?
- The Schedule and Budget Relationship
- Who Manages the Schedule and Budget
- A Little History
- Helpful Tools and Software
- A Manual and Computer Approach
- Trends to Consider
- Basic Steps and Stages
- Scheduling
- Budgeting
- End Uses of the Schedule and Budget
- End of Chapter One Review
- Chapter Two-Identifying Resources: The Breakdown
- Is There One Way to Breakdown a Script?
- When is a Breakdown Created?
- Relationship of Script and Breakdown
- Script Format
- Screenplay Software and Online Collaboration Tools
- Set Up Your System: Software, Colors, Numbers
- Breakdown Forms
- The Process of Breaking Down a Script
- Read Script Completely
- Number Scenes
- Eighths of a Page
- Identify Resources
- Transfer Information to Breakdown Forms
- End of Chapter Two Review
- Chapter Three-Organizing Resources: The Schedule
- What are the chances your team will exactly follow your first version of a schedule down to the minute?
- Creating a Schedule
- Your System: Workflow and Consistency
- The Process: Transfer Breakdown Information Into Schedule
- A. Fill Out the Production Information
- B. Transfer and Verify Information to a Breakdown Sheet in the Software, One Scene at a Time
- C. Assign Cast an ID Number
- Grouping Like Things
- Sorting by Set
- Sorting by Cast
- The Most Finite Resource
- Arrange Schedule for Maximum Efficiency
- One-Liner Schedule
- Day Out of Days
- Factors Impacting the Schedule
- Length of Script and Genre
- Format
- Shooting Ratio and Experience
- Unions and Guilds
- Locations
- Length of Shooting Week/Day
- Sample Schedules
- End of Chapter Three Review
- Chapter Four-Pricing Resources: The Budget.
- Budget Components
- Construction
- Presentation
- Calculation
- Account Numbers
- Backing into a Number
- Price Resources
- Step 1. Identify and Obtain Prices
- Step 2. Negotiate
- Step 3. Lock in Your Deals
- Factors Impacting the Budget
- Type of Project and End Uses
- Locations and Incentives
- Wages, Unions and Guilds
- Project Length and Format
- Financing and Crowdfunding
- Building a Budget
- Setup
- Above the Line: Creative and Development Costs
- Below the Line: Production
- Below the Line: Post Production
- Below the Line: Other Expenses
- Sample Budgets
- End of Chapter Four Review
- Chapter Five-Helpful Scheduling and Budgeting Tips
- Evolution of the Schedule and Budget
- The Team
- Priorities, Prices, and Deal Making
- Changes During Shooting
- Safety, Insurance and Legal
- Safety and Insurance
- Legal
- Publicity, Marketing and Film Festivals
- Distribution Expenses
- Hidden Expenses
- End of Chapter Five Review
- Chapter Six-Managing Resources
- Relationship Between Script, Schedule and Budget
- Lock It Up
- Production Accountant, AD, and Line Producer
- The First Assistant Director (AKA AD) Runs the Set
- The Line Producer Runs the Production Office
- Optimize the Shoot
- No Unnecessary Movement
- Consider the Weather
- Days Off, Turnaround, Meal Times
- Using a Second Unit
- Other Factors
- End of Chapter Six Review
- Chapter Seven-Special Considerations
- Narrative Feature Film
- Marathon Mentality
- More Money
- Don't Wait to Budget (Time and Cash) for Marketing and Distribution
- Documentary Film
- Shorts, Web Videos, and Webisodes
- Television
- Who's Driving the Bus
- The Pilot
- Educational and Corporate Film
- Working Without a Script
- End of Chapter Seven Review
- Chapter Eight-Additional Topics You are Bound to Encounter
- Scheduling
- Contrast and Compare.
- Questions About Eighths
- Script Inconsistency and New Versions
- Honing Your Scheduling Skills
- Location, Location, Location
- Budgeting
- Digital Format
- Checking Your Numbers
- Currency Conversion
- End of Chapter Eight Review
- Index.
