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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459099003321

Autore

Honthaner Eve Light <1950->

Titolo

The complete film production handbook / / Eve Light Honthaner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, : Focal Press, 2010

ISBN

1-136-05305-0

1-136-05306-9

1-282-54066-1

9786612540660

0-08-088499-7

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (531 p.)

Disciplina

791.4302/32

Soggetti

Motion pictures - Production and direction

Motion pictures

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Acknowledgments; Forms in the book; Chapter 1: The Production Team andWho Does What; Introduction; Producers; Executive Producer; Producer; Co-Producer; Line Producer; Post Production Producer; Associate Producer; Production Management; Unit Production Manager; First Assistant Director; Second Assistant Director; Production Supervisor; Production Coordinator; Chapter 2: The Production Office; Introduction; Office Space; Setting Up; Phone Systems; The Traveling Production Kit; Answering the Phone; Confidentiality; Shredding

WatermarkingProduction Assistants; Interns; Ain't Technology Great?; Techie Wanted; Employees Driving Their OwnVehicles for BusinessPurposes; Staff Scheduling and Assignmentof Duties; Staff Meetings; Office Lunches; Time Management; Office Inventories, Logs, andSign-Out Sheets; The Files; Files of Blank Forms; Files for Features, Movies for Television, Cable or Internet; Series Files; Day Files; Forms in This Chapter; Chapter 3: Basic Accounting; Introduction; The Production Accountant; The Accounting Department; Handling Payroll; Payroll Companies; Accounting Guidelines



Start Paperwork PacketsPayroll; Box Rentals; Vendor Accounts; Competitive Bids; Purchase Orders; Check Requests; Petty Cash; Online Purchases; Cell Phone Reimbursement; Auto Allowances; Mileage Reimbursement; Drive-To; Per Diem and Living Allowance; Invoicing; Additional Taxable Income; The Budget; Tracking Costs; The Audit; Forms in This Chapter; Chapter 4: From Script to Schedule; Introduction; It All Starts with a Script; Script Revisions; The Breakdown; The Board; The Schedule; Day-Out-of-Days; Breakdowns; Chapter 5: Incentives; Introduction; The Evolution of IncentivePrograms; In Flux

What to ConsiderInfrastructure; Types of Incentives; Rebate; Tax Credits; Refundable Tax Credits; Transferable Tax Credits; Nonrefundable, Nontransferable Tax Credits; Up-Front or Back-End Funding; Chapter 6: Pre-Production; What Is Pre-Production?; Establishing Company Policies; Stages; Meetings, Meetings, and MoreMeetings; Communications; Cellular Phones, BlackBerrys,Wireless Internet and More; Walkie-Talkies; Previsualization; Plan Ahead; Sample Pre-ProductionSchedule;

Week #1 (8 weeks to go); Week #2 (7 weeks to go); Week #3 (6 weeks to go); Week #4 (5 weeks to go)

Week #5 (4 weeks to go)Week #6 (3 weeks to go); Week #7 (2 weeks to go); Week #8 (final week of prep); Daily Prep Schedules; More on Logs and Sign-OutSheets; Distribution; Collecting Information andMaking Lists; Crew Information Sheet; The Crew List; The Executive Staff List; The Cast List; The Contact List; Better Safe than Sorry; Pre-Production Checklist; Starting from Scratch; Creating Your Own ProductionManual; For Your Own Good; Forms in

This Chapter; Chapter 7: Insurance Requirements; Introduction; General Insurance Guidelines; Errors and Omissions (E&O); Comprehensive GeneralLiability

Certificates of Insurance

Sommario/riassunto

This book is for working film/TV professionals and students alike. If you're a line producer, production manager, production supervisor, assistant director or production coordinator--the book has everything you'll need (including all the forms, contracts, releases and checklists) to set up and run a production--from finding a production office to turning over delivery elements.

Even if you know what you're doing, you will be thrilled to find everything you need in one place. If you're not already working in film production, but think you'd like to be, read the book -- and then decide. If you c