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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814475103321

Autore

Stradling Linda

Titolo

Production management for TV and film : the professional's guide / / Linda Stradling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-282-96070-9

9786612960703

1-4081-3096-3

1-4081-9874-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Collana

Professional Media Practice

Disciplina

791.450232

Soggetti

Television - Production and direction - Management

Motion pictures - Production and direction - Management

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 Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Role of the Production Manager in Documentary and Factual Projects; 2 Working in Drama; 3 An Introduction to Budgeting a Documentary; 4 Scheduling; 5 Cash Flow - What it is and How to do it; 6 A Guide to Essential Documentation; 7 Systems and Cost Control; 8 Dealing with the Broadcaster; 9 VAT and the Production Manager; 10 Insurance; 11 Negotiating Contracts, Hiring and Firing; 12 'Recces', Setting Up Shoots and Foreign Filming; 13 Health & Safety

14 Interviewing and the Ethics of the Documentary15 Archive and Copyright; 16 Computer Generated Imagery (CGI); 17 Music: A Brief Guide; 18 Post Production and Editorial Staff; 19 Deliverables; 20 The Other Side of Production Management; Appendix: help agencies, trade unions, industry jargon and other useful references

Sommario/riassunto

What Linda Stradling doesn't know about production management isn't worth knowing The Documentary Filmmakers Group Production Managers are responsible for all the organisational aspects of a TV or film production such as scheduling and budgeting and assisting



producers to interpret and realise the directors' vision. Linda Stradling is a highly experienced production manager and trainer. Her book is based on her training handouts and notes and offers a complete 'manual' to the role including: self organisation and systems to use, budgets, schedules and cost control, cash flow, hiring and firing