The complete film production handbook / Eve Light Honthaner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Honthaner, Eve Light, 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (531 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612540660

9781136053054

1136053050

9781136053061

1136053069

9781282540668

1282540661

9780080884998

0080884997

OCLC:

647765365