Filmmakers and financing : business plans for independents / Louise Levison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levison, Louise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--Finance.

Motion picture industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The first, most crucial step in making a film is finding the funds to do it. Let Louise Levison, who wrote the innovative business plan for ""The Blair Witch Project,"" show you how. Whether you're planning a feature, short, documentary, or large format film, this unique guide teaches you how to create a business plan that can be presented to a potential investor. In jargon-free terms, the author leads you through every step. Each chapter concentrates on a different section of the business plan, including the industry, marketing, financing, distribution. There are supplementary exercises and s

Contents:

Front Cover; Filmmakers and Financing; Copyright Page; Contents; CD Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Executive Summary; 2. The Company; 3. The Films; 4. The Industry; 5.The Markets; 6.Markets, Part II: The Nontraditional Film; 7.Distribution; 8. Risk Factors; 9. Financing; 10.The Financial Plan; 11.Sample Business Plan for a Fictional Company; 12.Short Film Distribution; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-136-05242-9

1-280-72909-0

9786610729098

0-08-046659-1

9780080466590

OCLC:

499054564