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ISBN 10: 0240821556
ISBN 13: 9780240821559
Author: Barbara Freedman Doyle

This book is for anyone interested in the business of breaking into the movies. Learn who the key players are when it comes to getting a movie made and how to navigate the politics of filmmaking from start to finish, from first pitch to filling movie seats.

Make Your Movie What You Need to Know About the Business and Politics of Filmmaking 1st Table of contents:

Section I First Steps (Before You Even Think of Shooting)

Chapter 1 About You
Chapter 2 Who Are These People, and What Do They Do?
- It’s Easier to Say No
- The Players
- How it Was
- How it is Now
- What Does This All Mean for You?
Chapter 3 It’s a Small World After All
- If It’s About Who You Know and You Don’t Know Anybody, What Do You Do?
- Why Contacts Are Such a Big Deal
- How to Begin Networking (Meeting People)
- Where Should You Live?
- Film Schools
- Internships
- Film Organizations
- Helping Out on Other People’s Films
- More Volunteering
- Temping
- Finding a Mentor
- Learn the Names
- The Etiquette of the Meeting
Chapter 4 Relationships and Reputations
- Your Reputation and Credibility
- Attitude
- Cautionary Tale: You’re at the Bottom of the Food Chain Until You Aren’t
- Cautionary Tale #2: Just Because It’s in Your Head, It Doesn’t Have to Come Out Your Mouth
Chapter 5 Internship and Entry-Level Do’s and Don’ts
Chapter 6 This Is a Great Idea, But Is It a Movie?
- The Story Is Everything
- Whose Story Is It?
- What Do Your Characters Want?
- Three-Act Structure
- The Wind Up and the Pitch
- Do You Own It?
- You Can’t Own an Idea…
- How Do You Protect Your Idea?
- Why Ownership Is Important
- I Just Read Something Great…
- Writing with a Partner
- How to Find a Writer
- How to Persuade the Writer to Work with You
Chapter 7 The Politics of Development
- Development Hell
- Working with Your Writer
- I’ll Get Back to You (Getting the Script Read)
- Before You Send Out the Script
- What Happens During Development
- The Top Ten Reasons Scripts Are Rejected
  - Took Too Long to Get Going
  - Didn’t Care About the Characters
  - Writer Didn’t Know the World
  - The Tangents or Subplots Were More Interesting Than the Main Action
  - Nothing New, Seen It Before
  - Writer Didn’t Know What the Script Was Really About
  - Loss of Energy in the Second Act
  - The Stakes Are Not High Enough
  - Didn’t Know How to End It
  - Why Would Anyone Want to See This Movie?
Chapter 8 Agents and Managers—What’s the Difference?
- Do You Need an Agent?
- Do You Want to Be an Agent?
- Managers
- Packaging
- Who Do You Need on Your Team?
Chapter 9 The Money, Part 1
- Where Does the Money Come From?
- Finding Angels
- How to Ask for Money
- Product Placement Money
- Completion Bonds
- Finding Money and Working with an Attorney—Who Can You Trust?

Section II Production: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

Chapter 10 It’s a Collaborative Medium—Exactly What Does That Mean?
- How Stories Change
- Creative Control and Final Cut
Chapter 11 Protecting Yourself and Your Movie
- Setting Up a Production Company
- Payroll Companies
- Why Go Through All This?
- Production Insurance
Chapter 12 What People Do, and Who They Do It With
- Above and Below the Line
- The Team
  - The Director
  - The Producer
  - The Line Producer and UPM
  - The First Assistant Director
- The Look of the Movie
  - Locations
  - Camera
  - Grip and Electric
- The Pretty Committee—Costume, Hair, and Makeup
  - Hair and Makeup
- The All-Important Crew Members Not Already Accounted For
  - Sound
  - Script
  - Props
  - Food
  - Transportation
  - Animals
  - Stunts
  - Special Effects
  - Editing
Chapter 13 A Producer’s Life
Chapter 14 The Director, the First AD, and the UPM
- The Director
- The UPM
- The Assistant Director
Chapter 15 Decisions, Decisions
- How Much, How Long? The Schedule and the Budget
- How Long Does It Take to Make a Movie?
- How Much Will It Cost to Make a Movie?
Chapter 16 Union or Non?
- How a Film Union Works
- Smaller Films
- What Are Union Benefits, and Why Are They Important?
- The Good News… and the Bad News
- Working Conditions
- Residuals
- The Sort of Good News… and the Not So Good News
- How You Get In
- Yet More Good News and Bad News…
- Why Someone Might Not Join a Union
- To Be or Not to Be
Chapter 17 Maybe We Should Go to Canada, or Someplace Else
- Where to Shoot the Movie
- Runaway Production—Why They Want You There
- Why You Might Want to Runaway
- Why Investors Might Want Projects to Runaway
- The Pros and the Cons
- Shooting Outside the United States
- One More Thing You Should Know
- But I Don’t Want to Live in a Production Center
Chapter 18 Who Is in Your Movie
- The Casting Director
- Finding a Casting Director
- Casting for Funding and Distribution
- The Screen Actors Guild
- How Does an Actor Get Into SAG?
- Deals
- The SAG Bond
- Background Actors
  - How Are Background Actors Cast?
  - Kids
- An Actor’s Life
Chapter 19 Prep
- The Process
- The First Hires
- How Departments Prep
Chapter 20 Production
- The Call Sheet
- The Production Report
- Why Communication and Documentation Matters
- It’s the Little Things…
Chapter 21 A Day in the Life of a Production

Section III It’s Just Beginning to Be a Movie: Postproduction

Chapter 22 After the Smoke Clears
- The Politics of Wrap
- Who Sees the Cut?
- Meanwhile…
Chapter 23 Music
- Your Score
- It’s an Old Song, How Much Can It Cost?
- What If We Just Get Festival Rights?
- I Know a Guy Who Knows the Band

Section IV What Are You Doing Saturday Night?

Chapter 24 The Money, Part 2
- How Does a Movie Make Money?
- The Grosses
- Distribution
- Theatrical Exhibition
- Television
- Home Video and Online Distribution
Chapter 25 Will Anybody Ever See My Movie?
- Selling Your Movie
- Your Marketing Campaign
- Test Screenings
- Being Your Own Publicist
- Producer’s Reps and Sales Agents
- Filling the Seats: The Future of the Movie Theatre Business
Chapter 26 Festivals
- Which Festivals Really Matter?
- Why Do Festivals Matter, and How Do They Work?
- How Does Your Film Get Into a Festival?
- How to Work a Festival
Chapter 27 The Glory
- Reviews
- Prizes
- The Big Ones
Chapter 28 Other Little (and Not So Little) Things That You Should Know
- Loyalty in Business
- How to Work with Vendors
Chapter 29 Remember What Mom Taught You
- Ethics and Personal Loyalty
- Sooner or Later You Will Have to Fire Somebody
- Sooner or Later You Will Get Fired
- Some Final Cautionary Tales
Chapter 30 Now What?
- It’s Ok to Leave
- And It’s Ok to Leave… Then Come Back
Chapter 31 Out Takes
- Final Words of Advice from People Who Have Been There, Done That

Appendix

Your Resume
Index

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