| Description |
ix, 308 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Getting down to business -- 2. Preproduction -- 3. Script breakdown -- 4. Breakdown sheets -- 5. The schedule -- 6. The budget -- 7. Beyond budgeting basics -- 8. The crew -- 9. The cast -- 10. Locations -- 11. Production paperwork -- 12. The shoot -- 13. Music -- 14. Postproduction -- 15. Promotion and distribution |
| Summary |
In this book, Charles Merzbacher offers a concise, definitive guide to the essential skills, techniques and logistics of producing short films, focusing on the practical knowledge needed for line producing and overseeing smaller-scale film productions. Merzbacher, a longtime instructor and accomplished filmmaker, takes producers through every stage of the production process, from preproduction and planning to the producer's role in postproduction and distribution, weaving together best practices with insights from real-life production scenarios |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-284) and index |
| Subject |
Short films -- Production and direction.
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| LC no. |
2018001269 |
| ISBN |
9780815394204 (hardback) |
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