What Linda Stradling doesn't know about production management isn't worth knowing The Documentary Filmmakers GroupPlaying a key role in helping producers to interpret and realise the directors' vision, production managers are responsible for all organisational aspects of TV and film production - from start to finish. Now this essential handbook tells you how it's done. Written by highly experienced production manager and specialist tutor, Linda Stradling, this is a complete guide to the profession. It includes details on self-organisation and the best systems to use, budgets, schedules and cost control, hiring and firing, contracts, insurance, setting up a shoot, dealing with contributors, acquiring copyright, people skills and ethics. So whether you're just starting out or want to improve your knowledge and skills, this is the book for you.
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. 'Recess', Setting Up Shoots and Foreign Filming 13. Health & Safety 14. Interviewing and the Ethics of the Documentary 15. 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 Index
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