SHORT! guide to producing : the practical essentials of producing short films / Charles Merzbacher.

Includes index.
GPB 32.99/-

Introduction - Looking Before Leaping
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.

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 productions. Drawing on insights from real-life production scenarios, veteran filmmaker and instructor Charles Merzbacher takes producers through every stage of the production process, from fundraising, preproduction and planning to the producer’s role in postproduction and distribution.

Key topics include:

Finding a worthy project;
Schedules and budgets;
Managing the casting process;
Recruiting and managing crew;
Location scouting;
Legal and safety issues;
Running a production;
Negotiating music rights;
And much more!
An accompanying website—available at theshortseries.com—offers document templates for contracts, call sheets, budgets and other production forms, as well as sample production documents and short video guides featuring top industry professionals.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.