ABSTRACT

Today’s technologies and economic models won’t settle for a conventional approach to filmmaking. The Strategic Producer: On the Art and Craft of Making Your First Feature combines history, technology, aesthetics, data, decision-making strategies, and time-tested methods into a powerful new approach to producing. An ideal text for aspiring filmmakers, The Strategic Producer orients the reader’s mind-set towards self-empowerment by sharing essential and timeless techniques producers need to get the job done while also embracing the constantly evolving production landscape.

- Written in clear, succinct, and non-technical prose.

- Includes six sidebar in depth interviews with industry professionals providing additional perspectives.

- Clearly presented line drawings help readers quickly understand complex ideas like production timelines, story structure, and business models.

- Includes samples from key documents such as script pages, budgets, shooting schedules, and business plans for potential investors.

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

part 1|33 pages

Back Story

chapter Chapter 1|14 pages

History

chapter Chapter 2|3 pages

Story

chapter Chapter 3|6 pages

Working the Material

chapter Chapter 4|7 pages

Writing the Script

part 2|95 pages

Getting to Work

chapter Chapter 5|8 pages

Development

chapter Chapter 6|6 pages

Money

chapter Chapter 7|29 pages

Preproduction

chapter Chapter 8|20 pages

Production

chapter Chapter 9|12 pages

Post-production

chapter Chapter 10|17 pages

The Marketplaces

History, Deal Structures, Distribution, Exhibition, and Film Festivals