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      The SHORT! Guide to Producing
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      The SHORT! Guide to Producing

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      The Practical Essentials of Producing Short Films

      The SHORT! Guide to Producing

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      The SHORT! Guide to Producing book

      The Practical Essentials of Producing Short Films
      ByCharles Merzbacher
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2018
      eBook Published 13 June 2018
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351186551
      Pages 310
      eBook ISBN 9781351186551
      Subjects Arts
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      Merzbacher, C. (2018). The SHORT! Guide to Producing: The Practical Essentials of Producing Short Films (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351186551

      ABSTRACT

      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.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |11 pages

      Introduction

      Looking Before Leaping

      chapter 1|13 pages

      Getting Down to Business

      chapter 2|12 pages

      Preproduction

      chapter 3|13 pages

      Script Breakdown

      chapter 4|8 pages

      Breakdown Sheets

      chapter 5|17 pages

      The Schedule

      chapter 6|14 pages

      The Budget

      chapter 7|14 pages

      Beyond Budgeting Basics

      chapter 8|9 pages

      The Crew

      chapter 9|19 pages

      The Cast

      chapter 10|17 pages

      Locations

      chapter 11|12 pages

      Production Paperwork

      chapter 12|12 pages

      The Shoot

      chapter 13|13 pages

      Music

      chapter 14|13 pages

      Postproduction

      chapter 15|17 pages

      Promotion and Distribution

      chapter |4 pages

      Conclusion

      The Long and the Short of It
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