The Producer's Business Handbook

The Roadmap for the Balanced Film Producer
4. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-05093-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 420 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 790 g

Reihe: American Film Market Presents

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the business of entertainment and learn to successfully engage in all aspects of global production with the revised and updated 4th edition of The Producer's Business Handbook. Learn how to cultivate relationships with key industry players including domestic and foreign studios, agencies, attorneys, talent, completion guarantors, banks, and private investors.

This edition has been updated to include the latest opportunities presented by changing technology and their impact on the producer’s ability to brand, monetize, finance and globally release content. Also included is new information on audience, earning, distribution and funding opportunities created by the explosive growth of VR, AR, 360 and gaming, as well as the rapid conversion to OTT.

Additional features include:

- Completely updated production financing worksheets – an essential tool for producers;

- Expanded information for low-budget independent producers, internationally-based producers, producers using government funding, and film school students alike;

- Coverage of China’s changing entertainment landscape, including their entertainment consumption, their commitment to produce content for the big global territories, and more;

- New, full-color illustrations and graphics that provide a visual representation of complex topics.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Jr. John J.

Gillen, Anne Marie

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

The Industry

U.S. Theatrical Distributors

International Territories

DIY Distribution

Ancillary Windows, Rights, & Products

Production Financing

Production Incentives

Guarantors

Attorneys

Talent Agents & Managers

Company Structure

Development Funding

The Team

Operations

Producers Business

Resources

Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

John J. Lee, Jr. successfully led the vision, launch and expansion of several entertainment and media entities and provided business, funding and distribution services for scores of major studio-released motion pictures, television network series and specials, with combined production costs of over $470 million and global rights earnings exceeding $4 billion.

Anne Marie Gillen is an independent producer who has developed, financed, and produced films ranging from studio fare, like Fried Green Tomatoes, to passion projects to low-budget indies. As an executive, she served as COO for actor Morgan Freeman’s company, Revelations Entertainment. Gillen Group’s consulting division offers business planning, script analysis, worldwide distribution consultation, and cash flow projections.