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Course: |
FVM 209
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Title: | Production Management |
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Long Title: | Production Management |
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Course Description: | This course teaches students how to plan, schedule, and budget for a
feature length film or television pilot using Scheduling and Budgeting
software. Students will use critical thinking to arrange and divide the
script and learn how to predict, calculate, and estimate for insurance
requirements, unions and guilds, and basic accounting to complete a
professional industry budget and schedule ready for production. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Max Credit: | |
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Course Notes: | Previously FVT 209 |
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Origin Notes: | CCA |
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Status Notes: | Revisions made 10/23/09 s@ |
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¿ Produce a film or video project using industry standard methods (A,D,C,D,E,F)
¿ Break down a script
¿ Color code a script
¿ Create a production board
¿ Schedule a shoot
¿ Budget a shoot
¿ Understand stages involve in setting up a production
¿ Work with industry standard software programs for scheduling and budgeting
¿ Work with others in the pre-production and production phases
¿ Allocate resources to maximize production dollars
I. Scheduling
A.
Basic rules
B.
The script
1.
Shooting script
2.
Scenes within scenes
3.
Running time
4.
Coding the script with color code
C.
The breakdown sheet
1.
Transferring coded material to the breakdown page
D.
The production board
1.
Arranging headers and strips
2.
Header strips
3.
Coding the strip
4.
Special situations in coding the strip
E.
Parameter factors
1.
The upgrade rule
2.
Holding days rule
3.
Run of show deal
4.
Locations/studios
5.
Exterior/interior
6.
Day/Night
7.
Weather
8.
Multiple seasons
9.
Child actors/animals
10.
Period productions
11.
Special effects/stunts
12.
2nd units
13.
Shooting in sequence
14.
Miscellaneous factors
F.
Arranging the board
1.
Looking at the whole
G.
How many days?
1.
Television timing
2.
Film timing
H.
The shooting schedule
1.
Maximizing the production dollar
I.
Film scheduling and the computer
1.
Movie Magic
II. Budgeting
A.
Setting up a production company
1.
Incorporating
2.
Business license
3.
Bank account
4.
Corporate taxes
5.
Accounting software/accountants
6.
Attorneys
7.
Employees
8.
Guild/union signatory
9.
Employees
10.
Guild/Union Signatory
B.
Pre-production
1.
Legal
2.
Rights acquisition
3.
Staff contracts
4.
Music clearance
5.
Feature film clips
6.
Archive film clips and stock footage
7.
The script
8.
Script/budget connection
9.
The summary budget
10.
Negotiation with unions
11.
Unions
12.
Payroll services
13.
Below the line rates
14.
Negotiating for equipment and services
15.
Production schedule
16.
Cash flow schedule
17.
Casting
18.
Post Production
19.
Completion bonding
20.
Insurance
21.
Locations
22.
Budgets from department heads
23.
Production forms
24.
Tracking costs
25.
Contact sheets
C.
Sample budget
1.
$5 million feature film (35mm)
2.
Documentary tape (Beta SP)
3.
Live music concert (SP multi-cam)
4.
Documentary film (16mm)
5.
Industrial budget (Beta SP)
6.
Music video (16mm)
7.
Student film (16mm)
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