¿ Identify and locate industry statistics and other information to effectively plan a motion picture.

 ¿ Examine and analyze this information and how it relates to a specific venture.

 ¿ Assimilate the information to organize and communicate the plan so that individuals unfamiliar with the industry can comprehend.

 ¿ Critically and creatively evaluate projects for the purposes of pitching them and marketing them.

 ¿ Evaluate and discern between the different independent agreements through the Screen Actor¿s Guild.

 ¿ Read and understand the different forms and agreements to make better business decisions.

 ¿ Apply principles taught in the class to future student and independent productions.

 1. Introduction

 a.        Paperwork for an L.L.C.

 b.        Paperwork for an L.P.

 2.       New Venture Creation

 a.        Writing the Business Plan

 b.        Differentiating Plot Synopsis from Vision Statements from Mission Statements.

 c.        Mission and Vision Statements that Work.

 d.        The Executive Summary

 e.        The Production Team

 f.        The Marketing Plan

 g.        The Operation Plan

 h.        The Financial Plan

 i.        Assumptions Under the Financial Plan

 j.        Introduction to the Financial Statements

 k.        The Pro Forma Idea

 3.       Screen Actors Guild

 a.        What is the Screen Actor¿s Guild? What do you get by being a signatory?

 b.        Process for Applying to be a SAG Signatory Production.

 c.        Filling Out the Paperwork

 d.        SAG Contracts and the Different Agreements

 e.        SAG Time sheets

 i.        Audition Time Sheets

 ii.        Production Time Sheets

 f.        Production Wrap Paperwork

 4.       Pay Roll

 a.        Considerations for Pay Roll

 i.        Taxes

 ii.        Health & Pension Plans

 iii.        Workers Compensation

 iv.        Pay Roll Company Fee

 b.        Contractual Obligations in Pay Roll

 i.        Pay or Play

 ii.        Day Rate

 iii.        Deferred Payment

 iv.        Most Favored Nations

 v.        Deferment

 vi.        Residuals/Royalties

 c.        To Hire a Pay Roll Company or Not to Hire a Pay Roll Company?

 5.       Intellectual Property

 a.        The Trademark/Trade Name Paperwork

 b.        The Copyright Paperwork

 c.        Licensing versus Selling

 d.        Licensing Agreements

 6.       Music Rights

 a.        BMI & ASCAP

 b.        Sync Licensing Agreement

 c.        Soundtrack Available On CD? (Considerations)

 7.       Financial Statements

 a.        Cash Accounting vs. Accrual Accounting when it comes to business plans for feature films.

 b.        Formulating Assumptions. Are Assumptions Okay?

 c.        Putting Together a Pro Forma Balance Sheet

 d.        Putting Together a Pro Forma Income Statement

 e.        Putting Together a Pro Forma Cash-Flow Statement

 8.       Distribution

 a.        Domestic Distribution

 i.        The American Film Market

 ii.        Consideration for Sales

 b.        International Distribution

 i.        Calculating Currency Exchange

 ii.        Considerations on Which Markets to Push

 9.       Promotional/Media Packets

 a.        Business Cards

 b.        One Sheets

 c.        Publicity Stills

 d.        Screeners

 e.        Trailers

 f.        Pre-Screened Interviews

 g.        Marketing Yourself

 10.       Arbitration

 a.        Role Playing an Arbitration scenario between Production Company and Distributor.

 b.        Disucussion Afterwards on Why Arbitration Works and Why It Doesn¿t.

 11.       Business Plans and Producer Evaluation

 a.        Business Plans Discussed and Evaluated.

 b.        Discussion on Experiences Producing Projects. (Each Student Will be Assigned to a Project as the Projects Producer and have the authority to ¿Pull the Plug¿.)