Indie film producing : the craft of low budget filmmaking / Suzanne Lyons.

Includes index.

Front Cover; Indie Film Producing; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1 Getting Ready to Produce; The Time Was Right; The Landscape is Changing; A Step-By-Step Approach; Wearing Two Hats: Business and Creative; The Business of Film Producing; 2 Timeline for Séance; Timeline for the Film, Séance; September/October 2005: Optioned Screenplay; November/December 2005: Business Plan and PPM; January 2006: Opened an LLC; January/February/March: Funding the Film; March: Finalized Details; April: Soft Prep -- Four Weeks; April: Casting; May 1: Preproduction Begins -- Three Weeks. May 21: Principal Photography -- Two WeeksJune 5-September 29: Postproduction; October: Prepared for Market; November 1-8: Attended the American Film Market; November 9-December 15: Delivery; 3 The Script: Option and Development; Time to do the Paperwork; Research and Read Option Agreements; What's Needed in an Option/Purchase Agreement; Option Period; Payment and Back End; Deferments; Certificate of Authorship and Short-Form Assignment; Script Development; Table Read; Director's Notes; 4 Creating Your Business Plan; K.I.S.S.; Table of Contents; Quotation; Investor Proposal. Why 7,500? Here are Four Good ReasonsLet's Start with Delivery; Operating Costs; Executive Producer Fee; Budget; Extra Bonus; Risk; Project Objective; The Marketplace; Film Comparisons; Company Summary and Team; Synopsis; Revenue Scenario; Newspaper Articles; Section 181; Mission Statement; Your One-Sheet Poster; PPM/Operating Agreement/Subscription Agreement; 5 Setting Up Your LLC and Opening Your Bank Account; Opening Your LLC: You Can Do It!; Where Do I Open My LLC?; Wait Until You'Re Ready; Step # 1: Clear The Name; Step # 2: Articles of Organization; Step # 3: Getting Your EIN Number. Certificates and SealOpening Your Bank Account; Wait Until You're Ready to Open Your Account; Open two Accounts; What Type of Checkbook Should You Order?; Making Deposits: Details; Get Your Visa or Mastercard Now; The Checks and Visa Are in Your Name Only!; Check Request Form; Payroll Company or Not?; 6 Sales Presentation and Finding Investors; Preparation; Outline; Booking the Venue; Getting the Word Out; Logistics; Setting up the Room; Your Assistants Represent Your Company; It's Showtime: Welcome Everyone; Purpose of the Evening; Outline for the Evening; It's Your Time to Shine: Have Fun! Introduce YourselfYour Company Introduction; Launching Windchill Films: Why this Film? Why This Budget?; The Director's Vision; Introduce Your Team; Your Offering; What's in It for Me, The Investor?; Question and Answer Session; Wrap-Up; Mock Sales Presentation; A Promise Is Not a Check; Additional Perks; Tips to Getting Investors; Be Prepared; Be Innovative; Let's Get Visual; 7 Soft Prep; What Is Soft Prep?; Get Sag Signatory Number; Table Read; Location Scouting; List Your Film in the Trades; Inform Your Investors; 8 The Casting Process; Part 1: Preparation; Casting Director -- Or Not. Guild Actors -- Or Not.

Explains the role of the independent film producer, and outlines the process of making a low budget film from the earliest stages of concept development through production and post-production, concluding with distribution.