TY - BOOK AU - Levison,Louise TI - Filmmakers and financing: business plans for independents SN - 9780240820996 (pbk.) AV - PN 1995.9 L666f 2013 U1 - 791.4302 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Focal Press, Taylor & Francis Group KW - Cine KW - Producción y dirección KW - Industria cinematográfica KW - Aspectos económicos KW - Actores y actrices de cine KW - Estados Unidos KW - Entrevistas KW - Motion pictures KW - Production and direction KW - Motion picture industry KW - Finance N1 - Includes index; The executive summary: a short version of everything -- The company: who, what, when, where and why -- The film: the investor needs to know the whole story -- The industry: the facts and nothing but -- The markets: the spin -- Distribution: theatrical and the changing landscape -- Distribution: nontheatrical and the Wild West -- Risk factors: truth in advertising -- The financial plan: how it works -- The financials: forecasting without fear -- Sample business plan -- Breaking the rules: documentary, animation and large format -- Other people's money: them that has the gold makes some of the rules N2 - In this new and updated ultimate filmmaker's guide, Louise Levison gives you easy- to-use steps for writing an investor-winning business plan for a feature film including: Comprehensive explanations for each of the eight sections of a plan. Full financial section with text and tables. Sample business plan. Companion website with additional information for various chapters and detailed financial instructions. Breaking the rules: how feature documentary, animated, and large format films differ. Communicating with investors: who they are, pitching to them and the experiences of other indie filmmakers ER -