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Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production By: Lorene Wales Publisher: Focal Press Pub. Date: July 14, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1-317-34930-3 Web ISBN-13: 978-1-317-34930-3 Print ISBN-13: 978-0-205-07862-2 Pages in Print Edition: 320 Subscriber Rating: 5 out of 5 rating [1 Rating]

Part I Prep and Production

Chapter 1 Producing Media
The Producer's Job
Line Producer
Associate Producer
Assistant to the Producer
Acquiring the Script
Working with Writers
Working with First-Time Directors
Producing in the Field
Producing Live Events
Producing Documentary
Producing Mobile Content
Producing Animation
Distribution
Summary
Chapter 2 Script Breakdown and Scheduling
Scheduling a Film: A Step-by-Step Overview
The Script Breakdown
What are the Elements?
Other Categories
A Note on Continuity
Breaking the Script into “Eighths”
The Breakdown Sheet
The Strip or Production Board
Creating a Schedule
Scheduling Parameters
Geography
Set
Cast Members
Day/Night
EXT/INT
Sequence
Children
Time of Year/Climate
Special Effects and Stunts
Second Camera/Second Unit
Special Equipment
Putting the Schedule Together
Schedules to Print
Updating Your Schedule
Summary
Chapter 3 The Budget
Budgeting Software
Budget Structure
Starting to Write a Budget
Padding the Budget
The Contingency
Fringe Benefits
Union Versus Nonunion
Becoming Signatory
Local Versus Distant
Budget Disbursement and Tracking
Managing the Budget
Good Budgeting Versus Bad Budgeting
Budget Line Items
Summary
Chapter 4 The Production Team and Staff
Unit Production Manager
Production Office Coordinator
Local Production Coordinator
Assistant Production Office Coordinator
Travel/Movement
Office Production Assistants
Receptionist
Head Accountant
First Assistant Accountant, Second Assistant Accountant, and Accounting Apprentice
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Safety Officer/Manager
Product Placement
Summary
Chapter 5 The Production office
The Production Office
Blocks of Rooms
Ample Office Space
Proximity to Restaurants and Shops
Proximity to Airport
Room Service
Nicer Rooms for Stars
Refrigerators
Parking
Proximity to Locations
Laundry Service
Setting up the Office
Running the Production Office
The Meet-and-Greet
The Wrap Party
Wrapping Out the Production Office
Production Lists
Summary
Chapter 6 The Director's Team & 2nd Unit
Director
First Assistant Director
The First Assistant Director-Director Relationship
Production Meetings
Second Assistant Director
Walkie-Talkie Etiquette
Second Second Assistant Director and/or DGA Trainee
Set Production Assistants
Director's Assistant
Choreographer
Dialogue Coach/Dialect Coach
Storyboard Artist
Set Operations
Closed Set
Set Protocol
The Set Box
AD Paperwork
2nd Unit
Director
Unit Production Manager or Production Office Coordinator
First Assistant Director
Locations
Camera
Sound
Other Units
Operations
Equipment
Paperwork
Summary
Chapter 7 Casting, Actors, Extras, and Stunt People
Casting Department
Casting Director
Local Casting Director
Extras Casting
Casting Assistants
How to Run a Casting Session
Screen Tests
Rehearsals and Training
Fittings
Working with Minors
Working with Animals
The Taft–Hartley
Categories of Actors
Day Players Versus Weekly Players
Stunts
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Person
How a Stunt Could Work: A Car Roll
Summary
Chapter 8 The Art Department
Production Designer
Art Director
Set Decorator
Lead Man and Swing Gang
Art Department Coordinator
Set Designer
Set Dresser
Props
Illustrator
Draftsperson
Assistant Props
Art Department Production Assistants
Assistant to Production Designer and Art Director
Construction Coordinator
Construction Foreman
Construction Laborers
Standby Painter
Standby Greensperson
Operations
Summary
Chapter 9 The Camera Department
Director of Photography
Camera Operator
First Assistant Cameraperson
Second Assistant Cameraperson
Clapper/Loader
Camera Production Assistant
Video Assist
Steadicam Operator
Special Operators
The Camera Package
Operations
Stock
Dailies
Behind-the-Scenes for DVD
Tests
Summary
Chapter 10 Grip and Electric
Gaffer
Best Boy Electric
Electricians
Generator Operator
Rigging Crew
Key Grip
Best Boy Grip
Company Grips
Dolly Grip
Crane Operator
Operations for Grip and Electric
The Grip Package
The Lighting Package
Laying Dolly Track
Truck Wrap
Summary
Chapter 11 The Sound Department
Sound Mixer
Boom Operator
Cable Puller/Cable Person
Sound Production Assistant
The Sound Package
Operations
Playback
Summary
Chapter 12 Special Effects and Visual Effects
Special Effects
Special Effects Coordinator
Operations on Set
Visual Effects
Visual Effects Producer
Operations
Summary
Chapter 13 The Wardrobe Department
Costume Designer
Wardrobe Supervisor
Men's Costumer/Women's Costumer
Seamstress
Wardrobe Production Assistant
Assistant to the Costume Designer
Operations
Other Issues
Summary
Chapter 14 Makeup and Hair
Key Makeup
Pre-Production
Other Makeup Personnel
Key Hair
Assistant Hair/Additional Hair/Extra Hair
Operations
Qualities of a Good Makeup and Hair Team
Summary
Chapter 15 Locations
Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
Location Production Assistant
Location Scout—The Person
Location Scout—The Event
The Technical Scout
Maps
Location Services
Shooting on Location Versus in Studio Facilities
Location Paperwork
Summary
Chapter 16 The Transportation Department
Transportation Coordinator
Transportation Captain
More Transportation Crew
Qualities of a Good Transportation Team
Operations
Picture Vehicles
Production Vehicles
Summary

Part II Post-Production

Chapter 17 Editing Picture and Sound
Post-Production Supervisor
Editor
Assistant Editors
Sound Designer
Sound Editor
Dialogue Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Music Editor
ADR Editor
Re-Recording Mixers
Looping/Adr
The Sound Mix
The Post-Production Process
Working with the Lab
Negative Cutting
Main Titles and End Credits
Summary
Chapter 18 Music
Licensing Rights
Music in the Public Domain
Music Supervisor
Composer
Music Package Fee
Conductor
Arranger/Orchestrator
Copyist
The Scoring Session
Sound Track Album
Summary

Part III The Rest of the Story

Chapter 19 Contractuals & Other Matters
Insurance
Worker's Compensation
Completion Bond
The Legal Department
Clearances
Releases
Contracts for Cast, Crew, and Services
Publicity
The Unit Publicist
The Still Photographer
Press Day
Summary
Chapter 20 Miscellaneous
Craft Services
The Craft Service Person
Catering
Set First AID
Set Massage Therapist
Production Etiquette
Unions, Guilds, and Associations
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP)—www.ascap.com
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)—www.iatse-intl.org/home.html
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)—www.ibew.org
National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians—www.nabetcwa.org
Casting Society of America (CSA)—www.castingsociety.com
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American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)—www.aftra.org
International Documentary Association (IDA)—www.documentary.org
Directors Guild of America (DGA)—www.dga.org
Writers Guild of America (WGA)—www.wga.org
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)—www.sag.org
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)— www.oscars.org
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS)—www.emmys.tv
Producers Guild of America (PGA)—www.producersguild.org
American Federation of Musicians (AFM)—www.afm.org
The Film Foundation—www.film-foundation.org
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)—www.nab.org
American Film Marketing Association (AFMA)—www.afma.com
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)—www.mpaa.org
Summary
Appendix
Glossary
Index
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