Production Management for Film and Video

by RichardGates (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1992

  $3.25

  This text gives all the basic information needed to production manage a film or video from begining to end - from idea to delivery. The reader is taken step-by-step form the script or proposal through the various stages of pre-production, script breakdown, cross-plotting, scheduling, budgeting, preparation and the shoot; followed by the editing, post-production and finally delivery. The text covers the different kinds of management required for productions ranging from features through to documentaries. Examples, taken from actual productions, are given of the kind of documentation needed to develop, run and control a production.

• Used

  Paperback
  1995

  $3.25

  This text takes the reader step-by-step through the various stages of pre-production, script breakdown, cross-plotting, scheduling, budgeting, preparation, the shoot, editing, post-production and delivery. It covers the latest techniques, and the different kinds of management required for productions ranging from features through to documentaries. The book takes examples from actual productions to illustrate the kind of documentation needed to develop, run and control a production, and it contains advice on ways of running the production more effectively.

• New

  Paperback
  1999

  $71.86

  Packed with step by step information, hints and tips, this book provides all the basic information needed to production manage a film or video from beginning to end - from idea to delivery.
  
  
  Production Management for Film and Video gives all the basic information needed to production manage a film or video from beginning to end - from idea to delivery.
  
  Aspiring young film producers, programme makers and students of film or video production will find this an essential source of information, as indeed will anybody wishing to improve their knowledge and skills in the field. One is guided from the script or proposal, right through the various stages of production management to include:
  
  * script breakdown
  * crossplotting
  * scheduling
  * budgeting
  * preparation
  * the shoot
  * editing and post-production
  * delivery
  
  Now in its third edition, Production Management for Film and Video has been further revised to include:
  * information on health and safety requirements
  * the need to be aware of computer generated imagery
  * the effect this kind of programme making has on schedules and budgets.
  
  Different kinds of management for different productions are also covered - from features through to documentaries - and advice is offered on how to run a production more effectively. Examples, taken from actual productions, demonstrate the kind of documentation needed to develop, run and control a production. Emphasis is placed on the basic principles of good management that apply to all the different kinds of film that can be produced.
  
  Richard Gates is a freelance producer/production manager and has been involved in over 40 productions of different kinds. He also lectures extensively on production and production management techniques.