Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents

by Louise Levison (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $22.98

  The third edition of Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents contains completely revised and updated financial and industry data. With its easy-to-follow format and its step-by-step approach, this book teaches readers how to create a business plan that can be presented to a potential investor. Whether you want to create a plan for one film or multiple films, this unique guide bridges the gap between the filmmaker and the business.
  
  
  
  Each chapter concentrates on a specific section of the business plan, such as the executive summary, industry, market, distribution financial planning, etc. A sample business plan provides readers with a reference as they write their own plans. This book provides information needed for approaching potential investors, including: defining goals and objectives, describing proposed films, researching markets and distribution systems, developing complete financial projections, and applying the plan to the management of one's company. The third edition also includes a new chapter on the growing use of the Internet as an outlet for film.
  
  

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $6.64

  The first, most crucial step in making a film is finding the funds to do it. This unique guide bridges the gap between the filmmaker and the business by teaching you how to create a business plan that can be presented to a potential investor. In clear, jargon-free terms, the author leads you through every step. Each chapter concentrates on a different section of the business plan, with supplementary exercises on the CD workbook.
  
  The fourth edition contains completely revised and updated industry data, along with a new CD workbook for hands-on practice.