The SHORT! guide to producing : the practical essentials of producing short films / Charles Merzbacher.

"In this book, Charles Merzbacher offers a concise, definitive guide to the essential skills, techniques, and logistics of producing short films, focusing on the practical knowledge needed for line producing and overseeing smaller-scale productions. Merzbacher, a longtime instructor and accompl...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Merzbacher, Charles (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
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Summary:"In this book, Charles Merzbacher offers a concise, definitive guide to the essential skills, techniques, and logistics of producing short films, focusing on the practical knowledge needed for line producing and overseeing smaller-scale productions. Merzbacher, a longtime instructor and accomplished filmmaker, takes producers through every stage of the production processfrom preproduction and planning to the producers role in postproduction and distributionweaving together best practices with insights from real-life production scenarios. Key topics include: Finding a worthy project Schedules and budgets Managing the casting process Recruiting and managing crew Location scouting Legal and safety issues Running a production Negotiating music rights And much more!An accompanying websiteavailable at theshortseries.comoffers document templates (for contracts, call sheets, budgets and other production paperwork), fully completed paperwork to use as samples, video interviews and more."--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781351186537
1351186531
9781351186551
1351186558
9781351186544
135118654X
9781351186520
1351186523
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.