Film Production Management, Third Edition [Paperback]

Bastian Cleve (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0240806956 | ISBN-13: 978-0240806952 | Edition: 3

Film Production Management will tell you in step-by-step detail how to produce a screenplay and get it onto the big screen. Whether you are an aspiring or seasoned film professional, this book will be an indispensable resource for you on a day-to-day basis. This updated edition remains true to the practical, hands-on approach that has made previous editions so successful, and has been updated with revised forms, permits, and budgets applicable to all productions; contains important information on standards and typical processes and practices; includes the latest information available on technological advances such as digital FX; and discusses the impact of the Internet on filmmaking.

Film production professionals at all levels of experience will benefit from the information in this handbook to film production management.

*A comprehensive, practical resource to help you transform a screenplay into a film
*Includes all the forms, legal information, and budgeting information you'll need to succeed
*Updated information about marketing, technological advances, and legal issues such as permits and immigration

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book has just about everything an aspiring production manager will need to know about their role in the production process...A great book for anyone getting into behind the scenes filmmaking." - Black Filmmaker

"Film production management is quite a different affair in many respects to that of live shows; there is often more time available to spend planning, but equally there are often more people and more problems to manage. As such there is a lot more paperwork, and managing this efficiently is a key theme throughout this book.

Cleve is no novice at this type of work either, with over 80 films and various awards to his name you do get the feeling you are being guided by an experience hand." - Lighting & Sound, April 2007

Book Description

The same thorough, practical handbook updated with the latest forms and technological advances

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Product Details

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 3 edition (September 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240806956
• ISBN-13: 978-0240806952
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book out there for developing a shooting schedule., February 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Film Production Management (Paperback)

I took Production Management in film school and this book blows away what we used as our textbook. It will definitely steer you to getting things done in a professional manner, whether it is managing locations or developing a shooting schedule. This is the one book you need to make sure everything runs smoothly.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This is an overview at best., December 12, 2007

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Max Wycisk (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Film Production Management, Third Edition (Paperback)

I have purchased (and immediately returned, after thumbing through) this book, as after a couple of decades in the business I am now moving up to management. This book might be a useful read for a complete neophyte, or a student, perhaps it even "blows away" other school type textbooks on the subject as the previus reviewer suggested. For a professional, it is of little use. It touches on all subjects associated with production, but none of them are treated with sufficient depth. One thing is certain: you will definitely not be an well informed production manager if that is all you will ever read to get ready for that particular challenge, nor will you be ready to go out there, and pass yourself off as a pro..

2.0 out of 5 stars Less Than What I Would Have Expected from Focal Press, February 25, 2010

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Kris C. Jones "Video Editor" (East Ridge, TN (Chattanooga), TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Film Production Management, Third Edition (Paperback)

I received a review copy for a film class that I help teach. In reading through the first few chapters, I noticed it has a rather casual, slapdash style that is all too common in many recent film how-to texts.

Focal Press has slipped in recent years, especially when it comes to their editions from overseas. It would seem that the cachet of having a foreign author is authority enough to justify the publication of a particular book.

I stopped reading when I came to the paragraph where the author states, to paraphrase, "Sometimes the screenwriter neglects to number his / her scenes due to laziness and the production manager has to do it for him." ( With no explanation of the "spec script" rules of format vs. "production scripts." It was at this point I became convinced of the author's lack of understanding of the production management process.