How to create a production board, shot-by-shot, day-by-day to turn a shooting schedule into a workable production schedule.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Film Scheduling: Or, How Long Will It Take to Shoot Your Movie? (Paperback)
Film Scheduling is the basic primer of how to schedule a film. There are very expensive computer programs that will help you in scheduling -- but you have to first understand the process. This book is written by an experienced, working, Hollywood film producer. Best $20 you'll spend. Cheaper than film school! Spend a little more and get the other books Singleton's written as well and you'll be on your way to knowing more than many Hollywood execs.
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This review is from: Film Scheduling: Or, How Long Will It Take to Shoot Your Movie? (Paperback)
Before getting this title I had downloaded a couple of scheduling software to start planning a short film but soon discovered that I had no clue how to get started and transform the written words in the script to a detailed plan of action for the cast and crew to follow.Although this book is a little old - the second edition was published in 1991- the principals for film scheduling it contains are invaluable for anyone involved in planning a film or video production. It guides you through the logical process of transforming any script into the foundation for a precise film schedule. Brief and concise explanations about color-coding your script, transferring these tags to breakdown sheets and then working with the strip board to fine tune your schedule. It uses Francis Ford Coppola's Conversation as a sample script, and it takes up a large chunk of the book. This helps illustrate a very complex film and what was the mindset for breaking it down into shooting days in the most adverse conditions, but you can always use your own. It also includes a chapter on computer scheduling but most of the software presented are outdated; the most important thing you can learn from this chapter is that you need to understand the fundamentals, key parameters and how the process is done manually before sitting in front of a computer and this book does just that. I must also point out that you can breeze through the pages as I was able to finish this book in just two days (over the weekend) leaving me enough time to practice the basics and go to the computer to prepare a reasonable film schedule.
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This review is from: Film Scheduling: Or, How Long Will It Take to Shoot Your Movie? (Paperback)
When it comes down to it, "Film Scheduling" does not steer you wrong, giving the reader the essential foundation blocks to properly break down and schedule a particular film.My problem with the book however is that it is awfully dated. Being published in the 80s and revised in the 90s, it treats electronic tools (ie a computer) like it is some sort of "coming soon" feature. All and all a decent book, that if anything is needing a new edition.
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There is an adage which says, "It only takes two things to make movies: time and money." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
film scheduling, blue pouch, staff car, production strip board, breakdown sheets, shotgun microphone Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Union Square, Harry's Warehouse, Second Unit, Attache Case, Harry Caul, The Breakdown Sheet, Amy's Apartment, Director's Office, Program Description, Special Equipment, Parameter Factors, Screen Actors Guild, Lodge Bedroom, Movie Magic, Los Angeles, Financial District, Red Red Robin, Eiffel Tower, Lone Eagle Productions, Lodge Bathroom, Assistant Director, Minimum System Requirements, Parking Lot, Robert Duvall, Telephone Booth Browse Sample Pages:
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