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This expanded, updated, and revised third edition of Lorene Wales' The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production offers a comprehensive introduction to the positions/roles, procedures, and logistics of the film and digital video production process, from development and pre-production all the way to marketing and distribution. Lorene Wales offers a hands-on approach suitable for projects of any budget and scale, explaining every stage and key role/position in the life of a film and providing a wealth of sample checklists, schedules, accounting paperwork, and downloadable forms and templates for practical use. Other topics include a description of the latest mobile apps used in production, tax incentives, the DIT, set safety, and an expanded chapter on copyright, fair use and other legal matters.

A companion website includes video tutorials, a personnel hierarchy, a guide to mobile apps useful during production, PowerPoints for instructor use, and a complete set of sample production forms and templates for download, including schedules, accounting paperwork, releases, and production checklists.



Table of Contents

Part I. Prep and Production

1. The Development Process

2. Producing Media

3. Script Breakdown and Scheduling

4. The Budget

5. Set Safety

6. The Production Office

7. The Director's Team and 2nd Unit

8. Casting, Actors, Extras, and Stunt People

9. Art Department

10. Camera Department

11. Grip and Electric

12. Sound Department

13. Special Effects and Visual Effects

14. Wardrobe Department

15. Makeup and Hair

16. Locations

17. Transportation Department

Part II. Post-Production

18. Post-Production

19. Music

Part III. The Rest of the Story

20. Contractuals & Other Matters

21. Miscellaneous