Producing

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  • This course is open for 1 weeks
  • 11 lesson series
  • 5 hours, 20 minutes of video
  • Illustrated Tutorials
  • Hundreds of test questions
  • Projects and Exercises

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In the FilmSkills Producing Class, students learn how to start and run a production company, manage payroll and production expenses, negotiate with vendors, work with unions, and hire the cast and crew, including, SAG-AFTRA actors.

The contributors to the video-based lessons are Hollywood producers whose credits include top blockbusters, critically acclaimed productions, as well as Emmy and Academy-Award winning projects.

In addition to the rich video modules that take students onto the set and behind the scenes, they will have access to our database of industry-standard contracts and forms they can use on their own projects.
 
The FilmSkills Producing Class is an outstanding supplement to your curriculum and an invaluable tool that helps bring the businss of filmmaking to life.
The lessons

  • Raising Money

     Learn how money is raised for motion pictures, from equity and debt financing to tax incentives
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  • Tax Incentives

    Learn how to take advantage of tax incentives, the difference between rebates and credits, how to convert credits into money, what to expect during the auditing process, and how to collect your money.
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  • Forming a Production Company

    Learn how to choose the right corporate structure, set up a company, open the proper accounts, establish the legal framework for the production, work with an attorney, and set-up the production office.
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  • Money Management

    Learn to manage the budget, set-up a bank account, manage the flow of money throughout the production including payroll, loan outs, kit fees, per diems, mileage, and petty cash.
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  • Hiring the Crew

    Learn how to hire an experienced crew, work with above the line vs, below the line, union vs. non-union crew members, manage pay or play deals, work with independent contractors and employees, address personal conflicts on set, and ultimately assemble the most talented professionals for your project.
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  • Working with Vendors

    Learn to find qualified vendors in your shooting area, manage relationships with vendors, the financial workflow from purchase orders to invoices, and tips to making sure you get the resources you need on set.
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  • Unions and Guilds

    Learn how the unions function, the benefits for members, the key unions: IATSE, DGA, SAG, and WGA, the differences in hiring union and non-union crew, how productions flip, and how to shoot in a “Right-to-Work” state.
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  • Working with SAG/AFTRA

    Learn how SAG functions, the ramifications of the SAG-AFTRA merger, how signatories work, how the Taft-Hartley act admits new members into SAG-AFTRA, and the benefits and drawbacks of Financial Core.  Be prepared when working with SAG-AFTRA actors on your production.
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  • The Line Producer

    Learn the duties and responsibiltiies of the line producer, both on and off the set.
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  • The Unit Production Manager

    Learn the duties and responsibilities of the Unit Production Manager, both on and off the screen.
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  • Production Coordinator

    Learn the duties and responsibilities of the Production Coordinator both on and off the set.
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