Producing Base (Edinburgh)
How to successfully produce a feature film from development to distribution
Wed 25th Nov 2009 to Sun 29th Nov 2009 | 10:30 – 16:30
Edinburgh (tbc)
- Producing Base (Edinburgh)
Stock Available: 8
Workshop Objectives
This workshop will teach the participant to put together a feature film from the ground up, through all the aspects of feature film production from development to financing to shooting to distribution.
Who Should Attend
Anyone who is thinking of producing a feature film – short filmmakers who are seeking to make their first feature or a more ambitious short film. Filmmakers who have made a micro-budget feature and want to make a bigger budgeted feature films. Line-producers / production managers wanting the make the move into producing; it is also good for writer/director/producer teams.
Workshop Overview
This course is designed to take you through the process of creatively and financially producing a feature film, from script to screen. Areas covered will include:
Day 1 – Development Day
- Introduction and course outline
- Script Development
- Raising development finance
- Development, option and writer agreements
Day 2 – Finance Day
- Project Business Plans
- Packaging
- Film Finance
- Finance Plan
- Recoupment
Day 3 – Budgeting & Scheduling Day
- Scheduling a feature film
- How to plan your production
- Budgeting a feature film
- Film Accountancy Paperwork
Day 4 – Production & Contracts Day
- Production Paperwork
- Production contracts – including cast, crew, locations, extras and directors
- Music contracts
- Insurance and Health & Safety
Day 5 – Marketing, Sales and Distribution Day
- Delivery
- Attracting a Sales Agent and Distributor
- How Sales Agents sell your film
- Distribution and Marketing your film
- Negotiating the deal
A CD-Rom will be given to each student with handouts including sample agreements, finance plans, project outlines, production paperwork etc.
Tutors Biography
Rebecca Knapp is a BAFTA nominated and award-winning film and television producer, who has lecturing in film and television production for the past seven years.
What people are saying
“Fantastic tutor, looking forward to doing another of Rebecca’s courses soon.”
“Becky is an enigmatic and charming speaker. Easily likeable and a veritable fountain of knowledge, wisdom, highly enjoyable and incredibly informative. Bingo.”
Suggested other courses
Budgeting and Scheduling – link to this course
Film Finance - link to this course
International Co-production – link to this course
Film and Television Contracts – link to this course
Setting Up and Running a Production Company – link to this course
Pitching – link to this course
Producing Base – £575*
* Please note that this is a proforma invoice amount as the Vision Pictures VAT Number is pending.
Dates: Wed 25th Nov 2009 and Sun 29th Nov 2009 | 10:30 – 16:30
Location: Edinburgh (tbc)
Stock Available: 8
Bursaries
All UK applicants may be eligible to apply for a Skillset bursary for all Vision courses.
Please go to http://www.skillset.org/funding/ for more information.
All Scottish applicants may be eligible to apply for a Skillset bursary for all Vision courses.
Please go to http://www.skillset.org/uk/scotland/trainingfund/ for more information.
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