The Complete Guide to Film and Digital Production

by Lorene Wales

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.

Genres: Film

406 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2011

Reviews

[Rase McCray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty straightforward guide. Excellent overview of the filmmaking process as it relates to each department on set, but not a lot of depth (which is probably by design).

[Matthew Siemers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great resource for someone who wants to know more about being a producer and the overall production process. It covers a lot of material in a brief, yet informative way. Probably not the most interesting book for those that have little interest in learning about how to produce.