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the production book includes
contact lists, scripts, daily shot lists, shooting schedules, props, story boards, crafty, deal memos, insurance
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script breakdown
budget blueprint, done for pre-production
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budget
number of preproduction days, number of shooting days, number of post production days. relies on research.
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comprehensive general liability insurance policy
usually minimum of 1 mil, includes general liability: body, injury, property damage, workman's comp: covers temp/permanent loss of cast/crew, and entertainment package (protects against bad stock or lost props, weather)
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errors and omission insurance
protects against lawsuits
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institutional and educational insurance
provided for students, not for foreign locations, explosives or moving vehicles
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unions
DGA, SAG AFTRA, IATSE and NABET, WGA
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have supplied most programming for global marketplace
usa and uk
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ideas are from
friends, family, news, internet, library, history, running tapes
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hyphenate
a creative person with 2 or more skills who can do twice as much work
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difference between writing for tv and film
in tv the characters and their stories continue, create strong stories then lasting characters.
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aesthetic funding
a late perception in a series carries to considerable degree the results of previous perceptions and constituents
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scripts include:
strong story, amazing hook, a protagonist, antagonist, buddy, challenge, conflict, contradiction, demon, heartstring, "up" ending
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one hour shows have
44 to 48 mins of content, 30 minute shows have 22-24 minutes
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the action is more important than the characters
aristotle
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the plot has two movements
1. the complication: back story, plot, until change 2. the denouement: the change until the end, develops as cause and effect from complication
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a story
propels most of the episodes primary storyline or main idea
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b story
focuses on primary and/or supporting characters, often carries over into future episodes
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c story
the comic or soft hearted relief that deflects tension
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segments
the teaser, act one, act 2, act 3, act 4, tag
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outlines
one to three pages to give direction and address problems, notecards or nodals like mindnote
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treatment
written in narrative form, 3-10 pages, if interested, execs then ask for script
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script
standard format, sparse language, neatly typed, one inch margins, paragraph separations, one sided 12 pt Times New or Courier New, card stock covers, brass bound
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formatting script
film screenplay or A/V format
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writers work with
other people, partners, agents, entertainment lawyers, and managers
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development phase can have three scenarios
developing idea that is your own or you optioned it, production company/network put up development money for a write to flesh out idea, or private investor gives you partial or complete funding and expects a cut
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development hell
a script's development getting stalled at different stages for uncertain time
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copyright ideas
go online or call, or register them with WGA
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option agreement
gives exclusive rights for six months to a year
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submission release
protects content buyers from any claims that they stole idea
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when an established creative has a promising project idea,
they call an agent, lawyer or executive, set up pitch meeting, gives executive "leave behind" fact sheet: synopsis, creative team, potential talent; executive would refine idea and bring in show runner, be ready to fail
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a pilot costs
$3-7 million, may "up-front" presentation, 52 week programming schedule
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budget categories
screenplay and/or story rights, talent, crew and equipment, director, producer, etc.
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web is different from broadcast because
you can't control how the audience views it. web audiences are web savvy and can make it viral
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idea steps
1. break down idea 2. budget idea 3. find the financing
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three part budget
pre-production (costs are lower and more controllable), production (quickest and least problematic), and post (most challenging)
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two part budget
above the line (union fees, daily/weekly fees, flat fees, producer fees), below the line (technical crew and equipment)
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union signatory
production company agrees to adhere to union regulations
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the producer has separate budget for
estimated and actual costs, sometimes third column for plus or minus.
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budget line
each category in budget (props, producer)
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top sheet
brief summary of the project's costs in each department
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detailed budget
addresses every aspect of production
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account line
key budget category for all details in a script or project
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union members
generally assumed to be professionals with experience but have specific rates and rules
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business proposals
private investors, grants, public foundations, private foundations, bank loans and credit cards or subsidize project with own money
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deferred payment
give investors an agreed-upon sum if project hits specific profit point
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nowadays
creatives are expected to be more versatile and producers can negotiate
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courtesy credits
gives airlines, hotels, restaurants an acknoledgement
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