Film Producer Training Course

Film Producer Training Course/Young Producer

This course covers all the essential elements you’ll need to know in order to give you a real grounding in the role of the Producer and provide you with the confidence and inspiration to get your film produced.

Involving lectures and hands-on exercises, students will learn the realities of getting a feature film into production – initial script analysis, budgeting and sourcing finance, development, casting, contracts, legals, co-production options, tax funds/EIS, sales, distribution, insurance, completion bonds.

Suitable for those new to production as well as those with some experience, the course will provide students with a real hands-on sense of what a Producer does and what he has to go through in order to get the cameras rolling. Students will also leave with a valuable list of contacts that they can put to use for their own projects.

Course outline
1. Overview of the Role of the Producer – from initial concept, through production to distribution and marketing of the finished film. Relationship to Financiers, Director, Other Executive/Co-Producers.
2. Choosing a script, choosing a Director, development, initial budgeting.
3. Sources of finance, co-production options, Relevant Treaty and DCMS guidelines.
4. Casting, packaging, pre-sales, pay/play deals.
5. Pre-Production, production - what does the Producer do? Post production – which route to take? Digital or film?
6. Insurance, Legals and Completion Bonds. Contracts.
7. Marketing and Distribution of the completed film.
8. Festivals/Film markets.

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