Creative Producing : A Pitch-to-Picture Guide to Movie Development

Go behind the scenes with the producer of Father of the Bride to learn all the skills necessary to be a top Hollywood producer As former co-president of Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin's production company, Sandollar, and as a successful independent producer, Carol Baum is an expert in the art of film production. Creative Producing provides a crash course in the often-misunderstood producer's role and the many skills needed to survive and thrive in Hollywood. Readers receive a master class in production––from pitching, script development, and packaging, to working with stars, directors, and difficult executives. In her years in the film industry, Carol has worked with many Hollywood legends: from Dolly Parton to Barbra Streisand, to Kieran Culkin and Zendaya, from Robert De Niro to Jake Gyllenhaal, to off screen legends like super agent Sue Mengers and White Lotus creator Mike White. Enhanced with stories from Baum's career, Creative Producing offers a peek behind-the-scenes to give film students, cinephiles, aspiring executives, and industry insiders a must-have guide to understanding film development from successful pitch to hit picture. Go behind the scenes with the producer of Father of the Bride to learn all the skills necessary to be a top Hollywood producer As former co-president of Dolly Parton's production company, Sandollar, and as a successful independent producer, Carol Baum is an expert in the art of film production . Creative Producing provides a crash course in the frequently misunderstood producer's role and the many skills needed to survive and thrive in Hollywood. Readers receive a master class in productionfrom pitching, script development, and packaging, to working with stars, directors, and difficult executives. Enhanced with behind-the-scenes stories from Baum's illustrious career, Creative Producing offers an intimate look behind the Hollywood curtain to give film students, cinephiles, aspiring executives, and industry insiders a must-have guide to understanding film development from successful pitch to hit picture. Filmography of Carol Baum Introduction 1. Twelve Black T-Shirts 2. cn y gt a gd jb w hi pay? 3. Where Do You Get Your Ideas? 4. Pitching 5. Script Development 6. Packaging Basics 7. Attaching a Director 8. Attaching Actors 9. Working with Stars 10. Those Lists 11. Where Does the Money Come From? 12. Budgeting 13. The Beast Unleashed 14. The Editing Room 15. Selling the Finished Movie 16. The Ones That Get Away 17. To Partner or Not to Partner 18. Dealing with Bosses 19. You’ve Been Promoted, Now What? 20. The Indie Experience 21. More About Writing 22. Do You Need an Agent? 23. Having a Life 24. Changing Times 25. Another Way to Look at Movies 26. And Finally ... Appendix Glossary About the Authors