Creative Producing

A Pitch-to-Picture Guide to Movie Development

Carol Baum, Tom Baum

• Publisher: Allworth
• Year: 2023
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9781621538387
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Film & Video

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 production––from 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.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• 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