Film Production Management
Online Short Course: 5 weeks
Certification
SAE South Africa short course certificate
Duration
5 Weeks, Online Short Course
Film Production Management
Course Duration
5 Weeks, Online Short Course
Effort
2 hours per week
Start Date
Daily
Software Required
None
Tuition Fee
R9 500
Your Career in Film Production Management Begins Now
Introduction
This course is aimed at intermediate production management professionals. The course looks at how to manage a production budget, how a script influences your budget, key pre-production and post-production processes, and important administrative tasks for a production. The course also looks at various distribution deal structures and licensing fees to consider.
What Will I Learn?
Understand the responsibilities of a production manager.
Gain insight into the business of film and media.
Understand the process of producing a film or media product.
Break down a screenplay.
Identify production requirements.
Perform a cost breakdown for a film or media production.
Understand the production budget process.
Draft a production budget.
Schedule all stages of a production.
Understand pre-production goals and management.
Recognise locations, permits, and other regulatory considerations.
Discern crew duties.
Gain an awareness of agencies and guilds.
Secure cast and crew.
Understand and prepare staff, crew and actor agreements.
Develop an understanding of other legal documents utilised in film production management.
Understand process of film distribution, rights, and licensing.
Recognise the best marketing strategy that relates to the films audience.
Break down the production wrap.
Identify the elements required within a wrap checklist.
Understand the need for a production bible.