CONTENTS

Chapter   1    A Day in the Life

Chapter   2    Development: The Immaculate Conception

Chapter   3    The Budget: Making It Count

The Cost Report

Two Super-Low Budgets with Notes

Diary Interlude #1 Anatomy of a Deal Gone Awry

Chapter   4    Financing: Shaking the Money Tree

Diary Interlude #2 I Shot Andy Warhol: Production

Chapter   5    Actors: Handle With Care

Diary Interlude #3 The Line Producer

Chapter   6    Crewing Up: Get a Grip

Diary Interlude #4 Velvet Goldmine: The Days and Nights

Chapter   7    The Shoot: Kill or Be Killed

Diary Interlude #5 Post-Production Diary: Negativity

Chapter   8    Post Production: A Big Production

Diary Interlude #6 The Festival Game

Chapter   9    Distribution, Marketing, and Release: Out of the Frying Pan…

Chapter   10    The Next Movie

Searchable Terms

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

Copyright

About the Publisher