| MINDSET | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Welcome and Introduction |
| Lesson 2 | At The End Of This Course You Will Be Able To... |
| Lesson 3 | What You Need For This Course |
| Lesson 4 | Who this Course is For and Some Perks of Being a Producer |
| Lesson 5 | Tips for Managing Your Movie Budget - Business Idea to Assure You Have Enough |
| Lesson 6 | PDF Student Activity: Producer Self-Assessment |
| Lesson 7 | How to Have the Most Success With This Course |
| Lesson 8 | This Course Is Extensive and Specific But There are A Few Things Left Out... |
| Lesson 9 | (STEP 1) MINDSET: Introduction |
| Lesson 10 | What does a Movie Producer do? |
| Lesson 11 | Reality Check: Intentions & Goals for Your First Movie - Quantity vs. Quality |
| Lesson 12 | PDF Student Activity: Quantify Your Goals |
| Lesson 13 | Producer Responsibility = EVERYTHING! |
| Lesson 14 | The SECRET to Leadership and Making Decisions for greatest filmmaking success |
| Lesson 15 | How To Get Better At Everything |
| Lesson 16 | Two Magic Words: You Have Unlimited Supply 2 Million Dollar Words so Give Freely |
| Lesson 17 | (STEP 1) MINDSET: To-Dos / Action Steps for Optimum Mindset for Making a Movie |
| PICKING A DATE For Your Movie | + |
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| Lesson 1 | (STEP 2) PICK A DATE: How to Strategically Pick the Best Days to Shoot Your Movie |
| Lesson 2 | SCREENCAST: Google Calendar: Instructions for Adding Calendar Category |
| Lesson 3 | (STEP 2) PICK A DATE: To-Dos / Action Steps: SCHEDULING for Your Movie Project |
| YOUR MOVIE SCRIPT Is Your Road Map To Your Entire Movie | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Selecting a Script for Your Movie (STEP 3) |
| Lesson 2 | Update on Screenwriting Resources |
| Lesson 3 | What does it take to make a script AWESOME but also INEXPENSIVE? |
| Lesson 4 | Script Story Ideas and Unconventional Movie Story Sources |
| Lesson 5 | PDF Student Activity: Brainstorming Story Ideas |
| Lesson 6 | Who Will Write the Script? |
| Lesson 7 | Optioning/Buying Your Movie Script for $1.00! Make sure that it is YOURS! |
| Lesson 8 | Formatting A Script: Show You Care About Looking Professional With Proper Script Format |
| Lesson 9 | SCREENCAST: Celtx: Instructions for Formatting Script in Celtx |
| Lesson 10 | Rewriting a Script and Getting Feedback On Your Script or Someone Else’s Writing |
| Lesson 11 | Pre-Production Time Frame: Going From Script Idea to Locked Final Draft Script |
| Lesson 12 | (STEP 3) YOUR MOVIE SCRIPT: To Dos / Action Steps |
| CASTING ACTORS IN YOUR MOVIE | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Casting a Movie (STEP 4) |
| Lesson 2 | Setting Up the Casting Session |
| Lesson 3 | How Much Time Do I Have To Devote To Casting? |
| Lesson 4 | When/Where Will The Casting Session Take Place? |
| Lesson 5 | Production Details: When Are The Shoot Dates And Other Rehearsals / Required Events |
| Lesson 6 | What Is the Compensation For The Actors For Providing Their Services? |
| Lesson 7 | Character Descriptions: Which Roles Am I Casting And Do I Have It Written? |
| Lesson 8 | Finding Actors - The BEST Place To Find Actors For Casting Sessions! |
| Lesson 9 | PDF STUDENT ACTIVITY: Getting Clear on Your Casting Information |
| Lesson 10 | SCREENCAST: Now Casting: Casting Website Example Instructions |
| Lesson 11 | PDF: What To Bring To Your Casting Session |
| Lesson 12 | The Casting Session |
| Lesson 13 | Should I Cast My Friends? |
| Lesson 14 | Decision Time: After The Casting Session |
| Lesson 15 | (STEP 4) CASTING MOVIE: Action Steps / To Dos |
| FINDING A LOCATION: to Shoot Your Movie | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Finding Locations (Step 5) |
| Lesson 2 | Cost of Locations - Creative Solutions |
| Lesson 3 | Characteristics of a good Location To Shoot Your Movie |
| Lesson 4 | The SECRET to Going Rogue - An Indie Producer’s Dilemma |
| Lesson 5 | Location Lockdown - The Key to Making Sure That Location Is Yours! |
| Lesson 6 | Building a Set |
| Lesson 7 | Scout Locations With Your Crew |
| Lesson 8 | Other Film Location Issues |
| Lesson 9 | (STEP 5) FINDING A LOCATION: Action Steps / To Dos |
| FINDING YOUR FILM PRODUCTION CREW | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Introduction: What You Need to Know About Finding Your Crew (Step 6) |
| Lesson 2 | Where to Find Your Crew |
| Lesson 3 | How To Get A Great Crew |
| Lesson 4 | The Movie Director |
| Lesson 5 | Director of Photography (AKA Cinematographer or "D.P.") and Camera Department |
| Lesson 6 | Sound Department |
| Lesson 7 | Assistant Director (AKA "A.D.") |
| Lesson 8 | Makeup and Hair Department |
| Lesson 9 | Script Supervisor and Continuity |
| Lesson 10 | Production Designer and Art Department |
| Lesson 11 | Production Assistant (AKA "P.A.") |
| Lesson 12 | Film Editor / Video Editor |
| Lesson 13 | Concluding Thoughts Regarding Your Film Crew |
| Lesson 14 | (STEP 6) FINDING YOUR FILM PRODUCTION CREW: Action Steps / To Dos |
| EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR MOVIE | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Finding Equipment for Your Movie |
| Lesson 2 | Movie Equipment Quality vs. Movie Equipment Cost vs. Movie Equipment Ease of Use |
| Lesson 3 | Getting Advice About Movie Equipment |
| Lesson 4 | Camera & Accessories: Important Details |
| Lesson 5 | Sound & Audio Equipment: Important Details |
| Lesson 6 | Synch Sound: Single System vs. Double System Audio and Video Recording |
| Lesson 7 | Buy, Rent, Borrow or Build Equipment |
| Lesson 8 | Concluding Thoughts for Locking In Equipment |
| Lesson 9 | (STEP 7) EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR MOVIE: Action Steps / To Dos |
| ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SHOOT | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Introduction to Your Last Week of Pre-Production (Step 8) |
| Lesson 2 | PDF Student Activity: What Do You Still Need? |
| Lesson 3 | Numbering Your Script by Scenes and Shots |
| Lesson 4 | Storyboards and Shotlist (from Director) |
| Lesson 5 | Get the Shotmap (from Director) |
| Lesson 6 | Shot Order / Shot Schedule |
| Lesson 7 | Call Sheets and Logistics Emails Will Make Sure Your Crew and Cast is On Set |
| Lesson 8 | Producer's Production Meeting Homework |
| Lesson 9 | The Full Production Meeting: What to Do and How to Conduct a Great Production Meeting |
| Lesson 10 | Acting and Blocking Rehearsal (And Other Details Related To The Actors) |
| Lesson 11 | A Great CRAFT SERVICE Table Is An Excellent Way To Build Good Rapport! |
| Lesson 12 | Meal 1: Breakfast |
| Lesson 13 | Meal 2: Lunch |
| Lesson 14 | Meal 3: Dinner |
| Lesson 15 | Food Preferences & Allergies/Safety on Set - The Secret to Great Work Conditions |
| Lesson 16 | Two Days Before the Shoot |
| Lesson 17 | One Day Before The Shoot |
| Lesson 18 | How to Deal with Petty Cash On Set so That it Doesn't Get Lost |
| Lesson 19 | To-Do List for the Final Week of Pre-Production |
| Lesson 20 | (STEP 8) ONE WEEK BEFORE THE SHOOT - Action Steps / To Dos |
| PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE DAY OF THE MOVIE SHOOT | + |
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| Lesson 1 | "On The Day" - Principal Photography and The Day of Your Shoot |
| Lesson 2 | Morning Tasks Before People Arrive |
| Lesson 3 | The Flow of a Movie Shoot Day |
| Lesson 4 | Lunchtime on A Movie Set |
| Lesson 5 | Afternoon |
| Lesson 6 | Dinnertime on a Movie Set |
| Lesson 7 | Clean-up and Striking the Set |
| Lesson 8 | Principal Photography: The Second Day and So on... |
| Lesson 9 | Principal Photography: Concluding Thoughts to Get You Through The Process |
| Lesson 10 | (STEP 9) PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY Action Steps & To Dos |
| POST-PRODUCTION - editing, distribution and promoting your movie | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Post-Production Introduction: The Diverse Activities After Your Movie Is Shot |
| Lesson 2 | Editing Your Movie: Non-Linear Editing (NLE) Software Suggestions |
| Lesson 3 | Editing Elements: The Secret to Movie Editing Is That It More Than Just Editing |
| Lesson 4 | Film Festivals: Screening Your Movie At Film Festivals |
| Lesson 5 | My (updated) Thoughts On Submitting to Film Festivals Through Without A Box (WAB) |
| Lesson 6 | Promoting Your Movie on the Web and Elsewhere - How to Leverage What You Made |
| Lesson 7 | DVD Authoring and Distributing The Finished Project to Cast and Crew |
| Lesson 8 | Conclusion to Post-Production |
| Lesson 9 | (STEP 10) POST-PRODUCTION Action Steps & To Dos |
| CONCLUSION: Miscellaneous Topics and Tips | + |
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| Lesson 1 | The Conclusion Of This Course - An Overview (Congratulations for making it!) |
| Lesson 2 | Juggling Producing & Acting On Set - They Fit Together if You Did Your Homework |
| Lesson 3 | Sample Movie Budget Explained - A Review of a $1000 movie costs and oversights |
| Lesson 4 | Where To Go From Here? |
| Lesson 5 | You Help Yourself and You Help Others: The Altruistic Aspects of Movie Producing |
| Lesson 6 | So Now You Want To Be A Producer - Here are Some Ways to Continue on the Path |
| Lesson 7 | Staying Focused on an Acting Career - Using Producing as a Tool |
| Lesson 8 | Concluding the Conclusion: Check out the Extras and Bonus Materials! |
| BONUS MATERIAL | + |
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| Lesson 1 | Cost Analysis: Acting/Auditioning vs. Producing a Short Movie |
| Lesson 2 | Sample Craft Service Table List (PDF) |
| Lesson 3 | Downloadable PDF: Useful Producer Websites and Information |
| Lesson 4 | The Logistics Email - VERY IMPORTANT - Confirming the Details with Cast and Crew |
