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To explain the basics of producing a film.

Tutor:	Various	Venue:	Craven Street Rehearsal Rooms, 10 Craven St, London WC2N 5PE
Date:	23 February, 2, 9, 16, 23 March	Duration:	5 Tuesday Evenings
Time:	6:30pm - 9:30pm	Price:	£193.88 inc VAT

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This five-part evening course is comprised of classes which answer specific questions and opportunities producers have, and during each class you will learn skills essential to getting a movie made.

Evenings can be taken individually for £40 each (Raindance members get a 15% discount) or combined for just £165 + VAT (for which Raindance members also get a 15% discount)

Week One: Creating A Business Plan - Tuesday 10 November

Once you have scoured film festivals looking for new talent, settled on the next hot director and found that absolutely terrific script, you need to prepare a plan of attack to get the money to shoot your film.

This evening workshop will run through the basic essentials you will need, both to present your project to industry investors, as well as how to present your project to private investors.

• Choosing and targeting investors
• Structure of a business plan
• Using visual aids
• Preparing sales estimates and income streams
• Money flow explained
• Profit participation

You will also discover a unique way to pool your talents and quit the day job.

Week Two: Marketing And Selling Your Film - Tuesday 17 November

The essential task for filmmakers is creating a marketing plan for your film. Learn how to utilise the trade press, consumer press and film festivals to turn your film (and yourself) into this year's cult classic.

Learn how to approach film festivals and film markets with a strong press kit that will enhance the commercial potential of your film.

• Writing a good synopsis and getting good photos
• The ten Q&As
• Writing press releases
• Film festivals explained
• The role of film markets
• Finding and working with a sales agent
• This evening course will give you the information you need to attend markets or festivals professionally.

Week Three: Basic Legal Contracts - Tuesday 24 November

Once your film is finished and ready to be sold, you will have to show the “chain of title” to any prospective film buyer. If you fail to do this you will never be able to sell your film.

In this evening crash course, the basic talents' (ie. writer, director, actors) contracts are explained. View it as health insurance for filmmakers!

• Key negotiation points explained
• Preparing and maintaining your contracts

This class is designed to answer basic questions about film contracts.

Week Four: Budgeting and Scheduling - Tuesday 1 December

Always considered the boring bit by film producers and directors, the budget and schedule are the spine of any production. If you get the budget (the money part) wrong, your film will stall half-finished without cash. Get the schedule (the time) wrong, and your film will suffer – either from loss of quality, or remain unfinished because you have run out of time (and budget!)

This evening explains how scripts are analysed and whipped into shape budget-wise and schedule-wise.

• Script breakdown
• Assessing prices
• Union vs non-union
• Creating a do-able schedule

A professional budget and schedule are an essentia part of a business plan.

Week Five: Movie Money - Tuesday 8 December

You have a great idea for a movie. You've met your writer and had meeting after meeting about the script. You've attended a film festival or two and found a hot director and a couple of actors. Now you need some cash to make your short or feature.

This evening workshop will run through the basic financing tools available for any business, not just the film business. These tax-efficient finance structures make the UK one of the most attractive places in Europe to raise money for film production. Find out how they work and how to utilise them.

PLEASE NOTE: This course will NOT discuss current film finance structures, as they can be found at http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org

• Tax-efficient finance vehicles
• Enterprise Investment Schemes
• Venture Capital Trusts (VCT's)
• Pension Plans: Gold for filmmakers
• Profit participation

This evening class outlines the basics of film finance and should provide you with the elements of a plan to finance your movie.

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Writers, directors, producers, actors, filmmakers, cinema lovers, anyone with an interest in how movies are made and who seek a basic introduction to the filmmaking process.

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