TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Preface to the New Edition

Part. 1 Legal Structuring and Financing
Ch. 1 An Overview of Independent Financing
Ch. 2 Selling the Investment
Ch. 3 Starting from Scratch
Ch. 4 Selling the Investor
Ch. 5 Variations on the Escrow Account
Ch. 6 The Development Company

Part. 2 Preproduction
Introduction
Ch. 7 The Screenplay
Ch. 8 Selecting the Director, the Unit Production Manager, and the First Assistant Director
Ch. 9 The Budget
Ch. 10 The Shooting Schedule and Continuity Breakdown
Ch. 11 Casting
Ch. 12 The Production Team
Ch. 13 Electronic Media
Ch. 14 Equipment, Facilities, and Services
Ch. 15 The Final Step

Part. 3 Production
Ch. 16 Directing
Ch. 17 The Production Process

Part. 4 Postproduction
Introduction
Ch. 18 Picture Editing
Ch. 19 Postproduction Sound
Ch. 20 The Sound Mix (or Final Dub)
Ch. 21 The First Print

Part. 5 Distribution and Marketing
Ch. 22 Distribution Strategy
Ch. 23 Domestic Distribution
Ch. 24 Foreign Distribution
Ch. 25 Additional Markets
Ch. 26 Marketing

Conclusion
App. A Sample Limited Partnership Agreement
App. B Sample Budget for a $500,000 Film
App. C Sample Budget for a $4.6 Million Film
App. D Relative Values of Domestic and International Markets
App. E References and Sources for Additional Information
App. F Sample Domestic Distribution Delivery Requirements
Index