Summary
A great line producer can make or break a production. This is showBUSINESS, so the production lives and dies by the budget!
Are you prepared to create a professional budget for your production?
Do you want to become an invaluable asset to producers big and small?
Since the interruption of SAG strikes, the landscape of production seems to be incorporating more co-productions than ever before. Now you just need to have the right understanding of what you need to ask and how line-producing works to ensure you are a sought-after Line Producer in both the US & Abroad.
What do Line Producers do? What are their responsibilities? What do you need to know and ask when Line Producing abroad?
Line Producing is one of those jobs that everyone needs but gaining the experience takes some time as you learn as you work and it's a big commitment for a producer to trust you with the film's budget but this course is here to teach you all the things you need to know that no one discusses:
- How to create accurate budgets?
- Does a line producer schedule and how is it done?
- How do you line produce abroad or work with an international line producer?
- How to support my producer and crew on set?
- What are the pitfalls I may encounter?
- How do I maintain being a consistent problem solver to the team?
- And so much more...
Now you can work directly with Shantelle Rochester, a globally accomplished multi-platform Line Producer/Producer who has had over 15 years of experience line producing Film, TV, Commercials, and Documentaries for the likes of Netflix, BET, Sky, and BBC. Throughout her career, she has helped thousands of filmmakers around the world, brought delegations to festivals for the BFI, and has spoken at international festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Durban Film Festival, Toronto, and more.
Best of all? You'll be working with Shantelle in an intimate class setting.
Shantelle will teach you the ins and outs of today's complex Line-Producing landscape, plus you can ask all the questions you may not want to ask your employer/Producer as Shantelle works as a producer and can also give you their general perspectives and how the 2 work hand in hand.
PLUS: Get an exclusive budgeting handout from Shantelle to use on your next project.
What You'll Learn
Session 1: Intro + Understanding how to create an accurate Movie Magic or Excel budget
- Introduction: What you’ll learn in this class
- How to break down a script thinking of budget
- How to schedule from script to help you budget accurately
- How to navigate Movie Magic software
-Q&A
Homework: Create your own budget using one of the handout templates
Session 2: Budgeting for Local & Co-productions
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What do you need to account for internationally
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Pay hours and minimums
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Tax Credits
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Pre-Sales
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Loans
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Cast Assumptions and costs
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Insurances/Health Forms
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Fringes
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Post - Production Costs
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Critical Assumptions and presenting budgets
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Q&A
Homework: Create a co-production budget using your local budget as a template
Session 3: How to support your team onset, maintaining your wellbeing and others Safety
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Call sheets
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Health & Safety
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Environment
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How to manage your Production Team?
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How to create a support infrastructure around all crew?
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Creating a healthy working culture
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How to support Trainees or work experience?
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How to manage issues that arise during work?
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How to become a constant problem solver?
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How to support the producer and executives effectively?
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Q&A
Homework: Write up a call sheet
Session 4: Getting organised + Bonus Thinking
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Central Production Drive: using free tools to organize your production
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Cloud based storage for production documents: folder organization and access
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Creating budget savings for your producer
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Creating future working relationships with crew
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Hiring your team, sourcing, resources and vendors
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Q&A
Handouts: Budget Templates
Who Should Attend
Producers, Directors, new & current Line Producers, and Producers, PM's, and PC's looking to step up their game and who want to understand production better or anyone who needs to understand how budgets are spent in film.
Executive
Shantelle is a entrepreneur with experience in business and finance planning for companies and individuals which she brought to Film & TV over 15 years ago.
She has spoken at the Marche de Film in Cannes Film Festival, Durban Film Festival and supported the 1st 17 strong Black delegation of filmmakers by the BFI to Berlinale in 2020. She is constantly speaking on panels and teaches workshops globally for those wanting to understand the business of film from script to screen. With her knowledge of film finance and connections globally she has now created the ‘The Creative Circle’ which supports creatives and companies with project analysis and 1-1 in person and online access to professionals such as herself, heavily discounted so it can be accessed by low income filmmakers.
She had her first in-house Award winning film ‘Two Graves’ bought by Netflix. She has worked on numerous other European films as a producer and line-producer. In 2020 under covid protocol she produced the ‘Black British Theatre Awards’ alongside Kwame Kwei-Armah for Sky Arts. She continues to work at her company Ida Rose on a diverse slate of films, series, documentaries and digital projects with the first film of 2024 entitled Stolen which is an official South African and UK co production part funded by the BFI UK Global Screen Fund which has been bought as the first installment of a franchise for BET+ and Netflix Original. She is the only candidate that has been awarded two funds via the UK Global Screen Fund Co Production/International Business awards. She is a Breakthrough Leader alumni run by Freemantle and TV Collective as well as a current candidate on the prestigious Bafta Elevate programme until June 2024.
Schedule
Monday June 3rd 12pm-2pm
Monday June 10th 12pm-2pm
Monday June 17th 12pm-2pm
Monday June 24th 12pm-2pm