STUDIO EXECUTIVE REFERENCE LIBRARY Subjects Addressed EXECUTIVE POLICIES: Management Philosophy Establishing General Goals Establishing Long-Range Production Goals Establishing Purposes and Overview Products of a Feature Film Company Not Another Studio Violent Movies Establishing Ideal Scenes Having Faith & Certainty Types of Executives Control Domination Handling Power Executive Ethics Presence Handling Sexual Affairs Overview of Operations Basic Program For Establishing a Mini-Major Studio Sequence of Unbundling Posts Corporate Legal Legal Quality Control Forgotten Agreements Time Logs Terms of Business Professionals & Contractors Private Placement Memoranda Initial Considerations Summarizing the Offering Describing Your Company Analizing Risk Factors Establishing Investor Suitability Standards Setting the Terms of an Offering Source and Proposed Use of Proceeds Capitalization Dilution Dividend Policy Describing the Movie Industry Business of the Company Internet Distribution Motion Picture Production Marketing Plan Additional Revenue Sources Management & Talent Executive Officers and Compensation Legal Matters Financial Statements Subscription Agreements Employment & Non-Competion Agreements Non-Circumvention Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements COMMUNICATION POLICIES: Personnel Philosophy Personnel Application Program Nepotism and Cronyism Avoiding Discrimiation Resumes v. Real Interests Hiring Legal Counsel Legal Services Survey Accounting Services Survey Short Form Accountant Survey Secretarial Services Survey Hat Packs Preparing Hat Packs Sample Personnel Ads Personnel Call Sheet Executive Applications Staff Applications Crew Applicationbs General Personnel Applications Data Processing Backing up Data Office Administration Basic Executive Responsibilities Basic Staff Responsibilities Required Mimimum Duties Office Requirements How to Stay on Top of Paperwork Paper Routing Letter Routing Personnel Filing Photo Copies Using Cycle Sheets Sample Cycle Sheet Cycle Sheets in Use Acknowledgements Exxective Memo System Standard Format of Policies Standard Format of Letters Dating System Office Rental Survey Tips For Getting Organized Suggestion Box Custodianships Summary Communication Policies Transportation Policies Establishing a Message Center Routing Messages & Documents Plilosophy of Organization Company Organizing Chart Production Organizing Charts Permanent & Part-Time Posts Permanent Company Organization Charts Full Responsibility Layouts Single Feature Production Continuous Feature Production Simultaneous Feature Production Continuous and Simultaneous Feature Production QUALITY CONTROL POLICIES: Company Hatting In-House Training Entertainment Orientation Program Career Orientation Survey for Filmmakers Executives In-Training Staff In-Training Gegeral Training & Apprenticeships Study Points Movie Job Descriptions Mini Mogul Productions Practice Formats Script Excerpt Agreement 1-Day Production Circle Board Basic Program for a 1-Day Shoot Talent/Staff/Crew I/T Agreement Rough Sequence of Manning a 1-Day Shoot Pre-Take Patter On Cinematography Cameraman's Checksheet Lighting Production Sound Script Supervision Sample Script Log 2-3 Day Production Circle Board Basic Program for a 2-3 Day Shoot Rough Sequence of Manning a 2-3 Day Shoot Completion Program w/ Simplified Sound Track Script Guidelines for a Half Hour Show Production Guidelines for a Half Hour Show 6-Day Production Circle Board Basic Program for a 6-Day Shoot Rough Sequence of Manning a 6-Day Shoot Completion Program w/ Full Sound Track Potential Markets Ethics Philosophy Company Statistics Data Mitigation Handling Angry People Initiators Library Recommended Reading TREASURY & FINANCIAL POLICIES: Goals of Financial Administrtion Financial Philosophy Chart of Accounts The Efficient Treasury Attitude of a Good Comptroller Financing & Income Streams Obtaining Loans Capitalization Why Invest in a Movie? Raising Money Participation Scenarios Participation Projections Financing Patter Financial Uptightness Speculation Evaluating Risk PROJECT DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: Creative Affairs Development Risk Factors Writer Application Reader Rules Reader Reports Screenplay Format Script Guidelines for a Feature Film Literary Property Acquisitions: Options Option Sales Patter Elements & Tools of Production Script Admin Log Template Talent Packaging Packaging Program Sample Letter of Interest Points Business Affairs Developing and Selling a Package Studio "Look" Sequence Clear Sailing Agent Survey Negotiating Tips Project Tickler Sheet Short Form Option Option Agreement Full Option Agreement Full Option Agreement convertible to Non-Exc Treatment Agreement Treatment/Screenplay Agreement Writer Employment Agreement (Treatment/Screenplay) Treatment/Screenplay Agreement w/deferred script Screenplay Agreement Writer Employment Agreement (Screenplay) Development Funding Agreement Development Money Agreement Think Tanks Research & Development PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT POLICIES: Production Scheduling Time Frames Time Frame Diagram Production Budgets Budget Procedure The Pro Rata System Talent/Staff/Crew Rate Factors General Rates & Fees Analyzing Data Sample Budgets Production Legal Joint Venture Agreements Production Agreements Post Production Agreements Net Profits Defined Main & End Titles Producer Agreements Talent/Staff/Crew Agreement Location Release Music Agreement Music Score Agreement Art Purchase Agreement Production Management 18-Day Feature Circle Board 22-Day Low Budget Feature Circle Board 28-48 Day Feature Circle Board Above Line Circle Board Basic Program for Producting a Feature Film Rough Sequence of Manning a Feature Producer Services Checklist Transportation Checklist Property Checklist Wardrobe Checklist PRODUCTION POLICIES: The Casting Couch Principal Photography Production Guidelines for a Feature Film Talent Application Casting Rejection Notices Photography Elements of an Action Scene Post Production Editing Assistant Editing MARKETING POLICIES: General Marketing Philsophy General Distribution Philosophy Effective Market Research Overview of the Movie Industry Establishing Distribution Basic Releasing Program Pre-Sales Licensing Rights Worksheet What Major Studio/Distributors Want What Major Production Companies Want What Major Talent Wants What Agents Want What Private Investors Want What Private Stockholders Want What Public Stockholders Want What Banks Want What Completion Grarantors Want What the Movie-going Public Wants Advertising Philsophy The DVD/Homevideo Market The Video Cassette Market Public Relations Handling Bad Public Relatins Establishing New Connections Industry Oganizations Granting Credits Overview of the Internet Establishing a Web Site The Future of Video on Demand The Future of Hollywood About the Author Professional Consulting Services
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