The People and Process of Film and Video Production: From Low Budget to High Budget

The People and Process of Film and Video Production discusses the entire production process for film and video projects, including a comprehensive list of jobs for both low and high budget productions. From student projects to major studio features, this text covers all the aspects of the production process from the determining the budget to post-production and personnel. Each chapter examines a specific department on a film or video production and outlines the duties and responsibilities of each member of the crew throughout the production process. The text shows how the people and processes are different depending on the budget level of the project. Students will learn the nuts and bolts of how a film or video is made, from pre-production through delivery.

The People and Process of Film and Video Production discusses the entire production process for film and video projects, including a comprehensive list of job descriptions for low-, medium-, and high-budget productions.

Features

• Describes the personnel involved in film and video productions of various budgets, including how the production process is affected by these budgets, providing students with a clear understanding of how different budget levels affect the filmmaking process.
• Discusses and lists step-by-step duties and responsibilities for each position on a crew, giving students a detailed understanding of each step of the production process.
• Includes a free CD-ROM with blank versions of every form mentioned in the text, helping students put into practice what they learn in the text.

About the Author
Lorene Wales is an assistant professor at Regent University. She also freelances as a 1st Assistant Director and U.P.M. Dr. Wales spent ten years working in the feature film industry in Los Angeles, California on such films as “UHF,” “Firebirds,” “The Cemetery Club” and “Money For Nothing,” as well as on over twenty low- and medium-budget features. Her last production, “On the Edge,” won a bronze award at the WorldFest Houston International Film and Video Awards.

Praise for Wales' The People and Process of Film and Video Production
“I think it is excellent to have a text that will provide this specific, process-oriented information as needed...and to also have the extension of that information into all the procedures and chains of authority, and processes that students are likely to encounter when they enter the profession.”
Robert Harris, Fitchburg State College

“This text is extremely strong in thoroughly and understandably identifying the primary responsibilities required of each crewmember in a film production venue and it excels at defining and detailing what organizational and production tools each crewmember will need to use.”
Thomas Cook, Keene State College

“It is evident that the author of this book has much production managing/producing experience and understands the nitty-gritty of film production.”
Thomas Rondinella, Seton Hall University

“I think this is a terrific book for classes on producing...it is also a good reference book for departments or libraries of institutions teaching film, as well as for teachers to use as a reference.”
Caitlin Manning, California State University, Monterey Bay