Producing & Directing [Morning Session]

• The Hollywood System
• Hiring Talent and Casting
• What is Low Budget?
• Purchasing Hot Scripts
• Budgeting and Scheduling
• Guilds and Unions
• 16mm vs. 35mm vs. Digital
• Film Producing 'A to Z'
• The Key Elements
• Contracts and Agreements
• Hiring Crew
• The 1, 2 and 3 week shoot
• Cameras, Lights & Sound
• Screenwriting 'A to Z'

Shooting the Film [Afternoon Session]

• Hiring a Production Crew
• Budgeting Tricks
• Directing Actors
• Directing 'A to Z'
• Getting 25-35 shots per day
• ADR, Foley and M&E
• Finishing your film
• Renting Equipment
• Scheduling
• Directing Crew
• Directing Post-production
• Music, Score & Lab
• The Answer Print
• Filmmaking 'A to Z'

Marketing & Distribution [Morning Session]

• The Festival Circuit
• Marketing Dos and Don’ts
• Attracting Distributors
• Deal Memo Points
• Foreign Sales
• PPV & VOD Windows
• Hiring a Publicist
• Creating a Buzz
• Sundance & Cannes
• Which agent to hire?
• Net vs. Gross Deals
• Video & Cable deals
• Maximizing Revenues
• Studio Deal making 'A to Z'

Financing the Film [Afternoon Session]

• Raising Production Money
• Forming a Production Company
• Securing Independent Investors
• SBA $750,000 Guarantee
• Negative Pick-Up Deals
• Packaging Agents
• Securing Bank Loans
• Guaranteeing Profits
• What to offer?
• Play-or-Pay Deals
• International Co-productions
• The 50-50 net deal
• Completion bonds
• Independent Financing 'A to Z'