Film Producing Final

Development: Before you decide to move forward in development on a film, you should: 

Evaluate if the project is right for you/if you are the right person for the project.

Do an audience assessment.

Evaluate comparable films. 

If you decide to move forward on development on a feature film, the average amount of active time a producer will spend with the project is: 

2 years to 5 years

A sentence or two that describes the protagonist(s) and the plot line of a project simply and clearly is called a:

log line

Development: Place the following steps in the development process in order:

Rights acquisition

Screenwriting

Proposal/pitch document creation

Financing procurement 

Tentative distribution plan 

Don't write your logline until you are totally done writing a project.

False

When you are tagging a script, tag each element 

Once per scene

You must give your cast and crew a minimum of ____ hours off set from wrap to next call time (or portal-to-portal). This time off is called turn-around time.

12

Student and most indie-films can shoot a maximum of ____ hours a day or else incur overtime penalties.

12

A script has a scene that starts exactly halfway through page 3. It ends with two lines on the top of page 5. How would you note the page length on a breakdown?

1 5/8

Each breakdown sheet should cover:

One scene per sheet

The person who creates the shooting schedule is the:

First Assistant Director

Put the following steps in order when you are analyzing a script as a first assistant director to prepare to make a shooting schedule. 

Read the script

Tag the elements in the script

Create a script breakdown

Move on to the actual scheduling process

When scheduling your film, try to minimize:

Company moves

You must send your call sheets _____ hours before call. 

12

You must feed your cast and crew a meal:

Every 6 hours

The unit of measurement for page count is:

Whole numbers and 8ths

To find out how many days it will actually take to shoot a film, just divide the total number of script pages by the number of pages you plan on shooting in a day.

False

Wait until you graduate to start building contacts with professionals. 

False

Presales happen when you sell certain rights to the project in order to finance the production. 

True

You need to know when money will be needed to pay for an expense. Reference your:

Cast-flow schedule

A budget top sheet is a... 

Summary budget

A production incentive is:

A cash rebate, tax credit, or up-front or back-end production financing from a government entity. 

This type of funding is for script writing and initial pre-production work for a feature film. 

Development Financing

Budgeting: non-union fringes in the USA average 

19% - 23%

Budgeting: You plan on paying a gaffer $25/hour. You have a standard deal memo with the gaffer for 10-hour shoot days. 

A day wraps early at 8 hours. How much will the gaffer be paid for that day?Budgeting: You plan on paying a gaffer $25/hour. You have a standard deal memo with the gaffer for 10-hour shoot days. 

A day wraps early at 8 hours. How much will the gaffer be paid for that day?

$250

Most favored nation means:

each department head/2nd/3rd/etc... gets paid the same rate

Match the items to the correct categories on a breakdown sheet. 

Lead actress

Painting on the wall

2002 Volkswagon Jetta

Food

Cashier who interacts with the lead actress but does not speak

Background diners who do not interact with the cast

Cast

Set Dressing

Vehicles/Animals

Props

Extras/Silent Bits

Extras/Atmosphere

Measure a script in the following units of length per page:

1/8

This type of funding is for the final pre-production, production and post-production for a feature film. 

Production Financing

A tax resale certificate allows you:

to not pay sales tax on goods or services that contribute to the production of a film production.

Equity investors 

deals have a recoupment plan and timeline, are usually repaid first with some profit, and then share in profits. 

Put the following in the correct pre-production order for these tasks:

Lock script 

Tag script

Create stripboards 

Create call sheets

You should NEVER try to get distribution secured for a film until the film is complete and locked. 

False

A DOOD report stands for:

Day out of days

Measure a script in the following units of length per page:

1/8

Script breakdown sheets should be filled out 1 per:

SceneScript in a film.

The director is completely in charge on set. 

False

When you are a student filming a project, safety is the responsibility of:

Everyone

Gear check-out should be done by a crew member who will be using the gear. 

True

Meal breaks on shoots must happen every ____ hours on shoot days.

6

In the production triangle, you only get two of of three of the following:

Cheap

Good

Fast

Producing a project with Regent University resources: When you are filming an actor who is 20 years old, in good standing with the university, not current student/faculty/staff, and non-union (SAG), the following forms must be executed:

Adult talent release form

CAS-FTV volunteer request form

You should provide a certificate of the following type of insurance to every location owner:

general liability insurance certificate.

Producing a project with Regent University resources: When you are filming an actor who is 17, in good standing with the university, a current Regent student, and non-union (SAG), the following forms must be executed:

Minor talent release form

Safety: Airsoft guns are always fine on set. 

FalseSafety: Airsoft guns are not allowed on set.

Before you consider a location locked, make sure you have:

A signed location agreement

Producing a project with Regent University resources: If using a prop weapon on campus, the following must be secured:

A safety officer approved prop weapon 

Permission from the safety officer

Written permission from the university police

Portrayal of weapon and violence in the film aligned with Regent Brand guidelines

Producing a project with Regent University resources: When you are filming on an off-campus location, the following forms must be executed:

Signed location agreement

COI (certificate of insurance) request with Regent

Producing a project with Regent University resources: When you are filming an actor who is 12, in good standing with the university, not a current Regent student/faculty/staff, and is union (SAG), the following forms must be executed:

Minor talent release form

Theatrical work permit

CAS-FTV volunteer request form

SAG student film agreement

Producing a project with Regent University resources: When you are filming on an on-campus location, the following forms must be executed:

Regent production permit

According to Regent student film safety protocols, the following can only be done in your films with professor (safety officer) permission/approval and proper safety/trained personnel in place:

Pushing

Falling down stairs

Filming from a helicopter or light plane

Use of prop/fake weapons

Physical combat

An actor (not a trained stunt performer) can fall on a hard surface to get the shot. 

False

Student shoot days may be a maximum of ___ hours:

12

Formal pre-production on an indie feature film generally takes:

12 weeks

Producing a project with Regent University resources: Someone who is current suspended, expelled, or barred from Regent University may participate in a project as long as it is shot off campus.

False

If you are a student filming a student project OFF campus, you need (check all that apply):

Certificate of Insurance (COI)

Signed Location Agreement

When do you schedule lunch for your shoot day?

No more than 6 hours into the shoot

The most common type of legal entity for filmmakers is:

Limited Liability Corporation

There is an insurance to cover investors if the completed film does not do well in theatres or during distribution. 

False

Which of the following should you provide to your cast and crew? Check all that apply. 

Copy of footage for reels

A safe production environment

Thank you

IMDB listing

An investor's agreement must comply with SEC regulations.

True

Before you film, your team should create a tech sheet of all specs for the film and test the workflow. 

True

Match the following types of insurance to purpose

Worker's compensation insurance

Errors & omission insurance

Auto insurance

General liability insurance

Disability insurance

Worker/employee accidents on the job that require medical attention

Issues that arise from the content of your media

Bodily and/or property damage that may have been caused by operation of an automobile

Bodily injury, property damage, personal injury, and advertising injury to a third party

Worker/employee injuries that occur off the job

You do NOT need to account for travel time between locations when calculating the total length of a shoot day. 

False

How many hours a day from call to wrap time are you allowed to shoot? (NOT how many hours you should schedule; what is the maximum amount of total time you are allowed to film on a student shoot or most indie shoots.) 

12

The forms provided by books are sufficient. You don't need a lawyer. 

False

You have a general liability insurance policy with equipment coverage. You are renting gear and the production house requires a certificate of insurance. In order to show that your policy will cover replacing or repairing their gear if something happens while it is in your care, you need to add the production house as a:

loss payee

Ways to mitigate your liability as a producer include:

written agreements 

acquisition of proper insurance 

incorporation of the company

Never go into production without proper insurance

True

If you are a student and are filming ON campus, you need (check all that apply):

Regent University Production Permit

The call sheets are primarily the responsibility of:

Assistant director team

An associate producer has a well-defined role. 

False

You can rent your insurances to another production company. 

False

A producer has the right to creative input in a film. 

True

If you a student and are filming ON campus, you need (check all that apply):

Regent University Production Permit

Put the following in the correct pre-production order for these tasks:

Lock script 

Tag script

Create stripboards 

Create call sheets

Match the following roles with the description.

Producer

Line Producer

Associate Producer

First Assistant Director

Unit Publicist

Show Runner

Script Supervisor

The person who oversees and is responsible for the entire production, from start to finish.

Supervises the physical aspects of the production; responsible for making the budget, overseeing payments, and putting out fires when the 1st AD needs assistance.

Usually used as an honorary title; could mean anything from secretary to friend to a researcher to an assistant to the producer.

The producer presence on set, in charge of safety on set and works with the director closely. Creates the stripboard.

Takes publicity stills and BTS video; may create marketing materials in post, depending on the deal.

A non-official title in television for the creator of a show and/or the person who is in charge of the creative vision of a created show.

Responsible for maintaining continuity and creating coverage reports.

The First AD must hold a safety briefing on set before a firearm or weapon (complete prop, modified, or any kind) is in use. The cast and crew should be given the opportunity to see the items, explained what does and does not function on them,  safety protocols for them, and briefed on who the only people touching them should be. 

True

On projects, especially where you have asked people to work for free, it's important to provide your cast and crew with (check all that apply):

Thank you

Credit

Footage for their reels

You can copyright an idea

False

You must feed cast and crew a meal every ____ hours. 

6

How many hours a day from call to wrap time are you allowed to shoot? (NOT how many hours you should schedule; what is the maximum amount of total time you are allowed to film on a student shoot or most indie shoots.) 

12 hours

A producer should keep copies of (check all that apply):

Contracts

Releases

Emails concerning rights 

Non-disclosure agreements

A producer uses a ________ to make sure that if a writer does not deliver satisfactory material the producer is not obligated to continue with the writer to the next phase of writing. 

step deal

Functional firearms are allowed on campus for student shoots. 

False

A completion bond is... 

a specialized and customized type insurance that a company will finish a project if you are unable to. 

Measure a script in the following units of length per page:

1/8

Match the following marketing items to their standard aspect ratios:

Thumbnail

Poster

16×9 landscape

27×40 portrait

If you are a student filming a student project OFF campus, you need (check all that apply):

Signed Location Agreement

Certificate of Insurance (COI)

You should always have talent sign release forms _______ they are filmed. 

before

A cover set is:

a interior location as a backup for bad weather on exterior shoot days

Safety concerns normally just work themselves out

False

You can rent your insurances to another production company

False

You have a general liability insurance policy with equipment coverage. You are renting gear and the production house requires a certificate of insurance. In order to show that your policy will cover replacing or repairing their gear if something happens while it is in your care, you need to add the production house as a:

loss payee

Include meal breaks and location changes in your stripboard schedules.

True

Ways to mitigate your liability as a producer include:

written agreements

acquisition of proper insurance

incorporation of the company

Generally indie films can shoot ____ pages a day in a 12-hour day.

3-5

Match the following types of insurance to purpose:

Worker’s compensation insurance

Disability insurance

General liability insurance

Auto insurance

Errors & omission insurance

Worker/employee accidents on the job that require medical attention

Worker/employee injuries that occur off the job

Bodily injury, property damage, personal injury, and advertising injury to a third party

Bodily and/or property damage that may have been caused by operation of an automobile

Issues that arise from the content of your media

Never go into production without proper insurance

True

There is an insurance to cover investors if the completed film does not do well in theatres or during distribution. 

False