Filmmakers and financing: business plans for independents

The first, most crucial step in making a film is finding the funds to do it. Let Louise Levison, who wrote the innovative business plan for «The Blair Witch Project,» show you how. Whether you’re planning a feature, short, documentary, or large format film, this unique guide teaches you how to create a business plan that can be presented to a potential investor. In jargon-free terms, the author leads you through every step. Each chapter concentrates on a different section of the business plan, including the industry, marketing, financing, distribution. There are supplementary exercises and spreadsheets on the CD workbook so you get comfortable crunching the numbers–no math degree required!

The fifth edition contains completely revised and updated industry data, updated information on the market for short films, as well as a new chapter on nontraditional films such as documentaries.