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Film Production Management 101-2nd edition: Management & Coordination in a Digital AgeDeborah Patz’ Film Production Management 101 and her previous book Surviving Productionwere adopted as “the essential road map to the business and logistics of on-the-job film and television production. These books where originally developed from practical tools that Patz created for film and television career. The book includes everything from budgeting, managing the production office, script revisions, cost reporting, publicity and more. This is a must own for filmmakers of all levels!
Producer to Producer: A Step-By-Step Guide to Low Budgets Independent Film ProducingMaureen Ryan’s Producer to Producer is another must own for filmmakers of all levels. This page turner is chalk full of useful tips, examples and interviews that will inspire you to get out there and produce some good work
Independent Film Producing: How to Produce a Low-Budget Feature Film on AmazonPaul Battista’s Independent Film Producing is another must read. although it may not have acclaim that some of the previously mentioned books may have, it is still a great read for filmmakers.
The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers: A Legal Toolkit for Independent ProducersThis book by Thomas A. Crowell Esq. (Esquire, lol seriously, that’s awesome) goes over everything from using state film tax credits, safeguarding your pitches from getting stolen, product placements to dealing with your actor’s agents.
Scheduling and Budgeting Your Film: A Panic-Free Guide
This practical and easy to follow book is a great guide to scheduling and budgeting films and all sizes. Although this book can be very helpful to the independent filmmaker, it seems to be more aimed at production managers and producers.
Film & Video Budgets on AmazonThis in depth book by the same author of Producer to Producer goes deep into feature film budgets. This is another one that isn’t really aimed at the independent filmmaker.
