Creative producing A pitch-to-picture guide to movie development

Carol Baum

Book - 2023

In Creative Producing, Carol Baum provides a crash course in the frequently misunderstood producer's role and the many skills needed to survive and thrive in Hollywood. Readers receive a master class in production--from pitching, script development, and packaging, to working with stars, directors, and difficult executives. Enhanced with behind-the-scenes stories from Baum's illustrious career, Creative Producing offers an intimate look behind the Hollywood curtain to give film students, cinephiles, aspiring executives, and industry insiders a must-have guide to understanding film development from successful pitch to hit picture.

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  • Where do you get your ideas?
  • Pitching
  • Script development
  • Packaging basics
  • Attaching a director
  • Attaching actors
  • Working with stars
  • Those lists
  • Where does the money come from?
  • Budgeting
  • The beast unleashed
  • The editing room
  • Selling the finished movie
  • The ones that get away
  • To partner or not to partner
  • Dealing with bosses
  • You've been promoted, now what?
  • The Indie experience
  • More about writing
  • Do you need an agent?
  • Having a life
  • Changing times
  • Another way to look at movies
  • And finally.
Review by Library Journal Review

This is sheer gold for anyone trying to break into the field of producing films, from finding material and pitching it to studio executives to follow-up marketing when the film is finally completed. Baum (writing this book with the help of her husband, seasoned screenwriter Tom Baum) is a creative producer who tackles each project from its inception, often selling the original idea to studios. The former copresident of Dolly Parton's production company, Baum has produced 34 movies, including Buffy the Vampire Killer, the remake of Father of the Bride, and the Oscar-winning documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt. Baum pulls no punches discussing bad bosses she's worked for, including film producer Jon Peters, whom she calls "a man without a work ethic or a moral center." There are also fascinating tales of dealing with strong-minded talents, such as Barbra Streisand and Robert De Niro. Baum and her husband know what they're talking about and express it succinctly in this scintillating primer on producing films. VERDICT Invaluable to readers seeking a career in the film-producing field, but lively enough to please a wide audience.--David Keymer

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