Larry Groupe

• There is an extreme difference between film and t.v.
• Address emotion for the project. 
• He composes all his music. Directors will ask about a dropped in song. 
• payed with a package deal. He pays the musicians then what is left over he gets to keep. 
• He comes up with a theme and what instruments would be best. 
• he conducts his work
• Started with piano 
• He likes to work during pre production and start with the script. 
• There is nothing like fit in music for the film. 
• Sometimes it's best not to have music. 

Doug Wellman 

• Producer- the person who is responsible.
• The person that says "produced by" is the one who is really in charge. 
• "you can't produce anything if there is nothing to produce."
• 1. Acquire the property A) purchase (consideration) pay B) Option. you have a given amount of time.
• 2. Get it to someone. A) Treatment-describe the film. B) full script.
• The producer is responsible for all the mistakes made by anyone.
• The production board was color coding they could organize the entire set.
• When you do the budget you have to go through the whole film. That way you don't miss anything and you can get ideas. Do the budget yourself. 

1. Every film has digital work done in it. you wont even know. Don't get trapped in the edit room because of special. 
2. Who makes the final decision on how the film looks. 

Insurance

• There are companies that sell production insurance.
• Dice policy documentaries. industrial, commercial. 
• Faulty stock and camera. 
• Prop, Sets, and Wardrobe. 
• Third party property damage. 
• Automobiles. 
• Negligence.
• Animal Mortality (includes insects) 
• Acts of God 
• General Liability 
• Cast insurance.
• Copyright- the authors life+ 50 years
• from the time the work exists in fixed form. An idea is not copyrighted. 
• Fair Use- you can take pieces and parts of other works
• licences and clearances- Clip department. 
• If you have a clip, people need to be payed. 
• music licences. 
• Locations need to be cleared. Also items need to be cleared. 
• Use a copyright give them credit. 

Sandra Schulberg 

• Produced Quills
• She founded the IFP (Independent Filmmaker Project)
• Going right to theater owners proved to work well.
• Do things yourself, don't get an agent it's more empowering to do it yourself.
• Get your films seen by people who will pay for them. 
• Invent a whole new landscape 
• If you don't know what deals are being made you won't know how to negotiate. 

Why do you want to make films?

• You should be able to answer this question so others will want to help you. 
• she has never made a profit on a film. Don't go into film making if you want to make money. 
• Making movies is a very expensive way to express yourself.
• You need to think about the audience but don't make the film for them. 
• Give a test screen and ask if people would recommend the film to their friends. If not go back the the cutting room.
• A lot of people will ask how the film will do. Define success on what you believe it is. 
• there were a lot of films that no one knew about until 10 ,20 years after the film came out. 
• Ever though an actor/actress might not be really famous if they are right for the part, they are right for the part. 
• set realistic goals don't let yourself get down if you don't get into a film festival.
• Its a hard road.