Surviving Production: The Art of Production Management for Film and Television

by Deborah S. Patz

Book Overview

For the first time--an insider's detailed description for setting up and managing a film production company: including the prep, the shoot, and the wrap. Patz's street-smart and studio-savvy advice,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941188604
• ISBN13: 9780941188609
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Not what it says it is...

Surviving Production is not exactly what it claims to be. Although it says it's a guide for managing a film production company, it's really a guide detailing the day-to-day resonsibilities of a Production Coordinator. Big difference. Based on the synopsis I thought I was buying a how-to guide for Production Managers. Production Coordinators aren't even mentioned.Despite this, I gave the book four stars because it *is* a very thorough introduction to the role of Production Coordinator. But I'd like to see the synopsis mention that, rather than selling it as something else. Production Managers and others might find it useful if they want to understand just what it is a Coordinator does, but they're not going to find much information about how to do their own jobs.