• This course is open for weeks
  • 5 lesson series
  • 2 hours, 25 minutes of video
The lessons
  • Raising Money

     Learn how money is raised for motion pictures, from equity and debt financing to tax incentives
  • Forming a Production Company

    Learn how to choose the right corporate structure, set up a company, open the proper accounts, establish the legal framework for the production, work with an attorney, and set-up the production office.
  • Money Management

    Learn to manage the budget, set-up a bank account, manage the flow of money throughout the production including payroll, loan outs, kit fees, per diems, mileage, and petty cash.
  • How to Use a Crew Deal Memo

    Lean how to use a Crew Deal Memo.
  • Unions and Guilds

    Learn how the unions function, the benefits for members, the key unions: IATSE, DGA, SAG, and WGA, the differences in hiring union and non-union crew, how productions flip, and how to shoot in a “Right-to-Work” state.