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So You Want to Be a Producer is packed with information and advice from top Hollywood producers, writers and directors and is a must-read for anyone interested in what it really takes to get a film made, including:

- Finding your story
- Obtaining the rights
- Developing the script
- Hiring your cast and crew
- Distributing your movie


Lawrence Turman, the producer of more than forty films, including The Graduate, The River Wild, Short Circuit and American History X, offers an insider''s guide that covers every aspect of the role, from finding a story and hiring actors to developing a script and marketing the finished product.



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"* 'Turman has made smart, superior films for forty years. This is a straightforward and clear guide to being a producer' Paul Newman * 'It's worth four years of film school' David Brown, four time Oscar-nominated producer of Chocolat, A Few Good Men and Jaws. * 'A smart, savvy survivior's guide to the galmorous producing game' Peter Bart, Editor in Chief, Variety"

So You Want to be a Producer

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
      Published 11/15/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780413775849
      978-0413775849
      ISBN-10 0413775844
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      Media, entertainment, information Entertainment Individual film directors Advice on careers and achieving success

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      So You Want to Be a Producer is packed with information and advice from top Hollywood producers, writers and directors and is a must-read for anyone interested in what it really takes to get a film made, including:

      - Finding your story
      - Obtaining the rights
      - Developing the script
      - Hiring your cast and crew
      - Distributing your movie


      Lawrence Turman, the producer of more than forty films, including The Graduate, The River Wild, Short Circuit and American History X, offers an insider''s guide that covers every aspect of the role, from finding a story and hiring actors to developing a script and marketing the finished product.



      Trade Review
      "* 'Turman has made smart, superior films for forty years. This is a straightforward and clear guide to being a producer' Paul Newman * 'It's worth four years of film school' David Brown, four time Oscar-nominated producer of Chocolat, A Few Good Men and Jaws. * 'A smart, savvy survivior's guide to the galmorous producing game' Peter Bart, Editor in Chief, Variety"

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