Book description
"What Linda Stradling doesn't know about production management
isn't worth knowing"
The Documentary Filmmakers Group
Production Managers are responsible for all the organisational aspects
of a TV or film production such as scheduling and budgeting and
assisting producers to interpret and realise the directors' vision.
Linda Stradling is a highly experienced production manager and trainer.
Her book is based on her training handouts and notes and offers a
complete 'manual' to the role including: self organisation and systems
to use, budgets, schedules and cost control, cash flow, hiring and
firing, contracts, insurance, health and safety, setting up an efficient
and cost-effective shoot, dealing with contributors, acquiring
copyright, sourcing CGI, editors, music cue sheets, deliverables, people
skills and ethics. A chapter contribution is included from leading drama
production manager Julie Clark (currently line producer on Glorious 39
, Stephen Poliakoff's new film).
Written by an industry insider, this is an exhaustive manual to every
aspect of the job, with reference material and real-life examples.
Essential paperwork and sample budgets can also be found on our website.
A complete on-the-job reference tool. Linda Stradling
is an experienced and well-established production manager who works for
major broadcasters, including Channel 4, BBC, Working Title, Mentorn,
the Discovery Channel & National Geographic. Linda teaches
production management skills on professional industry courses.
