NEED HELP! Movie budgets and ways of distribuiton!
Radek
I need to find any info about movies distribution in Europe, France, German,
UK, etc. and also Movies budgets: German Move Budget, UK Movie Budget, and
French Movie Budget etc.
If you can help me and give me even printouts from any of this countries
move budgeting software I will be eternally grateful!
Greetings
Radek
Michael Fatemi
> ... and also Movies budgets: German Move Budget, UK Movie Budget, and
> French Movie Budget etc.
>
The best book I have come across for film-budgeting, hands down, is Ralph
Singleton's "Film Budgeting" ($18.36 Amazon.com) It is the most complete and
comprehensive volume on the subject, providing clear, concise examples based on
typical accounting forms. It is a pure Hollywood style budgeting system, so I
have no idea how it differs/relates to any comparable European styles.
Also a must are his companion books, "Film Scheduling" ($18.36 Amazon.com) and
the "Film Scheduling/Film Budgeting Workbook." ($15.96 Amazon.com) They are
produced by the Lone Eagle Publishing Co. They can be contacted at the
following:
2337 Roscomare Road, Ste 9
Los Angeles, CA 90077-1851
310/471-8066 vox
310/471-4969 fax
http://www.loneeagle.com
Both the scheduling and budgeting books list varieties of applicable software in
their appendices, though some of them are outdated, but may be nonetheless
useful. I don't use any of them as I prefer a more hands-on approach.
I am however "adapting" Singleton's budgeting account forms into a single MS
Excel97 document, which I hope to have finished by the end of June. If you're
interested in a free copy (once I've gotten copyright approval, of course),
email me seperately, and I'll keep you updated. I have also adapted his "Script
Breakdown Sheet" (pg 24, Film Scheduling) into a Pagemaker 6.0 document, which,
pending copyright permission, hope to also make available.
Best regards,
Michael Fatemi
vgm...@home.com
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Michael Fatemi
> Know any good books on art direction?
>
Nope. Art directing--and I say this never having done it--would be like any
other kind of art or directing: it's not something you're going to pick up out
of a few books, let alone a single one. Book smarts only go so far for an
artist; what you really need is life smarts.
The important thing in art direction is that you are creating a "look" and a
"feel" for the film's sets, costumes, props, etc. The cinematographer controls
how something is seen, but the art director controls what is seen, so like a
good cinematographer, you want to maintain a cohesive vision throughout.
A good example of this was Disney's "Mulan." Stop laughing. Because it was
set in Ancient China, the art director not only worked to make sure the images
were accurate, but if you watch the smoke and clouds, they're drawn the same way
the Chinese painted them, thus enhancing the "feel" and keeping it true.
You can see this in the movies of the '20s that used French Impressionism or
German Expressionism, which would then later evolve into Film Noire. These
weren't originally filmic styles; the art directors took these styles from what
was then current in the art world, which, at least in Europe, allowed film to
become another medium within an artistic movement rather than seperating it out
as was true in America.
My best recommendation is to look at art books or even hit a few art museums
for the classics. You can even find some great resources just by searching
Yahoo for known artists. Imagine a film where the art director took inspiration
from Munch or Escher (eg. Labyrinth) or Dali (eg. Un Chien Andalou). My
personal tastes run towards the Photorealist (Hopper) or Orientalist styles, but
I also greatly enjoy Chinese watercolors or Japanese block prints (Kuneyoshi,
Yoshi Toshi, Hokusai, Hiroshige, etc.). Anyways, I hope this helps, and
remember, nothing done right is done easy.
Best Regards,
Michael Fatemi
vgm...@home.com