Business Plan Books for Film

Film Proposals top picks for Business Plan Books for Film Funding and Financing, Low Budget, Business Plans and Budgets. See the best books on the market today, written by leading experts. Of course, we think our Business Plan Books are the best, but we also have tons of other recommendations for you. We have read hundreds of Film Funding books and recommend the following as some of the most helpul books on the market today.

Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide

A Business and Legal Sourcebook. In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film-from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie.

Link: Independent Film Producer’s Survival Guide

Filmmakers & Financing: Business Plans for Independents

“An excellent, insightful guide to attracting financing for indie films. Louise Levison takes a sane, balanced approach to research, comparables and projections, achieving honest outlooks in business plans that are accurate and convincing to equity investors. An important tool for filmmakers and producers seeking innovative financing models.”
— Danny Glover, Actor/Director/Producer

“Thank you so much for all your help from the business plan to the emails and introductions. You have helped this film become what it is today.”
— Robin Cowie, Producer, The Blair Witch Project

Link: Filmmakers & Financing: Business Plans for Independents

The Digital Filmmaking Handbook

Covering everything from writing and pre-production planning to shooting and post-production editing and effects, the book has been thoroughly updated to cover the latest hardware, software, and production processes. It also now includes coverage of the latest filmmaking-related apps and the shift toward digital distribution.

Link: The Digital Filmmaking Handbook

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