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WHAT DOES A PRODUCER DO? AND HOW DO I BECOME ONE?

Casting Workbook, in partnership with Producer Essentials, is proud to offer a new 12 module video masterclass series for aspiring producers who are looking to take the next step & bring their creative project to life.

Producer Essentials: A Comprehensive Guide to Business Affairs and Production Law for Film & Television

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For Aspiring Producers

Whether you’re an actor, director, writer, an aspiring business professional or a passionate creative interested in how the production industry works, this series will save you time and money. Producer Essentials: A Comprehensive Guide to Business Affairs and Production Law for Film & Television offers you the tools you need to effectively navigate the Film & TV production landscape and get your first project off the ground.

Learn from the very best

Developed and designed by top entertainment lawyers, Lori Massini & Heather Watt, Producer Essentials brings together current industry legal experts & business professionals to provide step-by-step instruction, essential information & firsthand experience into every video session.

Master Class Instruction

Through 12 video modules, totalling 16 hours of content, this self-paced course covers all aspects of producing a film or television production, from financing the project and post-production requirements to marketing and pitching your project to investors, festivals and distributors.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Independent Film Production

In this module Sean Covel (Film Producer, Napoleon Dynamite) gives you a thorough overview of the path to becoming a producer, including a look at the demographics, genre considerations and creative development of independent films vs studio films.

Sourcing and Securing Independent Investment

In this module Sean Covel (Film Producer, Beneath) discusses crafting the perfect pitch, including how to create a pitch deck, find investors and manage investor relationships.

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Sean Covel

Sean Covel, Film Producer

Sean Covel is a Los Angeles-based Film and Television Producer whose credits include ”Beneath” for Paramount Pictures, ”The 12 Dogs of Christmas” directed by Academy Award Winner Keith Merrill, and the iconic independent film ”Napoleon Dynamite”. Together, Covel’s films have won multiple awards, generated over one-quarter-billion dollars in revenue internationally, and gotten nerds prom dates across the globe. He very much wishes that would’ve been the case when he was in high school.

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