The Producer's Sourcebook, 3rd edition

Producing is 80% to 90% of the process of creating successful film or television content. It is a topic, however, that is almost ignored by beginning content creators and by film schools.

Producing is defined here to mean the business and management work necessary to: develop an idea; create a proposal; find funding; manage pre-production; oversee production; manage post-production; obtain distribution; and distribute “profits”. This work is distinct from the actual Production work with scri...