Steve Wade announced our speaker today, esteemed local filmmaker extraordinaire Rich Brauer of Brauer Productions. He talked of one of his latest films Dogman 2 Wrath of the Litter
Rich gave us the low down on the inner workings of filmmaking. Here’s how it works:
Clear the title of the film – requires legal stuff
Copyright the screenplay – create a paper trail
Declaration of some kind (Rich went kinda fast here)
Get an LLC and then an IRS number
Send screenplay to LA to check copyright infringement (Note: no filming has actually occurred yet)
Develop a marketing plan
Casting
Develop Talent Deal Memos
Get with the Screen Actor’s Guild
Figure out each scene number with the amount of time to film and determine the number of hours to make the movie
Develop a schedule for eating, rehearsal and create a blueprint for production
Shooting schedule – looks like a bowling score care
Develop Cast – day out schedule
Location and scenes need to be figured out
Call Sheet Daily – with updated info – it’s standard in “The Biz”
Develop Dogman creatures – prototype
American Human Association needs to invited to the party if any animals are used in filming – this goes for perch as well.
Product placement – you know things like Shorts Beer that’s included in a scene
Scripts are organized via “good” and “no good” takes
Hmmm…..makes our Rotary Show seem like child’s play – even though we know it isn’t!
Rich also discussed the Project Cinema MI project which allows students to develop shorts while working with a mentor. A recent film of “Sheets in the Sand” has been written and filmed locally and utilized local interns. Rich hopes for a screening in late January.
CLICK HERE to view Brauer Productions
CLICK HERE to view Dogman movie trailer
CLICK HERE to view Dogman 2 movie trailer
Rich Brauer