A Line Producer's Guide to Making a Movie in 10 Steps

Learn from Maura Anderson, an award-winning Line Producer celebrated for her work on acclaimed films and series like the Academy Award-nominated Winter’s Bone, Would You Rather, and Suit Up. Maura is also an Emmy nominee!

Most people don’t know the scope of what a Line Producer actually does. How does one make a budget? What goes into it? How do you devise a realistic plan to shoot a movie and how do you seamlessly make it happen? Maybe you’ve managed to finish one movie, but how do you repeat that over and over? Do I really need a real budget for my $100k film? (Hint: the answer is Yes!)

Every project, whether it's a movie, a TV show or web series - or even reality TV works - off the same basic blueprint. You need a script, a schedule, a budget, and lastly someone with a plan to manage all the elements you need to shoot, from cast and crew to locations and equipment. This person is the Line Producer.

Maura Anderson is an award winning Line Producer who has worked on films and TV series such as Academy Award nominated Winter’s Bone, Would You Rather, and Suit Up. She's the former EVP of Production for Indigenous Media, a next generation digital studio focused on producing original content for digital and emerging platforms worldwide. Having filmed in many places and situations, from the Ozark Mountains to the Alaskan Tundra, and with budgets ranging from $30k to $10M, Maura discusses everything from the minuscule details to the broader strokes of making a film. 

In this Stage 32 On-Demand Webinar, Maura will take an in depth look at all the steps a line producer takes from script stage to years after the film is made. Using materials from actual films, she’ll discuss how a script is turned into a schedule and a budget. You’ll learn how to build out your team and how you can create long lasting relationships. You’ll also learn the basics of setting up a film’s infrastructure. Lastly she’ll look at enacting the brilliant plan that you came up with and what that looks like in terms of prep, shooting and wrap.

Plus! You will receive: 

• Examples of: schedules, budgets, wrap binders, etc. all from films Maura has worked on!

PRAISE FOR MAURA'S TEACHINGS:

"Seriously one of the best webinars on the whole site. Absolutely fantastic, informative, and easy to follow. Maura gets 5, no 20 stars from me!"

-Steph G.