Past Workshop Descriptions

Starting a Production Company

This intensive two-evening workshop is designed as a broad introduction for those interested in: starting their own production company, cultivating and building their media producer intelligence toolkit, developing co-production relationships, and selling their skills as a freelancer and indie producer offering production services to the media industry. The workshop will also provide clarity on: corporations, partnerships, work-for-hire engagements, IP security, why it’s important to perform due diligence on business relationships, and your personal credit history. The why and when of business registration/incorporation, the importance of detailed record-keeping and bookkeeping, internal audit of all matters related to the government such as HST/GST, and corporate and personal tax filings. Understanding the critical building blocks of production relationships, production insurance, and completion guarantee, building personal and production company brand and reputation with careful curation of SME. Other topics include what production companies look for to confidently hire the services of a freelancer and why delivering as promised is important to the overall success of your business. Emphasis will also be placed on understanding the business language of the industry, getting organized, and building awareness of the various auxiliary professions with the capacity to support your business and production aspirations.

The Introduction to Independent Filmmaking workshop is strongly recommended as a prerequisite. This course is recommended as a companion to Introduction to Production Accounting, Production Management and Producing workshops.

Past Instructor: Marva Ollivierre
Category: Production
Maximum Capacity: 12
8 hours of instruction in 2 parts$125 /member$150 /nonmember

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