Checking date: 13/03/2018


Course: 2021/2022

Production Management
(12309)
Master in Film and Television (Plan: 320 - Estudio: 290)
EPH


Coordinating teacher: CILLER TENREIRO, MARIA CARMEN

Department assigned to the subject: Communication and Media Studies Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

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Objectives
-To possess and understand key knowledge to be able to be original in the development and application of ideas, often within a research context. -Capacity to apply knowledge and solve problems in new environments within wider contexts (or multidisciplinary) related to the area of study. -Capacity to express knowledge, convey reasoning and reach conclusions to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear, unambiguous fashion. -Capacity to learn in order to keep studying in an autonomous fashion. -Produce, manage and organize audiovisual productions for cinema and television. -Evaluate and organize the economic management of productions. -Identify the roles and human resources relations within the context of audiovisual productions. -Define exploitation and commercialization pathways for audiovisual productions. -Identify, select and develop proposals for film and television projects. -Capacity to create viability studies, package creation and budgets. -Capacity to identify funding opportunities and solve economic and financial problems for audiovisual projects. -Create and explain audiovisual projects in pitching sessions. -Identify and classify the appropriate technical and working crews for each phase of the project: preproduction, shooting and postproduction. -Control the amortization processes of audiovisual productions. -Supervise and manage the postproduction and finalization processes.
Skills and learning outcomes
Description of contents: programme
1. PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT VS. EXECUTIVE PRODUCTION 2. THE CREW 3. PREPRODUCTION 4. PRODUCTION SOFTWARE 5. BUDGET 6. PRACTICAL CASES ON FILM PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT I 7. PRACTICAL CASES ON FILM PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT I
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Basic Bibliography
  • Clevé, Bastian.. Film Production Management. . Focal Press. 2006
  • Honthaner, Eve Light. The Complete Film Production Handbook. . Focal Press. 2010
  • Rea, Peter W.. Producing and directing the Short Film and Video. Focal Press. 2010

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.