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Whether you’re producing your own short or assembling a debut feature, you’ll walk away with a toolkit to package, finance, shoot and deliver your film. This programme is delivered by Alessandro Farrattini, a UK-based filmmaker and Associate Producer with over a decade of experience on high-end productions and indie films alike.
Through his career, he’s worked with Oscar-nominated producer Graham Broadbent at Blueprint Pictures, as well as Netflix, Studiocanal and Sony / Marvel on the tentpole Madame Web. He currently collaborates with veteran director SJ Clarkson under her Netflix deal, and runs his own production company Curly Top Films.
Their latest BFI-funded short Toad in the Hole is on the festival circuit, with Should I Fall Behind just been picked up for distribution by the prestigious Italian company Prem1ere Films.
Alessandro has two features in development as producer with award-winning directors attached, as well as a documentary series currently in development with Netflix.
His practical, story-led approach to producing equips students with insider insight on how to build projects – and careers – that last.
What a Producer does, from development to delivery.
Packaging a film.
Elements of pitching studio execs.
Elements of budgeting and scheduling a project. Timelines templates, budget estimate, working with a line producer.
Navigating a film set as a Producer.
The importance of post-production and building the right deliverables.
Selling your film.
Week 1 — What is a Producer?
Week 2 — Development and Packaging
Week 3 — Building Your Pitch
Week 4 — Financing Your Film
Week 5 — Budgets and Schedules (Without Panic)
Week 6 — Pre-Production Nuts and Bolts
Week 7 — Production Management 101
Week 8 — Post Production and Delivery
Week 9 — Festivals and Sales
Week 10 — Career Sustainability and Getting It Done
Ideal for aspiring Producers and creatives ready to get their project off the ground, this course demystifies the journey from development to distribution.