Creative Producing: A Pitch-To-Picture Guide to Movie Development

Go behind the scenes with the producer of Father of the Bride to learn all the skills necessary to be a top Hollywood producer

As former co-president of Dolly Parton's production company, Sandollar, and as a successful independent producer, Carol Baum is an expert in the art of film production. Creative Producing provides a crash course in the frequently misunderstood producer's role and the many skills needed to survive and thrive in Hollywood. Readers receive a master class in production--from pitching, script development, and packaging, to working with stars, directors, and difficult executives. Enhanced with behind-the-scenes stories from Baum's illustrious career, Creative Producing offers an intimate look behind the Hollywood curtain to give film students, cinephiles, aspiring executives, and industry insiders a must-have guide to understanding film development from successful pitch to hit picture.


Author: Carol Baum, Tom Baum
Publisher: Allworth
Published: 10/03/2023
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.60h x 6.20w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781621538370
ISBN10: 1621538370
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | Direction & Production
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Performing Arts | Film | Reference

About the Author
Carol Baum has produced 34 movies, 17 of them independently. As co-president of Sandollar Productions, Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin's production company, for ten years, she produced such hits as Father of the Bride; the Academy Award-winning documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt; Jacknife; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Kicking and Screaming; and many more. As an indie producer, Baum's films include The Good Girl, My First Mister, and Boychoir, as well as television movies for Hallmark and several documentaries. Baum currently teaches producing at USC's School of Cinematic Arts and is a mentor for the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC.