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This does what no book on production has done beforeyou actually can go out and make a movie after you read it. Maureen Ryan is one of the best independent producers working today and this book will show you why. Like her, it's thorough, thoughtful, and highly enjoyable. Whether you are a novice or a professional, there is much to learn here.

Ben Odell, Producer, Padre Nuestro; Partner, Panamax Films

You never will ask what does a producer do? once you read Maureen's brilliant book. She has fully described, in detail, all aspects of production, along with her own personal experiences. If you want to be the producer everyone raves about, this book is for you. I consider it The Production Bible for all producersit has everything you need to produce your feature, short, or documentary film.

Carole Dean, Author, The Art of Film Funding www.FromTheHeartProductions.com

Where was this book when I needed it? The table of contents alone would have saved me days and dollars. For the first time ever, no filmmaker can make the excuse I didn't know!

Jeff Pucillo; Actor/producer, Roots in Water

An awesomely clear, detailed, and readable, step-by-step guide to everything you ever needed to know about indie film production. And it comes from someone who knows what she's talking aboutMaureen Ryan is one of the most effective and accomplished producers on the independent film scene today. This is the book we've all been waiting for! A must-read for everyone making, or even contemplating, an independent film.

Susanna Styron; Writer/director: Shadrach; 100 Centre Street

Finally, a book that lays out, practically, how to get through a shoot. No one ever tells you this stuffyou're expected to learn it the hard wayuntil now. Written by one of the best producers I've ever worked with.

Paul Cotter, Writer/director: BOMBER; Estes Avenue

This book, like Maureen Ryan herself, is an absolute gift for any filmmaker to know and work with. The material is both accessible and comprehensive, distilling Maureen's clear-eyed wisdom into doable directives. Her thorough approach, peppered with tangible experiences, is a great read for filmmakers hungry for knowledge and the ability to manifest their visions. I wish this book had been required reading in my Sight and Sound class! The lists and tools provided create a map for navigating the journey of production and troubleshooting its many unexpected variables. Maureen's attention to every detail and her veteran outlook provide the assurance, guidance, and clarity for filmmakers to successfully deliver their creative babies. She not only outlines the physical jumps that need to be navigated in production, but deftly handles the psychological preparation necessary to make crucial decisions. Her straight-shooting tone sets this book apart from how to and theory bookstruly marrying experience with the nuts and bolts that bring the process of filmmaking to life.

Domenica Cameron Scorcese, Writer/director: Roots in Water; Spanish Boots

This is THE book for producers. Nowhere else will you find the wisdom, insight, and tried-and-true, nuts-and-bolts know-how found here.

Sheila Curran Dennin, Writer/director: RED FLAG; Becoming Medusa

Maureen Ryan shares her extensive, first-hand experience as an independent producer and shepherds aspiring producers, step-by-step, through the entire process, creating a unique road map that will inevitably make both the creative and business journeys easier.

Sharon Badal, New York University, Tisch School of the Arts;
Author, Swimming Upstream A Lifesaving Guide to Short-Film Distribution

PRODUCER TO PRODUCER

A Step-By-Step Guide to
LOW-BUDGET INDEPENDENT FILM PRODUCING

MAUREEN A. RYAN

MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS

Published by Michael Wiese Productions
12400 Ventura Blvd. #1111
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 379-8799, (818) 986-3408 (FAX)
www.mwp.com

Cover design by MWP
Interior design by William Morosi
Copyedited by Arthur G. Insana
Printed by Sheridan Books

Manufactured in the United States of America
Copyright 2010 by Maureen A. Ryan
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Ryan, Maureen A.
Producer to producer : a step-by-step guide to low-budget independent film producing / by Maureen A. Ryan.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-932907-75-9
1. Motion pictures--Production and direction. 2. Low-budget films. I. Title.
PN1995.9.P7R93 2010
791.4302'32--dc22

2010001871

Printed on Recycled Stock

For Rick

CONTENTS
FOREWORD

Maureen Ryan has been producing my films from the time of our very first meeting in the spring of 1997. Our first project together was a daunting, ambitious period film with no obvious commercial prospects and a tiny budget provided by the BBC.

You'd have to be crazy to want to produce this filmit involved elaborate historical recreations that needed to be filmed across all four seasons, on location in Wisconsin. There were stunts with horses and steam trains, hangings, shootings, and burnings. The script called for a 19th century mansion to be burned down. All of this was achievedand moreacross a production that sprawled over two years on a budget that was little more than a well-funded music video of the time. It turned out that Maureen wasn't crazy at allshe was just methodical, resourceful, and bold. Looking back now, I still don't know how we did it. Or, rather, how she did itthough some of the answers can now be found in this book.

The resulting film, Wisconsin Death Trip , premiered at the Telluride and Venice Film Festivals and was theatrically released in the U.S. and the UK. It even turned a small profit. Our collaborations have grown in budget and scope, since then. We've worked together on documentaries and features and have grown together in our experience of production. Like all filmmakers we've never quite had the resources we wanted. The genius of a great producer is to never let you feel that is a problem.

So, Maureen knows what she is talking about. In this book anyone who's involvedor wants to be involvedin film production, at any level, will find answers to every question and pitfall a production generates. Like her productions, the book is clear, detailed, generous, and inspiring.

James Marsh, February 2010

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A sincere thanks to all the talented students I've been blessed to work with over the last decade. You constantly remind me of why I love what I do. Especially my students at Columbia University's School of the Arts Graduate Film ProgramI've learned more from you than you can imagine.

Thanks to Carole Dean for your constant support and encouragement throughout the writing of this book. Your insights, weekly notes, and intuition have been a steady beacon while I wrote draft after draft.

Thanks to all the contributors for their interviews and expert experience. You took the book to a whole other level with your contributionsIra Deutchman, Ben Odell, Christine Sadofsky, George Rush, Zach Seivers, Paul Cotter, Dave Anaxagoras, Rick Siegel, and especially Sheila Curran Dennin for the materials used in the case study.

My thanks to the directors I have had the pleasure of working with and learning from over the last two decadesJohn Nathan, Michael McNamara, James Marsh, Albert Maysles, Sheila Curran Dennin and Paul Cotter. You all live the mantra it's all about the project and I am grateful to have been able to produce your work.

Thanks to my mentors. This is a tough industry and your example and guidance made all the difference during the forks in the roadMarc Sarazin, Jon Fontana, Lewis Cole, Annette Insdorf, Dan Kleinman and Ira Deutchman.

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