Classes, Seminars & Hands-On Training
Online Seminars - Hands-On Instructions
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Classes Include Full PDF & Support Materials
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| BUDGETING & SCHEDULING – $100 | |
Detailed three-hour overview of the twin pillars of production - scheduling & budgeting. This intensive course analyzes the process, technique and complex relationship between a film's schedule & its budget. This complete class - including all support materials - is now available on DVD/CD from The GrokShop. |
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BUDGETING & SCHEDULINGInstructor: Norman BernsThe filmmakers first step is to understand the relationship between the script and the budget. The two must "match" in order to have enough (but not too much) money for the production.Three basic steps to understanding and implementing the relationship.
Before there can be a production, before there's even a budget, there has to be a schedule. Here's how and why.
With the script trimmed to shape and the schedule exactly right, it's finally time to make a budget. But how?
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| BUDGETING - BASIC INTRODUCTION – $75 | |
This is a course for beginners. It covers WHY budgets are essential, WHAT a budget does for filmmakers and how it HELPS your production. The class outlines the structure of a basic budget and shows how to get started. Basic Budgeting is the course to take before starting your first budget. This class is available only by request. |
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BUDGETING - BASIC INTRODUCTIONInstructor: Norman BernsWhat is a Budget?
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| BUDGETING with EP BUDGETING Novice to Intermediate – $100 |
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The standard Hollywood studio budgeting program. (Based on Movie Magic, but entirely new.) Learn to work with its basic structure; learn to take control of its most advanced features; learn how to deliver "smarter" budgets. Two hours. This class is available only by request. |
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| BUDGETING with EP BUDGETING Intermediate to Advanced – $100 |
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The standard Hollywood studio budgeting program. (Based on Movie Magic, but entirely new.) Learn to work with its basic structure; learn to take control of its most advanced features; learn how to deliver "smarter" budgets. Two hours. This class is available only by request. |
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| BUDGETING with SHOWBIZ BUDGETING – $100 | |
Getting the most out of the film industry's most adaptable budgeting program. Change the look and feel instantly, from budgeting commercials to features to TV episodics. All with full implementation of actualization, vendor lists and petty cash tracking. Two hours. This class is available only by request. |
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BUDGETING with SHOWBIZ BUDGETINGInstructor: Norman Berns
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| BUDGETING Picking Programs & Making Budgets – $125 |
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Hands-on and How-to, from picking the right program for the job to breaking down the script to the creation of a budget. Where do the costs come from? What's the Chart of Accounts? What are Fringes and Globals and Groups? This seminar provides extensive details about the major budgeting programs and every line in a budget. Plus techniques to make smarter budgets for better productions. Three Hours. This class is available only by request. |
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| BUSINESS PLANS – $125 | |
The substance of a business plan and how to use it. A step-by-step guide to planning and writing effective business & marketing plans, then coupling them with a Private Placement Memorandum for fund raising. This complete class - including all support materials - is now available on DVD/CD from The GrokShop. |
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BUSINESS PLANSInstructor: Norman BernsCourse includes a complete PDF of the class, business plan Table of Contents and 35MB of support materials.
Defining your Film
Finding the funding
Backup & Support Resources
You can now order this complete class (with all support documents) on CD/DVD
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| CASH FLOW ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTION – $50 | |
| The basic information to support the numbers in a business plan. How much money do you REALLY need? And when do you need it? The process is extremely simple, but requires a solid understanding of both production scheduling and budgeting. The course will be fast-paced. One hour. | |
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CASH FLOW ANALYSIS FOR PRODUCTIONInstructor: Norman BernsWhat do you need and when will you need it...? Money Matters |
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| PITCH TO WIN – $99 | |
You have FIVE MINUTES to present your idea, your needs, your plan. Here's how to condense your script, your business plan, your marketing plan and your profit goals down to the most important five minutes of your life. And have enough time left over for small talk. Yes, you can do it - if you know how. Two Hours. |
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PITCH TO WINInstructor: Norman BernsInvestment Sources - Profit & Non
Nine Essential that Hone Your Pitch |
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| RIGHTING ROTTEN RÉSUMÉS – $50 | |
Resumes can help you get work. Or make sure you lose every job. The way resumes are written, even the way they're delivered can make all the difference. Learn what producers look for. And what they hate to find. One hour. This class is available only by request. |
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RIGHTING ROTTEN RÉSUMÉSInstructor: Norman BernsClass includes FREE consultation and detailed review of your resume.
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| WRITING EFFECTIVE EMAILS – $50 | |
Emails - good, bad, ugly, brilliant. Learn which kind you're sending. And how they make you look. Take control of your communications with steps that make you look better, sound smarter and get the results you want. One hour. This class is available only by request. |
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WRITING EFFECTIVE EMAILSInstructor: Norman Berns
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