Renowned Executive Producing course: Register your interest

Scheduled over four days, the course will develop the knowledge, skills and methodologies used by Executive Producers in the creation of screen content for all exhibition and broadcast media.

The course will provide participants with the opportunity to develop practical professional skills and knowledge in:

• Presenting a business case for private investors, production companies and screen markets.
• Locating and structuring finance for screen projects domestically and internationally.
• Relevant aspects of contract/intellectual property law, and standard screen contracts.
• Models of distribution - theatrical, DVD, VOD, pay per view, free to air, online, licensing, and merchandising.
  

This is an excellent opportunity for students to interact with fellow students and industry practitioners to realise their own projects.

Classes are limited to a maximum of 24 students in order to ensure a quality learning experience. Students will receive comprehensive notes for each topic and the sessions will include a wide range of practical activities and opportunities to ask questions and initiate discussion to support learning that will inform participants in the workplace.

Melbourne and Sydney teachers currently proposed for the Perth Course are listed below.

Tait Brady:
Producer and consultant. Tait is the principal of The Acme Film Company, a Melbourne-based consultancy and production company. He is a consultant to independent producers, distributors and film agencies as well as producing and developing several projects across a range of formats. From 2004 to 2008 he was one of two Feature Film Evaluation Managers at the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC); and from 1996-2004 he was General Manager of the leading independent distribution company Palace Films. Prior to joining Palace in 1996, Tait was Director of the Melbourne International Film Festival for 9 years (1988-96).

John Endrina:
Financier and business strategist. San Francisco born native, John ran an investment bank in California for 8 years specialising in film finance. He has been associated with many local San Francisco productions including La Mission and Harvey Milk. He left finance to concentrate on writing - several of his features are now in production.

Shaun Miller:
Entertainment lawyer. Shaun has worked in many aspects of the film industry including production (with filmmaker Paul Cox) and distribution and exhibition (with Sharmill Films and Cinema Nova). Recent projects Shaun has worked on include the feature films Ned Kelly, The Rage in Placid Lake, Gettin' Square and Suburban Mayhem. Shaun also acted for the producer of Adam Elliot's short animated film Harvie Krumpet which won an Oscar at the Academy Awards in 2004.

Pamela Wilson Endrina:
Educator and producer. Pamela spent 15 years working in the Chinese film and TV industry as a production consultant before moving to San Francisco where she worked in independent film. She joined VU in 2008 as Coordinator of Research Programs in the Faculty of Business and Law and is Course Director of the Professional Certificate of Executive Screen Production. Pamela also runs her own small production company, Red Tiger Productions, developing Eurasian content.

Course Fees

• $950 - Screen and Allied industries (verifiable via CV)
• $1,250 - Others
  

Course Topics and Schedule

• March 8: Pitching and Packaging the Screen Business Case
• March 9: The Essential Legal Toolkit 
• March 10: Financing - Sources and strategies
• March 11: Sales and Distribution
  

For more information and to register: phone (03) 9919 1811 or email: esplaw@vu.edu.au

This course is proudly supported by ScreenWest and Lotterywest.