Paul N Lazarus

Smart, handsome, 20-something Fred Eisele has a lot going for him. But circumstances have led to multiple murders and stolen identities as he navigates his way through life.Eisele discovered, on early release from prison, the limited job market for convicted felons. With the assistance of his former prison cellmate, he assumes the identity of the deceased Dan Rankin. He prospers in his new identity until his actions force him to again change it. He emerges at the book's end as Toby Smith, a deceased young attorney, who will hang out his shingle as an attorney in a small town in New Hampshire.

This is a well-written, A-to-Z guide to producing movies, whether they are large-budget studio-backed productions or low-budget and mid-budget independents. Logically organised to follow a film's usual timeline from conception to birth, this completely revised and updated edition of Lazarus's 'The Film Producer' includes thorough discussions of: DEVELOPMENT -- Acquisition of materials, choosing and working with writers, working with agents, working with studios, financing outside the studio system; PRE-PRODUCTION -- Roles and duties of the film crew and the producer's team, budgeting, casting, shootings schedules; PRODUCTION -- Managing the movie and its budget, choosing and working with a director, production politics; POST-PRODUCTION Post-production process, post-production budget and schedule, editor's cut, director's cut, resolving creative disagreements; MARKETING -- Understanding the many facets of domestic and foreign distribution, developing and implementing marketing strategies, doing market research, previews, advertising, using the Internet and many, many other essential topics.