So You Want To Be A Producer

Few jobs in Hollywood are as shrouded in mystery as the role of the producer. What does it take to be a producer, how does one get started, and what does one actually do? In So You Want to Be a Producer, Lawrence Turman, the producer of more than forty films including The Graduate, The River Wild, Short Circuit, and American History X, and Endowed Chair of the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC, shares insights and advice.

Examining all aspects of production such as raising money, securing permissions, developing a script, choosing a director, hiring actors, and marketing, this book is a resource packed with insider information and firsthand advice from top Hollywood figures. It includes a comprehensive case study of Turman’s film The Graduate and provides tips for taking a project from idea to the big screen.