MARK HEIDELBERGER
Producer, Line Producer, Unit Production Manager,
Post Supervisor, Development Consultant
I provide the following fee-based services for independent writers, filmmakers and artists. Rates are negotiable and will vary depending on the project’s scope and overall budget size.
SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT
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Develop ideas into loglines, synopses and treatments
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Develop treatments into full length film and television screenplays
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Provide individual consultation on the creative direction of finished screenplays
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Create detailed page notes, coverage and comprehensive written notes on screenplays
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Provide copy editing services
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Provide polishing, rewriting and ghostwriting services
SCHEDULES & BUDGETS
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Convert finished screenplays into professional shooting scripts
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Create complete sets of breakdown pages
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Create stripboards and shooting schedules
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Create day out of days for principal cast, extras, vehicles, etc.
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Create full production budgets
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Provide individual consultation on all schedules and budgets
PACKAGING & BUSINESS PLANS
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Assist in attaching directors, actors and other personnel of value
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Set up development projects with domestic distributors and foreign sales agents
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Provide individual consultation on projects throughout the packaging and financing phase
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Create full project business plans and pitch decks that filmmakers can present to investors
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
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Oversee the scouting and locking of all filming locations
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Manage the entire production team and hire all crew members
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Procure all necessary production insurance
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Establish signatory status with any applicable unions
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Hire the casting director and oversee the casting process
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Secure all vendors, vehicles and equipment necessary for production
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Oversee all production matters and ensure principal photography goes smoothly
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Ensure the creation and execution of all legal documents associated with the production
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISION
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Hire editors/assistant editors and oversee the entire editorial process
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Hire and manage all post audio personnel, finishers, colorists, graphics and VFX artists
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Oversee the creation and licensing of all music, including hiring composers and music supervisors
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Schedule and manage all spotting sessions
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Handle all post production matters through delivery of the final master
MARKETING / DISTRIBUTION
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Oversee the creation of all key art and marketing materials from concept through execution
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Provide consultation on marketing and distribution strategies
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Create publicity and press before, during and after the production phase
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Handle a project's run on the festival circuit
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Set up completed projects with domestic distributors and foreign sales agents
* PLEASE NOTE: I do not shop scripts, buy scripts or raise financing for projects.