
Independent Film & Video Production Company
Cinema & Television Production
Cinema & Television Production
Kenneth Altman is a producer, production manager and 1st AD with over 25 years experience in media development and production, particularly in cinema and television production. He is a creative leader with expertise in transitioning concepts into motion pictures and has been a key part of a variety of productions in the United States and around the world.
Kenneth is a strong team leader both on set and in the office. His organizational skills and keen attention to detail make him the ideal candidate for collaborative leadership roles such as UPM and 1st AD but also position him for the commonly individual tasks of screenplay breakdown, scheduling and budgeting for film.
Kenneth has produced, production managed and assistant directed a variety of feature films including The Gateway, Last Moment of Clarity, Man's Best Friend, Affairs of State, The Reliant, The Bill Collector, For The Glory, Touched By Grace, Christmas on the Coast, Shifting Gears and the Oscar Nominated Alone Yet Not Alone as well as a number of direct to DVD projects.
A member of the Producers Guild of America (www.producersguild.org/member/KennethAltman), Kenneth is equipped with a Master of Arts degree from Regent University, a B.A. from George Fox University and is a graduate of Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon.
There are many ways to get your film made and nearly all of them require that an expert filmmaker has first performed a breakdown of your screenplay to derive a budget and a preliminary schedule. Without these all-important “blueprints” investors, distributors and film executives will be unable to accurately assess the potential value of your project and less likely to show interest in it.
Information is key. Are there named actors attached? Will the project be signatory to any or all of the production unions/guilds - - SAG-AFTRA, DGA, WGA, IATSE, Teamsters, etc? How much stage vs location shooting is expected? Where will production and post-production take place - - Country, State, City -- and are there film production incentives in those places?
The more details provided about the logistical aspects of the project, the more closely the preliminary schedule and budget will resemble the final shooting schedule and budget, requiring relatively simple modifications by a Line Producer or UPM once the project is greenlit and pre-production starts.
Generally, the greater the complexity of the project the higher the production budget will be and, consequently, the more work the preparation of the Breakdown, Schedule and Budget becomes.
Rates for a Screenplay Breakdown, Preliminary Shooting Schedule and Preliminary Budget are based on the weekly rate for UPMs published in the current DGA Low Budget Side Letter corresponding to the projected budget of the project.
CinèFoundry Entertainment has the expertise and experience to create a Schedule & Budget you can be assured are viable and bankable.
PRELIMINARY SHOOTING SCHEDULE INCLUDES:
PRELIMINARY BUDGET INCLUDES:
Screenplay? Check
Money? Check
Let's Roll.
CinèFoundry provides expert Production Management services to help you complete your project on time and on budget.
Filmmaking is complicated. Sets, Props, Costumes, Lights, Cameras, Grip Equipment - the list goes on. But when the cameras roll a Director needs to concentrate on working with actors. A 1st AD steps on to manage all the logistics so a Director can concentrate on performances.
Whatever the project, from Multi-Million dollar Feature Films and TV shows to Commercials, PSAs and Industrial Training videos, CinèFoundry can find the right crew.... big or small. Specializing in Virginia-based video and film productions we also have good contacts in North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Los Angeles, New York (NYC & Buffalo) and Michigan.
Silent Pictures went away almost 100 years ago. CinèFoundry provides Production Sound services for all types of video and film productions, from ENG and Reality TV to Feature Films.
Have a commercial, PSA or industrial video you want to make? CinèFoundry can do that too. Use the Contact page below and let's get started.
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