Join Bart’s Books for a behind-the-scenes talk on Hollywood producing with Carol Baum on Saturday, June 29th from 6-7!
Creative Producing: A Pitch-to-Picture Guide to Movie Development is a master class in production––from pitching, script development, and packaging, to working with stars, directors, and difficult executives. Full of stories from Baum's successful career in the industry, Creative Producing offers a peek behind-the-scenes to give film students, cinephiles, aspiring executives, and industry insiders a must-have guide to understanding film development from successful pitch to hit picture.
This book is inspired by Carol Baum’s teaching experience at the American Film Institute and USC, where, as an active producer, she instructs students how to enter Hollywood once they graduate.
“I wish I’d had a book like this when I was starting out— an intimate look behind the Hollywood curtain, a guide to all the skills you need to survive as a producer.” ––Carol Baum
"Carol is one of the most decent, capable, and talented people I’ve ever worked with. She was the heart and soul of my company Sandollar during the years that she was with us." ––Dolly Parton
"Carol Baum was the first real producer who saw my potential as a creator. She has always been one of the most astute, wise, kind, funny and indefatigable producers in our business and working with her was a total pleasure." ––Mike White, Writer/Director, The White Lotus, The Good Girl
Carol Baum, film and TV producer, has produced 34 movies, 17 of them independently. Baum teaches producing in the Film and Television Production Division at USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. She is a mentor for the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC. As co- president of Sandollar Productions, Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin’s production company, she produced such hits as Father of the Bride; Jacknife; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Kicking and Screaming; and many more. As an indie producer, Baum's films include The Good Girl, My First Mister, and Boychoir, as well as television movies for Hallmark and several documentaries.