Chitram Producer Lab

Don’t just watch films.
Learn how to make one.

From Film Lover to Film Producer

Fifteen modules that take you from loving films to producing one - ending with your own Chitram project, ready to share.

₹9,999

One-time. Lifetime access. Fifteen modules that end with your own Chitram project.

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Curriculum

  1. 01

    Film Business

    How money, rights and audiences actually move in Indian cinema.

  2. 02

    Story Selection

    Reading for producibility: what makes a story worth two years of your life.

    • Story Selection - Part 115 min
    • Story Selection - Part 218 min
    • Story Selection - Part 321 min
  3. 03

    Rights

    Options, assignments, registration and what you must own before you spend a rupee.

    • Rights - Part 115 min
    • Rights - Part 218 min
    • Rights - Part 321 min
  4. 04

    Budgeting

    Top sheets, contingencies and the three numbers every investor asks for.

    • Budgeting - Part 115 min
    • Budgeting - Part 218 min
    • Budgeting - Part 321 min
  5. 05

    Production Structure

    LLPs, co-productions, line producers and who signs what.

    • Production Structure - Part 115 min
    • Production Structure - Part 218 min
    • Production Structure - Part 321 min
  6. 06

    Casting

    Casting as packaging: how a name changes a budget.

    • Casting - Part 115 min
    • Casting - Part 218 min
    • Casting - Part 321 min
  7. 07

    Crew

    Heads of department, day rates and the crew you need at each stage.

    • Crew - Part 115 min
    • Crew - Part 218 min
    • Crew - Part 321 min
  8. 08

    Scheduling

    From screenplay breakdown to a shooting schedule that survives rain.

    • Scheduling - Part 115 min
    • Scheduling - Part 218 min
    • Scheduling - Part 321 min
  9. 09

    Contracts

    Cast, crew, location and music agreements - what to never sign.

    • Contracts - Part 115 min
    • Contracts - Part 218 min
    • Contracts - Part 321 min
  10. 10

    Production

    The producer's day on set: problems, money, morale.

    • Production - Part 115 min
    • Production - Part 218 min
    • Production - Part 321 min
  11. 11

    Post Production

    Edit, sound, colour, VFX and the delivery list nobody warns you about.

    • Post Production - Part 115 min
    • Post Production - Part 218 min
    • Post Production - Part 321 min
  12. 12

    Marketing

    Posters, trailers, social and the release calendar.

    • Marketing - Part 115 min
    • Marketing - Part 218 min
    • Marketing - Part 321 min
  13. 13

    Distribution

    Theatrical, OTT, satellite, overseas: the deal shapes and the waterfalls.

    • Distribution - Part 115 min
    • Distribution - Part 218 min
    • Distribution - Part 321 min
  14. 14

    Film Finance

    Pre-sales, gap, equity and how to talk to people who fund films.

    • Film Finance - Part 115 min
    • Film Finance - Part 218 min
    • Film Finance - Part 321 min
  15. 15

    Final Project

    Build your own Chitram project, publish it, and take it to the network.

    • Final Project - Part 115 min
    • Final Project - Part 218 min
    • Final Project - Part 321 min