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.

    • 02

      Story Selection

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

      • 03

        Rights

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

        • 04

          Budgeting

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

          • 05

            Production Structure

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

            • 06

              Casting

              Casting as packaging: how a name changes a budget.

              • 07

                Crew

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

                • 08

                  Scheduling

                  From screenplay breakdown to a shooting schedule that survives rain.

                  • 09

                    Contracts

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

                    • 10

                      Production

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

                      • 11

                        Post Production

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

                        • 12

                          Marketing

                          Posters, trailers, social and the release calendar.

                          • 13

                            Distribution

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

                            • 14

                              Film Finance

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

                              • 15

                                Final Project

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