REVIEWS for CREATIVE PRODUCING: A Pitch-to Picture Guide to Movie Development
Library Journal STARRED Review:
“This is sheer gold for anyone trying to break into the field of producing films, from finding material and pitching it to studio executives to follow-up marketing when the film is finally completed. Baum (writing this book with the help of her husband, seasoned screenwriter Tom Baum) is a creative producer who tackles each project from its inception, often selling the original idea to studios. The former co-president of Dolly Parton’s production company, Baum has produced 34 movies, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the remake of Father of the Bride, and the Oscar–winning documentary Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt. Baum pulls no punches discussing bad bosses she’s worked for, including film producer Jon Peters, whom she calls “a man without a work ethic or a moral center.” There are also fascinating tales of dealing with strong-minded talents, such as Barbra Streisand and Robert De Niro. Baum and her husband know what they’re talking about and express it succinctly in this scintillating primer on producing films. VERDICT Invaluable to readers seeking a career in the film-producing field, but lively enough to please a wide audience.”
https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/creative-producing-a-pitchtopicture-guide-to-movie-development-1799969
San Diego Jewish World:
“‘Creative Producing’ is a Highly Readable Primer on the Movie Industry”
https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2023/09/15/creative-producing-is-a-highly-readable-primer-on-the-movie-industry/
Midwest Book Review:
“Impressively comprehensive, exceptionally well written, thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation, “Creative Producing: A Pitch-to-Picture Guide to Movie Development” must be considered a core addition to personal, professional, community, film school, and academic library Cinematic and Video Direction/Production instructional reference collections.”
https://www.midwestbookreview.com/lbw/oct_23.htm#TheatreCinema
INTERVIEWS
FilmWeek with Larry Mantle: https://www.kpcc.org/podcast/filmweek/filmweek-feature-larrys-interview-with-tv-and-film-producer-carol-baum-about-her-new-book
Inside Hollywood with Hawk Koch: https://mptf.com/carolbaum/
Industry Standard podcast, with Barry Katz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA-ftHGuQgU&ab_channel=BarryKatz
Mentors on the Mic podcast, with Michelle Simone Miller:
The Do’s and Don’ts of PITCHING YOUR FILM with Hollywood Producer Carol Baum
Excerpt from Creative Producing: a Pitch-to-Picture Guide to Movie Development by Carol Baum
Writers on Film podcast, with John Bleasdale: https://podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/writers-on-film/id1567023095?l=en&i=1000631691642
BookTrib with Meryl Moss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_wPHMRLHjs&t=9s
EVENTS
November 5th, 2023: Screening of Jacknife starring Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, and Kathy Baker at the San Pedro Film Festival.
November 14th, 2023: “Insider’s Guide to Hollywood” Class at Zibby’s Bookshop.
November 15th, 2023: The Good Girl Screening at the Laemmle Royal, with Executive Producer Carol Baum, Director Miguel Arteta, Producer Matthew Greenfield, and Casting Director Joanna Colbert, through veteran film critic Stephen Farber’s screening series, Reel Talk.
January 16th, 2024: Screening of Dead Ringers starring Jeremy Irons and directed by David Cronenberg at the Los Feliz 3, including Q&A with award-winning writer Larry Karaszewski (The People vs. Larry Flynt, American Crime Story, Ed Wood).
April 11th, 2024: Screening of Dead Ringers at the Jacob Burns Film Center in New York, with Q&A moderated by former New York Times critic and Jacob Burns Center Board President Janet Maslin.
June 29th, 2024: Q&A and book signing event at Bart’s Books in Ojai, California.