The Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide

The Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide
Author: Gunnar Erickson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-01-19
Genre: Independent filmmakers
ISBN: 9781468314748

Everything you need to know to produce and market your independent film, from industry professionals with insider knowledge Balancing the inevitable tug between art and commerce is a filmmaker's job, but without film commerce, their art will never come into existence, much less reach an audience. The advice presented within The Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide reflects custom and practice in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, and emphasizes the necessary deals that need to be made to make it in the business. In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film: from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie. The Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide shepherds filmmakers through the sometimes muddled world of entertainment law, and the result is more sophisticated independent films being financed, produced, and distributed.

The Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide

The Independent Film Producer's Survival Guide
Author: J. Gunnar Erickson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Film production
ISBN: 9780825673184

In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film - from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie. This all-new second edition has been completed updated.

The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook

The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook
Author: Gunnar Erickson
Publisher: Schirmer Trade Books
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857124986

In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie.

The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide

The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide
Author: Jon M. Garon
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 397
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1641604271

Today's independent and digital filmmaking demands a clear guide to the business and legal aspects of the art. What fundraising options are available to a filmmaker? When should a filmmaker establish a corporation or limited liability company? How do screenwriters protect their work? What are a director's legal obligations to the producer, cast, and crew--and what are their obligations in return? This indispensable resource addresses the legal, financial, and organizational questions that an independent or guerrilla filmmaker must face, and the problems that will doom a project if left unanswered. It demystifies issues such as founding a film company, obtaining financing, preparing a budget, securing locations, shooting, granting screen credits, and distributing, exhibiting, and marketing a film. Newly updated and expanded, this third edition explores concepts such as integrating social media; crowd funding and nonprofit status funding; diversity, inclusion, and compensation equity; and distribution via streaming services. Appendixes provide sample contracts and riders, copyright circulars, Documentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use, and more.

Independent Film Producing

Independent Film Producing
Author: Suzanne Lyons
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1136039058

Indie Film Producing explains the simple, basic, clear cut role of the independent film producer. Raising funds to do your dream project, producing award-winning films with a low budget, putting name actors on your indie film-it's all doable, and this book guides you through the entire process of being a successful producer with bonus tips on how to effortlessly maneuver through the sphere of social media marketing and fundraising tactics. Indie film producer Suzanne Lyons pilots you through the actual making of low budget films to show you how easy and fun it can be. Laid out in a step-by-step, A to Z, matter-of-fact style that shows how the producer's role can be easy, how to treat the film as a business, and especially how to avoid the painful pitfalls faced by so many producers, this book gives you the essential tools you need to make your film a success from the ground up. . Begins with the earliest stages of concept development, continues through production & post, and ultimately concludes with distribution . Shows you how to create a buzz for your film through marketing and promotions . Interviews with global producers who produced films using social media, festivals, apps, and more, give you real-world insight that can be applied to your own films . Website points you to a fantastic collection of resources that you'll need to produce your own films (http://booksite.focalpress.com/indiefilmproducing)

The Independent Filmmaker's Guide to Writing a Business Plan for Investors, 2d ed.

The Independent Filmmaker's Guide to Writing a Business Plan for Investors, 2d ed.
Author: Gabriel Campisi
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2012-04-09
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 078646285X

Filmmakers need more than heart, talent and desire to realize their dreams: they need production capital. Finding willing investors can be the most difficult step in an aspiring filmmaker's pursuit of higher-budget, entertaining motion pictures. This practical guide provides detailed instructions on preparing the most important tool for recruiting investors, a persuasive business plan. Included in this new edition are suggested ways to approach potential investors; lists of various financial sources available to Hollywood productions, and tips on spotting unscrupulous financiers. Interviews with key Hollywood producers offer real-world insight.

Investor Financing of Independent Film

Investor Financing of Independent Film
Author: John W. Cones
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2023-10-12
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1000959848

This book explains how to comply with the federal and states securities regulations when seeking to raise money from private investors for the development, production and/or distribution of a feature or documentary film. Drawing from the experience and expertise of a securities and entertainment attorney who has worked with independent filmmakers for 30 plus years, this resource explores securities law compliance in order to help readers comply with the law and avoid criminal and civil liability, while successfully raising investor funds for their film projects. Readers will gain an understanding of why the securities laws apply to most investor financing transactions, what choices need to be made by the filmmaker, what information needs to be disclosed to prospective investors, how to comply with the SEC’s policy regarding financial projections, what is the appropriate investment vehicle for various forms of investor financing, what limitations are imposed on the use of finders and how to handle the required federal and state notice filings. It is an essential resource for any film student taking a film finance course (or a production course with a film finance component), as well as any independent film producers, entertainment/securities attorneys and film school instructors, who want to be informed about the legal and practical aspects of investor financing of independent films.

The Musician's Business and Legal Guide

The Musician's Business and Legal Guide
Author: Mark Halloran
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2017-03-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134848846

The Musician’s Business and Legal Guide provides vital information to help demystify the music business and the complex body of law that shapes it. This book answers such questions as how to protect name and copyright; what is and is not legal about sampling; what are the legal issues surrounding digital downloads and streaming; what are the jobs of managers, talent agents and publishers; what are common contractual relationship between independent and major labels. The new edition includes chapters not covered in depth by other books: social media law, TV talent shows, YouTube, and international copyright. As in previous editions, the book features clause-by-clause contract analyses for 360 record deals, music publishing, management, and producer agreements.

Directing

Directing
Author: Michael Rabiger
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 725
Release: 2014-06-20
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1136066853

Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics is a comprehensive manual that has inspired tens of thousands of readers worldwide to realize their artistic vision and produce well-constructed films. Filled with practical advice on every stage of production, this is the book you will return to throughout your career. Directing covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout the fascinating process of making a film. It emphasizes low-cost digital technology, which allows cutting-edge creativity and professionalism on shoestring budgets. And, recognizing that you learn best by doing, the book includes dozens of practical hands-on projects and activities to help you master technical and conceptual skills. Just as important as surmounting technological hurdles is the conceptual and authorial side of filmmaking. This book provides an unusually clear view of the artistic process, particularly in working with actors. It offers eminently practical tools and exercises to help you develop credible and compelling stories with your cast, hone your narrative skills, and develop your artistic identity. This book shows you how to surpass mere technical proficiency and become a storyteller with a distinctive voice and style. This edition has been streamlined and thoroughly revised for greater ease of use. Other updates include: * current information on digital technology * an expanded section on directing actors that cross-references thirty exercises * new questionnaires to help you pinpoint a film's aesthetic needs and assess where your vocational strengths lie; and much more. The companion web site includes teaching notes, checklists, and useful forms and questionnaires: http://books.elsevier.com/companions/9780240808826

Producing for TV and New Media

Producing for TV and New Media
Author: Cathrine Kellison
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2009
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0240810872

Producing for TV and New Mediaprovides a comprehensive look at the role of the "Producer" in television and new media. At the core of every media project there is a Producer who provides a wide array of creative, technical, financial, and interpersonal skills. Written especially for new and aspiring producers, this book looks at both the Big Picture and the essential details of this demanding and exhilarating profession. A series of interviews with seasoned TV producers who share their real-world professional practices provides rich insight into the complex billion-dollar industries of television and new media. This type of practical insight is not to be found in other books on producing. This new edition now covers striking developments in new media, delivery systems, the expansion of the global marketplace of media content. The companion website contains many of the crucial forms and charts included in the book. The site is available to readers of the book and may be accessed using the unique access registration code printed on the inside cover of the book. www.routledge.com/textbooks/instructordownload is available to readers of the book and may be accessed using the unique access registration code printed on the inside cover of the book. www.routledge.com/textbooks/instructordownload