The Independent Filmmakers Law And Business Guide
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| Author | : Jon M. Garon |
| Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
| Total Pages | : 465 |
| Release | : 2009-06 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1569763976 |
Preparing independent or guerrilla filmmakers for the legal, financial, and organizational questions that can doom a project if unanswered, this guide demystifies issues such as developing a concept, founding a film company, obtaining financing, securing locations, casting, shooting, granting screen credits, distributing, exhibiting, and marketing a film. Updated to include digital marketing and distribution strategies through YouTube or webisodes, it also anticipates the problems generated by a blockbuster hit: sound tracks, merchandizing, and licensing. Six appendices provide sample contracts, copyright forms and circulars, Writer's Guild of America definitions for writing credits, and studio contact information.
| Author | : Jon M. Garon |
| Publisher | : Chicago Review Press |
| Total Pages | : 488 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : Independent filmmakers |
| ISBN | : 9781641604246 |
"Preparing independent or guerrilla filmmakers for the legal, financial, and organizational questions that can doom a project if unanswered, this guide demystifies issues such as developing a concept, founding a film company, obtaining financing, securing locations, casting, shooting, granting screen credits, and distributing, exhibiting, and marketing a film. Updated to include digital marketing and distribution strategies through YouTube or webisodes, online streaming, crowdfunding, and the importance of diversity, inclusion, and compensation equity"--
| 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.
| Author | : Michael C. Donaldson |
| Publisher | : American Bar Association |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Copyright |
| ISBN | : 9781616320447 |
This is the authoritative handbook you need to lead you through the legal morass of producing an independent film, from financing, development, principal photography, distribution, and the too-often overlooked subject of delivery. Each chapter contains a general road map for the phase of filmmaking covered by that chapter, including the relevant forms and contracts, which come with plenty of explanatory info and some select negotiating tips.
| Author | : Gregory Bernstein |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 328 |
| Release | : 2015-05-15 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1317680510 |
Understanding the Business of Entertainment: The Legal and Business Essentials All Filmmakers Should Know is an indispensable guide to the business aspects of the entertainment industry, providing the legal expertise you need to break in and to succeed. Written in a clear and engaging tone, this book covers the essential topics in a thorough but reader-friendly manner and includes plenty of real-world examples that bring business and legal concepts to life. Whether you want to direct, produce, write, edit, photograph or act in movies, this book covers how to find work in your chosen field and examines the key provisions in employment agreements for creative personnel. If you want to make films independently, you’ll find advice on where to look for financing, what kinds of deals might be made in the course of production, and important information on insurance, releases, and licenses. Other topics covered include: Hollywood’s growth and the current conglomerates that own most of the media How specific entertainment companies operate, including facts about particular studios and employee tasks. How studios develop projects, manage production, seek out independent films, and engage in marketing and distribution The kinds of revenues studios earn and how they account for these revenues How television networks and new media-delivery companies like Netflix operate and where the digital revolution might take those who will one day work in the film and TV business As an award- winning screenwriter and entertainment attorney, Gregory Bernstein give us an inside look at the business of entertainment. He proves that knowing what is behind filmmaking is just as important as the film itself.
| Author | : Paul A. Baumgarten |
| Publisher | : Hal Leonard Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9780879101077 |
(Limelight). The original edition of this book, long out of print, was published almost 20 years ago. The decades since then have brought enormous changes to the business side of moviemaking, requiring that the new edition be totally rewritten. This is, then, a brand new book and one that has been most eagerly awaited. In it, three experts in entertainment law carefully explain the complex procedures involved in bringing a film to the screen, from acquiring rights and financing, to negotiating workable agreements with artists and craftspeople, to distributing and exhibiting the finished motion picture. Clear, concise, and above all authoritative, this book cuts a pathway through a jungle and is an essential reference for the teacher of film, the independent producer, the would-be filmmaker, and anyone interested in the business of making movies.
| Author | : Philip Alberstat |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 492 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Contracts |
| ISBN | : |
A reference tool on the legal issues associated with film and television production. It contains examples of typical legal agreements which independent producers, writers and others involved in the film and TV industry are faced with during the course of setting up a film or TV production.
| Author | : John Durie |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : |
It includes essential information and advice on such subjects as securing a sales agent, providing agents and distributors with necessary promotional materials, working the film markets and festivals, and understanding the audience demographics and the industry business practices peculiar to specific territories."--BOOK JACKET.
| 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.
| Author | : Philip Alberstat |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 274 |
| Release | : 2012-11-12 |
| Genre | : Art |
| ISBN | : 1136041303 |
Financing an independent feature film production is a highly complex process. This book demystifies the legal and commercial implications of a film from start to finish. It provides a detailed survey of each of the processes and players involved, and analyses of the legal and commercial issues faced by all of the participants in a film financing transaction. Packed with legal advice and straight forward explanations this is an essential reference for filmmakers worldwide. With contributions from leading professionals around the world, and an up-to-date international approach, this is an invaluable tool for producers, and others involved in the film industry. Includes: Case studies, Sample Recoupment Schedules, Alternative Financing Models, Glossary of Film Financing and Banking Terms Philip Alberstat is a media finance and production lawyer specialising in film, television and broadcasting. He has worked on films such as The 51st State, Goodbye Mr Steadman, Tooth and numerous television programmes and series. He is on the editorial board of Entertainment Law Review and is the author of The Independent Producers Guide to Film and TV Contracts (2000), and Law and the Media (2002). Philip is involved in raising finance for film and television productions and negotiating and structuring film and television deals. He undertakes corporate and commercial work and handles the intellectual property aspects of broadcasting and finance transactions. He has also executive produced numerous film and television productions. He won an Emmy Award in 2004 as an Executive Producer of the Film, "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie". Philip joined Osborne Clarke as a partner in February 2002. Prior to that he was Head of Legal and Business Affairs with one of the largest independent TV production companies in the UK. He was previously Head of Media at Baker & McKenzie and began his career at Olswang. He was winner of the Lawyer/Hifal Award for Solicitor of the year in 1997 and is listed in Legal Experts in the area of Film Finance/Media.
