ABSTRACT

If a producer runs into legal problems during principal photography, it is usually as a result of the frenzied pace of production. By contrast, legal problems that arise during post-production usually occur as a result of fatigue. Exhausted after a shoot, producers are still hard at work trying to schedule reshoots, secure music licenses, and line up distribution companies to view screener tapes. Furthermore, money is usually tight during post-production, and producers often find themselves having to secure additional funds to complete a film.