ABSTRACT

* How can you use a state's film tax credits to fund your film? SEE PAGE 63.

* You have an idea you want to pitch to a production company; how do you safeguard your concept? SEE PAGE 77. 

* How can you fund your production with product placement? SEE PAGE 157.

* How do you get a script to popular Hollywood actors and deal with their agents? SEE PAGE 222. 

 Find quick answers to these and hundreds of other questions in this new edition of The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers. This no-nonsense reference provides fast answers in plain English-no law degree required! Arm yourself with the practical advice of author Thomas Crowell, a TV-producer-turned-entertainment-lawyer.

This new edition features:

* New sections on product placement, film tax credits and production incentive financing, Letters of Intent, and DIY distribution (four-walling, YouTube, Download-to-own, Amazon.com, iTunes, and Netflix)

* Updated case law

* Even more charts and graphics to help you find the information you need even more quickly.

This book is the next best thing to having an entertainment attorney on retainer!

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PART I. OVERVIEW OF THE POCKET LAWYER

part |2 pages

PART II. LEGAL BUILDING BLOCKS: CONTRACT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

chapter 1|4 pages

COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

chapter 2|6 pages

ISSUES IN FILM CONTRACTING

part |1 pages

PART III. THE PRODUCTION COMPANY AND FINANCING YOUR MOVIE

chapter 3|8 pages

SETTING UP THE PRODUCTION COMPANY

chapter 4|9 pages

YOUR PROFESSIONAL TEAM

chapter 5|9 pages

FINANCING YOUR MOVIE

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PART IV. DEVELOPMENT

part |1 pages

PART V. PRE-PRODUCTION

chapter 11|8 pages

THE PRODUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT

chapter 12|7 pages

PRODUCT PLACEMENT

chapter 13|5 pages

HIRING CAST AND CREW

chapter 14|11 pages

THE PRODUCER’S SERVICES AGREEMENT

chapter 15|11 pages

THE DIRECTOR’S SERVICES AGREEMENT

chapter 16|7 pages

CREW SERVICES AGREEMENT

chapter 17|23 pages

PERFORMERS

part |1 pages

PART VI. PRODUCTION

chapter |1 pages

PART VI. PRODUCTION Quiet on the Set!

chapter 18|6 pages

EXTRAS AND DEPICTION RELEASES

chapter 19|8 pages

LOCATIONS

chapter 20|15 pages

WHAT’S ON THE SET?

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PART VII. POST-PRODUCTION

chapter 21|2 pages

POST-PRODUCTION STAFF

chapter 22|16 pages

MUSIC

chapter 23|5 pages

FILM CLIPS AND STOCK FOOTAGE

chapter 24|1 pages

CREDITS AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE

part |1 pages

PART VIII. DISTRIBUTION

chapter |1 pages

Selling Your Film

chapter 25|18 pages

TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION

chapter 26|15 pages

DIY DISTRIBUTION

part |2 pages

PART IX. CONCLUSION

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