ABSTRACT
Study and analysis of the deal begins with the work of the entertainment lawyer, in this case Linda Lichter, Partner in the entertainment law firm Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman, Inc. Subjects include representing a lead actor in negotiating for services in a movie; elements of most talent deals such as money, credit and when the services are required; cash compensation; contingent compensation (the backend); credit size and placement; director and producer compensation and how it is payable; director’s creative approvals; deadlines, extensions, cut-offs; pay or play; cutting rights; net-profit participation; gross participation; distribution fees; box office bonuses; control of the literary property; attachment deal; exclusivity; shopping projects to financiers; deal memo; negotiating strategy.
