The Filmmaker's Business and Legal Guide (Paperback)

Here is the comprehensive guide to all business and legal aspects of producing a film that beginning filmmakers have been waiting for! In easy-to-understand language, this crucial resource takes readers through both the formal business and legal details of filmmaking and the informal customs of the industry. This indispensable volume provides key deal points and issues for all major phases of the filmmaking process: development, production, and distribution. Readers will find insights and helpful advice for obtaining rights, dealing with unions, packaging a project, negotiating financing, making a distribution deal, and much more. With a focus on industry skills, a veteran entertainment attorney provides budding filmmakers with the strategies that can make the difference between a career floundering or taking off. This is a must-have resource for everyone serious about making his or her movie and getting it in the marketplace.