The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide

The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide
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Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Total Pages : 465
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ISBN-10 : 9781569763971
ISBN-13 : 1569763976
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Book Synopsis The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide by : Jon M. Garon

Download or read book The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide written by Jon M. Garon and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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