The Movie Business: The Definitive Guide to the Legal and Financial Secrets of Getting Your Movie MadeSimon and Schuster, 2005 M05 5 - 528 páginas Making a movie may be part art and part science, but it's 100 percent business. In this comprehensive and accessible guide, Kelly Charles Crabb shares the information necessary to understand the legal and financial challenges involved in getting a film from story to the silver screen and beyond. Drawing on over twenty years of experience in the entertainment industry, as both lawyer and producer, Crabb reveals his insider's knowledge on:
While it may not transform you into a lawyer or an industry accountant -- and that's not what you want anyway -- it will take you through all the business and legal principles you need to know to be a successful and knowledgeable professional producer. |
Contenido
| 1 | |
| 16 | |
| 42 | |
Book | 87 |
Obtaining an Existing Screenplay | 113 |
Obtaining Development Money | 121 |
BOOK THREE | 129 |
Papering the Package | 151 |
Merchandise Licensing | 396 |
SoundTrack Albums | 413 |
Home Video | 421 |
Television | 436 |
Print Publishing | 456 |
Interactive Works | 463 |
The Net | 465 |
Territory | 466 |
Book FOUR | 165 |
The SplitRights deal | 181 |
The Studio as Financier | 202 |
BOOK FIVE | 211 |
Assembling the Main Players | 217 |
Procuring Everything Else | 263 |
Filming the Movie | 276 |
Book | 329 |
Rights | 467 |
Deliverables | 468 |
Consideration | 469 |
Other Terms | 470 |
Epilogue | 471 |
Notes | 475 |
Index | 491 |
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The Movie Business: The Definitive Guide to the Legal and Financial Secrets ... Kelly Crabb Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
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