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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Stan Getz Library | KF390.A7 A67 2010 | 37684001088362 | Career Collection | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 1581156715 (hardbound)
- ISBN: 9781581156713 (hardbound)
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Physical Description:
[vi], 313 pages : forms ; 23 cm
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- Edition: 2nd edition
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Allworth Press, ©2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Introduction to the dealmaking process. The players ; Studios versus independent producers ; The art of negotiation: tips from industry players ; The new landscape: observations of industry players -- 2. Rights acquisitions agreements. The option/purchase deal ; Life story rights agreements ; Deal point summary: Option/purchase agreements -- 3. Feature writer employment deals. Making the deal ; Deal point summary: Feature writer agreements -- 4. Television writer/producer agreements. The economics of television ; Making the deal ; Writers on staff ; Overall deals ; Deal point summary: Television writer/producer agreements -- 5. Feature film and television director agreements. The deal: feature directing ; Television directors ; Deal point summary: Director agreements -- 6. Film producers. Services: the producer's role ; Making the deal ; Deal point summary: Producer agreements -- 7. Feature actor agreements. Negotiating the deal ; Deal point summary: Feature actor agreements -- 8. Television actor deals. Negotiating the deal ; Renegotiation ; Holding deals ; Movies for television/movies of the week ; Deal point summary: Television actor agreements -- 9. Crew (below-the-line) agreements. Sample deal memo: Feature film composer ; Sample deal memo: Television pilot/series casting director ; Sample deal memo: Music editor, TV series ; Sample deal memo: Postproduction supervisor, feature film ; Sample editor agreement ; Deal point summary: Below-the-line agreements -- 10. Net profits. Feature film net profits ; Key terms ; Negotiable issues/areas of complaint ; Gross and adjusted gross receipts (AGR) ; Television net profits ; Conclusion ; Deal point summary: Net proceeds negotiations -- 11. The basics of copyright law. Questions about copyright ; The digital millennium copyright act -- 12. Reality television. What is reality TV? -- 13. Digital content deals. Rights granted: copyright is key ; Method of transmission ; Type of service ; Authorized devices ; Fees/allocation of costs ; Barter deals ; Reserved rights ; Sublicensing ; Security measures ; Term ; Reporting frequency ; Warranties and indemnities -- Subsequent productions ; Consulting and approval rights ; Guild applicability ; Deal point summary: Digital content agreement -- Appendix A. Certificate of authorship/certificate of employment ; Nudity rider ; Publisher's release ; Annotation guide ; Personal depiction release ; Life story option/purchase agreement ; Exhibit 'A': short form assignment ; Shopping agreement/attachment agreement ; Pilot series television writer/producer agreement ; Form of reality series participant agreement -- Appendix B. The lingo. |
Summary, etc.: | Entertainment attorneys and Hollywood insiders Dina Appleton and Daniel Yankelevits explain the negotiation techniques and strategies used by seasoned professionals in entertainment dealmaking. This comprehensive guide details the interests and roles of producers, writers, actors, directors, agents, and studio employees in crafting a deal. This book advises on how to: Recognize the key players in the dealmaking process; Understand the terminology used in the entertainment industry; Acquire option-purchase rights in a contract; Create employment deals for the actor, director, writer, producer, and crew; Work out distribution deals and rights for film and television; and Specify net profits, back-end agreements, and box-office bonuses. This new edition captures the dramatic changes in the film and television industry over the past years and includes new chapters on reality television and new media. With sample contracts, memos to illustrate key dealmaking points, and section-by-section summaries to clarify complex legal issues, this book is an essential resource for industry novices and veterans alike. -- Back Cover. |