The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, Second Edition: A Legal Toolkit for Independent Producers

p* How can you use a state's film tax credits to fund your film? SEE PAGE 63. /p p* You have an idea you want to pitch to a production company; how do you safeguard your concept? SEE PAGE 77. /p p* How can you fund your production with product placement? SEE PAGE 157./p p* How do you get a script to popular Hollywood actors and deal with their agents? SEE PAGE 222. /p ul /ul p Find quick answers to these and hundreds of other questions in this new edition of The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers. This no-nonsense reference provides fast answers in plain English-no law degree required! Arm yourself with the practical advice of author Thomas Crowell, a TV-producer-turned-entertainment-lawyer./p pThis new edition features:/p p* New sections on product placement, film tax credits and production incentive financing, Letters of Intent, and DIY distribution (four-walling, YouTube, Download-to-own, Amazon.com, iTunes, and Netflix) /p p* Updated case law /p ul /ul p* Even more charts and graphics to help you find the information you need even more quickly./p ul /ul pThis book is the next best thing to having an entertainment attorney on retainer! /pp* Avoid legal pitfalls with this quick reference guide- get real answers written in plain English for filmmakers, not for lawyers * Three books in one: a handy manual on film contracts, a step-by-step guide to critical legal issues on and off the set, and a quick reference on copyright and intellectual property issues *Revised and updated to cover YouTube, Internet distribution, webisodes, and production services agreements/p