Tracking & Logging Documentary Film Rights and Clearances In an ideal scenario, documentary filmmakers could go about their filmmaking business without any real distractions or underlying restrictions on the use of various materials. Unfortunately, we live in the real world, and the reality is, copyrights and other restrictions certainly do […]
Can I Use Public Domain in a Short Film? As a filmmaker, using footage from the public domain is a common technique which prevents the need to obtain a license and otherwise obtain clearance. Public domain represent archived footage that can be incorporated into a project without the need to […]
Rights Clearances for Film and Television Productions Tracking rights and clearances for film and television productions is an important step in the filmmaking process. It must take place in order for footage to be released for distribution. Before you can legally use any intellectual property in your film and television […]
How to Find Out if a Film is in the Public Domain As a filmmaker, figuring out how to find out if a film is in the public domain is an important step to take before using any footage or film audio in your own production. You might just assume […]
Must Know Filming Laws in Indiana for Filmmakers Filmmakers are required to follow the individual laws and filmmaking regulations of the states and individual cities in which they travel to film. Say you’re planning a trip to the Hoosier State. You’re going to need to take some time to familiarize […]
What is the Right of Publicity & When Does it Apply in the Film Industry? The film industry is an incredibly powerful, competitive, and highly sophisticated field. It requires individual filmmaker responsibility and focus. Especially when it comes to the privacy and the publicity of others. Whether you’re a beginning […]
Ohio Film Laws for Documentary Filmmakers Filmmakers that travel to other states to produce documentaries are challenged with the need to familiarize themselves with local film laws for the area in which they are filming. Producing a documentary in Ohio is likely to lead you into various situations. Ones in […]
