What is Equity Financing and Debt Financing in Films?
What is Equity Financing and Debt Financing in Films? Various forms of financing for film exist to support producers. All in their efforts to bring a film idea from initial concept to full-scale production and distribution. The sources of funding for a film will vary greatly from project to project. The most common types of […]
Tracking & Logging Documentary Film Rights and Clearances
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 exist making it challenging for […]
Can I Use Public Domain in a Short Film?
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 obtain a license. But can […]
Rights Clearances for Film and Television Productions
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 productions, you’re going to have […]
How to Find Out if a Film is in the Public Domain
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 that a film is public […]
Must Know Filming Laws in Indiana for Filmmakers
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 yourself with the local laws […]
What is the Right of Publicity & When Does it Apply in the Film Industry?
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 filmmaker that’s just now facing […]
Ohio Film Laws for Documentary Filmmakers
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 which you’ll want to be […]
North Carolina Filming Laws Every Film Crew Must Know
North Carolina Filming Laws Every Film Crew Must Know The Tar Heel State is widely known for its pristine mountain beauty and amazing structures and scenes. People come to North Carolina from around the world to engage in film shoots. Shoots that range from small crew productions to full feature, massive crew productions of all […]
Follow These Video Filming Laws in North Carolina When Filming in Public
Follow These Video Filming Laws in North Carolina When Filming in Public As a filmmaker, you’re probably familiar with the individual regulations. With respect to filmmaking as they apply to the city or state in which you live or film most frequently. Most filmmakers accustomed to traveling into other states are equally accustomed to taking […]