Is there a Law Limiting Filming and Drone Filming in Public?
State-by-state laws and regulations regarding filming in public vary. Those pertaining to the use of drones in public vary especially from one locale to another. In fact, filming with drones can be challenging if you intend to film in certain public areas, but is there a law limiting filming and drone filming in public? As […]
Are Residents Entitled for Compensation Due to Film Crew Blocking Streets?
In most cases, when a film crew enters a public area or a residential area to produce a commercial shoot. There are rules and regulations that prevent them from blocking the streets. Or otherwise disrupting the residents unless they have a permit to do so. As a resident that has dealt with a film crew […]
How the Motion Picture Association Film Ratings System Works
How the Motion Picture Association Film Ratings System Works The Motion Picture Association film ratings system provides unique ratings for films and motion pictures. That are used to help parents and adults decide what films are most suitable for various audiences. Including children and young adults. The current film ratings system has been integral to […]
What is a Film Production LLC Operating Agreement?
Producing a feature film will almost certainly require that the filmmaker set up a limited liability corporation. That can accept the responsibilities and liabilities of the business. Rather than taking on the potential liabilities under the production company itself. The first step to forming a motion picture business that will produce a movie or film […]
Understanding Film Tax Credit Financing
Film crews and producers will go through great lengths to secure financing for their productions. In fact, many filmmakers secure financing through investments, loans, and even film tax credit financing. The use of debt financing and film tax credit financing to produce a film is not necessarily unconventional, but the techniques might be something that […]
How to Get Public Performance Rights for Movies
Figuring out how to get public performance rights for movies is a step that’s going to require due diligence and an understanding of basic copyright licensing agreements. While the process is relatively simple. And should not require much more than a simple communication with the original rights holder. The process of finding out who to […]
What’s Included in a Feature Film Pitch Packet?
Pitch packets or pitch decks represent the outline of your pitch that will be used to curate interest from producers and production companies as well as from investors, in order to get your feature film picked up and ultimately produced for the big screen. Whether you’re putting together a feature film pitch packet to secure […]
What is a Film Rights Acquisition Agreement?
There are a lot of different considerations to make when it comes to planning the production of a film and transferring ownership or rights to literary property along the way. A studio may hire a scriptwriter. Or they may find a script they love and wish to produce. At which time a shopping agreement is […]
What is a Film Profit Sharing Agreement?
Film investors frequently put forth funds in investment into a film production with the understanding that any such investment is risky and the potential for return on the investment is slim. While there are many different ways that a film investment agreement can be executed. And equally more ways for film profit sharing agreements to […]
What’s a Film Investment Agreement and Why is it Important?
Understanding the terms that are set forth in a film investment agreement is an important step in the process of securing investment financing for your production. The film investment agreement represents a unique document. Which outlines the terms of an agreement which is entered into between an investor and a filmmaker. In which security interest […]