The Internet Goes on Strike over SOPA, Productivity Skyrockets
Now that Occupy Wall Street is dead the interwebs are abuzz with a new protest meme denouncing SOPA. This should not be confused with their decades long protest against soap.Read More
Paperwork & Money
TEDxVictoria – Crowdfunding 101
Victoria Westcott shares the five simple lessons from her childhood and how they apply crowdfunding, including raising $20k for her first feature film “Locked in a Garage Band”
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How Movie Money Works
In Script Notes, John August and Craig Mason talk about how the money flows in a Hollywood Studio and how a theoretical movie studio can make money even if the last 20 pictures it releases looses money.
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Reddit to Warner Bros. “all your stories are belong to us.”
James Erwin is a fledgling author who posted a series of short stories in Reddit’s forums about what would happen if U.S. Marines traveled back in time to fight the Roman Empire. Warner Bros. took notice and moved to buy the movie rights. But Reddit’s user agreement may turn his dream into a intellectual property nightmare. Read More
10 Tips for Crowd Funding Newbs
Crowd funding sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo are littered with the carcasses of failed projects. Though not a guarantee of success, there’s probably a good chance the unsuccessful pitch may have ignored one or more of these tips…Read More
Now Anyone Can Use the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning
We have all seen those government warnings on DVDs. You may have even seen some “indie” films include the warning before their little epic either to look “professional” or because of an irrational fear someone may steal their Zombie Space Opera. Read More
A History of Copyright Law
CGP Grey takes a look at the history of copyright law in his new video “Copyright: Forever Less One Day”.Read More
Funding Your Feature Film
This panel by Tribeca Film Institute at The New School addresses funding opportunities for both first-time and more experienced narrative and documentary filmmakers. Panelists discuss foundation grants, investors, individual donors, and nonprofit organizations as sources of pre-production, production, and post-production funding.Read More
Fair Use School: Response to YouTube’s Copyright School Video
This video from Patrick McKay is the winning entry for Public Knowledge’s video contest to create a response to YouTube’s new “copyright school” video. Read More
Something Educational & Something F*cking Stupid: LLC vs LP + Helium Dog
We post lots of stuff about contracts, the law and other boring topics. I believe they are some of the most important articles on IQ. Although it may not be much of a surprise that they are the least read. So, in a effort to provide a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down we created this new series, “Something Educational & Something F*cking Stupid.”Read More
Creativity, Cash and Tools: The Making of an Indie Film
Award winning filmmakers explore their path to festival fame as they illuminate the creative and pragmatic execution of their vision. How did they develop their story, find their funding, and what were creative tools that made their story come to life. Read More
Hey Filmmakers Celtx has some Money for You!
How can our friends at Celtx possibly be more generous than by giving away their great filmmaking software for free? Well, now they are also going to give away money to help you make your film!Read More