Map of US State-By-State Film Production Incentives
Ease Entertainment compiles an interactive map that show the tax incentives of shooting state-by-state. Click on the image below to go to the map.Read More
Producer
You’re Fired: Doug Richardson on How He Cut The Rope On His First Agent
Doug Richardson recounts the day he had to let go of the agent that got him his start in the screenwriting business. I think I was twenty-five years old. Pretty young to have come to the conclusion that the man who’d helped me cross over the threshold into showbiz had to be shown the proverbial Read MoreRead More
When Are Ideas Free to Steal?
At what point legally does an idea go from something that any creative can use to being a piece of protectable intellectual property? Granted, there are some ideas that aren’t created by anyone. They already exist– have to exist to be true to the genre. (This is called “scènes-à-faire” and we’ll go into this in Read MoreRead More
Documentary Video – How do we make it pay?
Dan Chung of News Shooter leads a panel discussion at the Teradeck booth asking a panel of documentary filmmakers (Jared Abrams – Wide Open Camera, Yi Han – Visible Panda,,Andrea Allen – Vimeo, Steve Weiss – Zacuto,,Jem Schofield – theC47) on how to make the business work.Read More
Bidding on a Video Project? Include Rental Fees on All Your Gear
Bidding on a project is an art form. And believe me when I say that it’s something I still struggle with every time it comes up. Certainly there are some clients who will find a $10,000 project to be a bargain and clients who can only dream of affording $1,000 for their next video project. Read MoreRead More
The Truth: with X-Files Writer and Producer Frank Spotnitz
Golden Globe winning X-Files writer and producer Frank Spotnitz is joins the London Screenwriter’s Festival for a session on writing fantastical TV, helming a TV juggernaut and maintaining momentum through a decade of success. How do you maintain creative integrity, develop idea after idea and shepherd beloved characters through season after season?Read More
How To Option Film Rights To An Author’s Work
Kyle Patrick Alvarez explains how to get the film rights to a published work:Read More
Will Kickstarter Replace Hollywood? Idea Channel | PBS
The Idea Channel takes a very nuanced and sober approach to what Veronica Mars Kickstarter success means for Hollywood decision makers and fans.Read More
The Copyright Zone Guys
Everything you want to know about Copyright and other legal issues, but were too scared to ask. There is a boatload of bad information, myths, factoids, and half-truths about Copyright and other photo related legal issues, like model releases, floating around. Photographer Jack Reznicki and lawyer Ed Greenberg will both demystify and illuminate in their Read MoreRead More
10 Mistakes Production Coordinators Make
Courtney from How To Film School covers 10 of the less-than-productive things that Production Coordinators do to slow down the process of a film. 1) Leave things to the last minute – This is something that drives me crazy in all aspects of my life, I do not like things to be left to the Read MoreRead More
5 Tips on Clearing Music For Your Film
Celine Palavioux presents 5 pointers for getting permission to use recorded music in your film. And I’m not talking about a bad score or a cheesy tune. No, I’m talking about music rights. You only need one unclear copyright and you can say goodbye to your distribution deal or being shown at film festivals. No one Read MoreRead More
Four Tips for Festival Rejectees
You didn’t get the acceptance notice you wanted? Now what? Sheri Candler offers four tips for the rejectee though some of these may be good to think about while you’re in development. Your film didn’t get into the A-level fests so far? With Sundance, Berlin and SXSW having already been announced — or come and Read MoreRead More