The business of film : a practical introduction /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2018.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | American Film Market presents.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- A brief history of the film industry : Movie industry themes ; A brief business history of film ; Convergence and disruption ; Fast forward to present day
- A business overview of film : Key characteristics of the industry ; Structure of the industry ; New media players and their impact
- Movie development : Where films come from ; Process ; Studio versus indie ; DIY filmmaking
- Movie financing : Corporate financing ; Picture financing ; Crowdfunding, production incentives, soft money ; The future
- Movie production : Preproduction: planning ; Production ; Postproduction ; Impact of mobile, VR/AR, and IMAX
- Movie distribution : Distribution details ; The distribution agreement ; Changes in distribution: OTT, convergence, disruptors ; Impact of the Internet and mobile technology ; Direct and hybrid models ; Global influences on distribution
- Movie marketing : Marketing: creating awareness for a film ; Social media ; Trends in promotion and marketing ; Film festivals and markets
- Film exhibition, retail, and consumption : Exploitation: creating availability of a film ; Theatrical ; Rethinking the theatrical experience ; New business models ; From video/DVD to VOD/PPV ; Online and mobile platforms ; Cable/free-TV/cutting the cord ; Impact of global markets ; Ancillary rights
- Movie accounting : GAAP versus contractual accounting ; GAAP: corporate accounting
- Case studies : How to make $250 million and lose it, in a rear: the story of the film business / Stephen Greenwald ; Cell phone feature film: Tangerine ; Comic book movies take over the world: Wonder Woman ; Relying on genre: 2017 horror movie, Stephen King's It ; Netflix in movie theaters: Okja ; Contrasting film industries: Europe and Hollywood / Michael Kalb ; The nature of copyright: European author's rights versus American copyright / Michael Kalb
- [Appendices] : Option and literary purchase agreement
- Release for submission of materials to studio or production company
- Writer theatrical short-film agreement: work for hire
- Life story rights agreement
- Directing agreement
- Actor services agreement
- Production placement release
- Script readers coverage report content and format
- Acceptable genre classifications
- Film festivals
- Online film distribution platforms
- Popular movie industry trade magazines/sites.