The Biz: The Basic Business, Legal and Financial Aspects of the Film Industry.

Today's film industry is a legal and financial obstacle course that independent filmmakers must learn to master. The most comprehensive guide to negotiating that obstacle course is The Biz, a highly accessible overview of the industry's important business, legal, and financial aspects.

Filled with industry-savvy advice, it clearly explains

raising financing

business structuring

securities laws

budgeting essentials

dealing with the guilds

loans

completion guarantees

distribution deals

calculating net profits

film-industry accounting practices and contingent payments

copyright, publicity, and trademark laws

screen credits and talent demands

litigation problems

bankruptcy

taxation of film companies

Internet distribution of films

film-industry business jargon

…and much more.

The Biz also includes a dozen useful sample forms and agreements.

The 4th Edition comprehensively updates all chapters.