The Screenwriters Legal Guide

Author : Stephen Breimer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1581159978
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Screenwriter's Legal Guide written by Stephen Breimer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide will help both fledgling and established writers to negotiate the best deal, protect their work, and get fair compensation for it. One of the most powerful entertainment lawyers in Hollywood provides easy-to-understand, expert advice on all the legal issues involved in the business of screenwriting. He gives an enlightening explanation of the screenwriter's position in the industry and then provides a thorough discussion of contracts, options, and working with agents and lawyers. This book shows screenwriters what to give up as a lost cause and what to hold out for.

Author : Stephen F. Breimer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Screenwriter's Legal Guide written by Stephen F. Breimer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide provides advice for writers, agents, attorneys, and film students on all legal issues involved in the business of screenwriting. The author gives a concise explanation of the screenwriter's position in the industry, offering an overview of contracts, options and purchase agreements, writing assignments, copyright, collaboration agreements, the producer's role, and working with agents and lawyers. The book is designed for both fledgling and established writers to help them to negotiate the best deal, protect their work, and get fair compensation for it.

Author : Stephen F. Breimer
Publisher : Bantam Dell Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780440505617
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Clause by Clause written by Stephen F. Breimer and published by Bantam Dell Publishing Group. This book was released on 1995 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains types of television and film negotiations, defines industry terms, and offers an overview of the contract process

Author : John L. Geiger
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520972740
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Creativity and Copyright written by John L. Geiger and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by Strunk & White's The Elements of Style, this elegant, short reference is the perfect guide for screenwriters and creative artists looking to succeed as industry professionals. Readers will quickly understand the laws that govern creativity, idea-making, and selling, and learn how to protect themselves and their works from the legal quagmires they may encounter. Written by an unrivaled pair of experts, John L. Geiger and Howard Suber, who use real-life case studies to cover topics such as clearance, contracts, collaboration, and infringement, Creativity and Copyright is poised to become an indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike.

Author : William J. Seiter
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300161190
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Creative Artist's Legal Guide written by William J. Seiter and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demystifying the fundamental principles of intellectual property, this practical resource, essential for anyone trying to navigate today's rapidly changing media environment, provides creative artists with the legal concepts needed to deal safely with lawyers, agents, executives and others. Original.

Author : Constance Nash
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006463454X
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Screen-Writer's Handbook written by Constance Nash and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1978-06-20 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a step-by-step guide for the beginning screenwriter from the original idea through the completed-and marketed-motion picture script. It tells how to plan and organize the screenplay, how to develop characters, how to write dialog, how to prepare the script, and how and where to submit it for sale. Also included are interviews with well-known film professionals (Ernest Lehman, Robert Evans, Delbert Mann, Frank Rosenfelt, Michael Zimring, Gene Wilder); excerpts from actual scripts; a glossary of terminology; and a list with addresses of agents. The authors have had experience both in creative writing (films, short stories, and novels) and in business.

Author : Kenneth P. Norwick
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624144500
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Legal Guide for Writers, Artists and Other Creative People written by Kenneth P. Norwick and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, authoritative and accessible book enables creators to understand the legal rights and safeguard their work from a wide variety of risks in both cyberspace and traditional media. It explains major developments in the applicable law and in the publishing, communications, art and entertainment businesses so you'll be able to confidently secure your work, negotiate contracts and avoid lawsuits. This essential book guides you through the major legal areas of special concern to creators: copyright and other legal rights; libel, privacy, obscenity and other legal risks; contracts; the cyber revolution; and business and tax matters affecting creative people. Whether you are an author, artist, photographer or are in another creative field, this approachable guide will help you become legally savvy without having to wade through dense legal jargon or rely on Google searches or Wikipedia.

Author : Brooke Wharton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Writer Got Screwed (but Didn't Have To) written by Brooke Wharton and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film, television, and the emerging field of interactive entertainment candidly reflect on their careers, giving valuable advice on how to pitch ideas and offering alternative paths to success. For example, Jane Anderson, writer of How to Make an American Quilt, reveals how she made the move from television to big screen, and Philip Lazebnik, screenwriter for Pocahontas, recalls the collaborative excitement that lured him - despite myriad obstacles - to write for feature.

Author : Jacqueline D. Lipton
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520301803
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law and Authors written by Jacqueline D. Lipton and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible, reader-friendly handbook will be an invaluable resource for authors, agents, and editors in navigating the legal landscape of the contemporary publishing industry. Drawing on a wealth of experience in legal scholarship and publishing, Jacqueline D. Lipton provides a useful legal guide for writers whatever their levels of expertise or categories of work (fiction, nonfiction, or academic). Through case studies and hypothetical examples, Law and Authors addresses issues of copyright law, including explanations of fair use and the public domain; trademark and branding concerns for those embarking on a publishing career; laws that impact the ways that authors might use social media and marketing promotions; and privacy and defamation questions that writers may face. Although the book focuses on American law, it highlights key areas where laws in other countries differ from those in the United States. Law and Authors will prepare every writer for the inevitable and the unexpected.

Author : Gotham Writers Workshop
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1596919833
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing Movies written by Gotham Writers Workshop and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To break into the screenwriting game, you need a screenplay that is not just good, but great. Superlative. Stellar. In Writing Movies you'll find everything you need to know to reach this level. And, like the very best teachers, Writing Movies is always practical, accessible, and entertaining. The book provides a comprehensive look at screenwriting, covering all the fundamentals (plot, character, scenes, dialogue, etc.) and such crucial-but seldom discussed-topics as description, voice, tone, and theme. These concepts are illustrated through analysis of five brilliant screenplays-Die Hard, Thelma & Louise, Tootsie, Sideways, and The Shawshank Redemption. Also included are writing assignments and step-by-step tasks that take writers from rough idea to polished screenplay. Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors, Writing Movies offers the same winning style and clarity of presentation that have made a success of Gotham's previous book Writing Fiction, which is now in its 7th printing. Named the "best class for screenwriters" in New York City by MovieMaker Magazine, Gotham Writers' Workshop is America's leading private creative writing school, offering classes in Manhattan and on the Web at www.WritingClasses.com. The school's interactive online classes, selected as "Best of the Web" by Forbes, have attracted thousands of aspiring writers from across the United States and more than sixty countries.