Gregory R. Kanaan

  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Will Drawing Up a Contract With My Filmmaking Partner Kill Our Friendship?

Q: My friend and I just finished writing our first feature together and now we want to produce it independently.…

9 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Why Using Volunteers is a Risky Way to Keep Costs Down on Your Film

Q: Is it legally permissible for a California LLC to use unpaid labor to produce a short film? If not,…

9 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Do You Need Release Forms for Passers-by in the Background of Shots?

Q: If I am filming a character on the street and real-life people walk in and out of the frame…

9 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Do You Need to Copyright Your Festival Submission?

Q: I’m about to send my film to a festival for consideration. How can I copyright it? I want to…

9 years ago
  • Cinema Law
  • Documentary

Cinema Law: What You Should Know About Wiretapping Phone Calls

Q: What are the rules regarding wiretapping in documentaries? When people think of wiretapping, they imagine federal agents sitting in an unmarked…

9 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: To Drone or Not to Drone

Q: I’d like to use a camera-mounted drone for an upcoming film shoot, but I’m not sure what I need…

9 years ago