Contracts

  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: What to Put in A Life Rights Contract

Q: I’m friends with a semi-famous musician and she’s helping me writing a biopic about her life. I was told…

7 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Getting the (Screenwriting) Credit You Deserve, For WGA Members and Non-Members Alike

Q: Is there some way to ensure that I receive a “written by” or “screenplay by” credit when the client…

7 years ago
  • Cinema Law

Cinema Law: Trust is Earned Over Time — So Always Get the Contract

Q: I wrote a screenplay and got a producer interested. He said he could generate interest in getting it funded.…

8 years ago
  • 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