All posts tagged "copyright"
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Cinema Law: Enforcing Your Rights (When They Haven’t Been Paid For)
Q: I did CGI work for a film and our contract states that they don’t acquire the copyright in my work until... -
Cinema Law: Can I Fictionalize A Reality TV Idea Without Infringing Its Copyright?
Q: I wrote a novel about a fictional reality TV dating show that bears similarities to The Bachelor and other similar shows.... -
First Draft: What Are Your Protected Rights as a Screenwriter?
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Hollywood is a pretty big and intimidating... -
Slate Up: How to Protect Your Screenplay Before Submitting It
In partnership with Film Slate Magazine, we’re publishing “Slate Up,” a fortnightly series with practical filmmaking advice and musings. New articles, written by... -
Cinema Law: Who Owns a TV Show?
Q: Last year, I joined a small team as an actor producing a not-very-good TV show. At the end of its run,... -
Cinema Law: Do You Need Adaptation Rights for Fact-Based Material?
Q: I’m really interested in making a film about a real-life event, but I can’t afford to secure the rights to the... -
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 make sure... -
Cinema Law: Protection for Behind-the-Scenes Footage
Q: About 20 years ago, a U.S. film production had done a location shoot in Japan, and I was one of the... -
Cinema Law: Plagiarism or Idea Theft?
Q: What is the distinction between plagiarism and idea theft? A: First of all, “plagiarism” is a term commonly used to describe...
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Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8