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Midterm 1 Flashcards

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PGA Development/Pre-Production Functions

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  • Securing necessary rights for development and production of the material
  • Selecting the screenwriter
  • Securing the initial financing (e.g. studio or independent financing)
  • selectign the unit production manager
  • preparing the preliminary budget
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Key Elements of an Option

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  1. Length of Option and Terms of Renewal
  2. Compensation
  3. Credit
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First Step in Development

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Find Talent that wants to make the movie so you can get more money/attention
[the job of agents, managers, lawyers, connections]

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Finding the Money

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  • Studio Financing with or w/o distribution deal)
  • Negative Pick Up Deal
  • International Pre-sales
  • Independent Financing Entities
  • Angel Investors (LLC)
  • Crowd sourcing
  • DIY (Do it Yourself)
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One Studio (financing)

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One studio buys from outset through distribution, less creative control, but more financial support (and guaranteed output, usually)

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Two or more Studios (financing)

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When two or more studios bind together, split distribution over territories, and mitigate risk

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Negative Pickup (studio financing)

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When a studio/financier agrees to guarantee payment of part or all of the “negative” cost of the film upon deliver of the negative provided certain pre-determined criteria is met.

No money is exchanged before the filming begins, although the producers can use the deal memo as collateral when they approach other financiers, including banks in order to finance the production.

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International Pre-Sales (producer generated financing)

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Selling the international rights to a movie to a particular countries can secure funding ahead of time

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Independent Financing Entities

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Hedge funds and Banks

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Angel Investors

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Anyone willing to give money (for some share of revenue or ownership of film)

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Crowd-sourcing

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Like kickstarter

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Unit Production Manager

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  • Reports to the film’s producer
  • Supervises budget
  • Hires the crew
  • Approves purchase orders, and generally makes sure all departments are doing their respective jobs w/i the budget
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Above-the-line (40%)

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  • Story
  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Director
  • Cast (usually just stars)
  • ATL unions
  • Travel & Living, including fringes (union negotiated health and benefits
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Below-The Line (60%)

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Everything not covered above the line

  • Production Costs
  • Post production
  • Insurance/Medical
  • Publicity (doesn’t include marketing of film)
  • Misc.
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Gross vs Net Points

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  • The collective sum of the ticket value sold at the box office
  • The gross box office earnings minus entertainment tax and expenses
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Intellectual Property

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  • Novels, biographies, plays, musical, essays
  • A work or invention that is the result of creativity, to which one has rights and for which one may apply for a patent, copyright, trademark, etc.
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Ways to Protect Ownership

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-Copyright (register script with WGA)

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Purchase Price

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The purchase price for the rights

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Option

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A contract over intellectual property that gives the holder of an option an exclusive right to develop the material into a motion picture over a set period of time and for a set amount of compensation
-Includes option price (paid to owner of IP) and a pre-negotiated purchase price

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Difference Between Option & Purchase

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Option
-less upfront money 
-renewable according to set terms
-set time limit 
-rights typically revert back to owner
Purchase
-Price negotiated either at time of option, or in "good faith" upon purchase by studio/financier
-Higher Amount
-Ownership shifts to studio/financier/producer until public domain
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Public Domain

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Public domain works are not restricted by copyright and do not require a liscence or fee to use
-Default term is life of the author +70 years

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Agents vs Managers

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Agents
-Regulated by the State overview of agency
-Set fee based on percentage of talent’s fee (10%)
-Can’t be producer
-Larger client list
-Agents & lawyers are the only people allowed to negotiate
Manager
-No gov’t oversight of management companies
-Fees can be anything (i.e. 15% + profit participation)
-Producer possibility
-Generally a smaller client list–looking at career
-Looking long-term at the entirety of a person’s career

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Lawyer’s Roles

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Negotiates Details of deals

  • Compensation
  • Credit
  • Profit Participation
  • Perks
  • Right and refusal
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Typical Perks

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  • Hiring of specific crew members
  • On set/location expenses
  • Rights to approve all publicity
  • Creative decisions (ultimate is final cut for director)
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Unions

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Major studios and Production Companies are signatories to all film industry unions

  • WGA (Writer’s guild)
  • DGA (Director’s Guild, includes Asst. directors)
  • SAG (Screen actor’s guild)
  • IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees–crew positions)
  • Teamsters (anyone who drives anything)
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SAG Short Film Agreement

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  • Total budget is less than $50,000
  • 35 minutes or less
  • Salaries are deferred
  • No consecutive employment (except on overnight location)
  • No premiums
  • Allows the use of professional and non-professional performers
  • Background performers are not covered
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SAG Low Budget Agreement

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  • Total budget of less than $2.5 million
  • Day rate of $504
  • Weekly rate of $1752
  • No consecutive employment (except on overnight location)
  • Six day work week with no premium
  • Reduced overtime rate
  • Reduced # of background performers covered
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Budgeting: Location vs Studio

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Location (shooting out of NYC/LA)
-(location) fees
-Travel, lodging, per diem expenses
-Tax breaks
-Canada
Studio
-Studio rental can be costly, but you have more control
-Local crew and cast (no extra costs)
-Convenience of being in a production hub
-Expenses/taxes of big cities
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Other Budgetary Considerations

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  • Genre of Film
  • Size of Cast
  • Post production requirements
  • State incentives
  • # of weeks
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Actor Deals

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  • Services (i.e. employment period, work conditions)
  • Compensation: Guaranteed Fee
  • Credit
  • Approval and Consultation rights
  • Trailer and Dressing Room
  • Perks: travel & accomodations

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