Producing: Legal, Finance and Distribution
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
London
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Duration
4 Days
An interactive course taking the jargon out of contracts, distribution and finance enabling the attendee to understand the key elements of the necessary legal documents - from the perspective of a writer, director, producer and development executive (new or seasoned)
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Course programme
Course Content:
- Legal, Distribution and Finance
- General, structured discussion with overall outline
- Copyright and Clearances
- Copyright, moral rights, performers' rights, rental and lending rights -
the CDPA 1988 and categories of copyright - infringement - clearing
copyright
- Release Forms and Location Agreements
- Including release from a living person and product releases -
essential elements of location agreements
- Option and Assignment Agreements
- Main issues including fees, structure and secondary, passive and
reserved rights
- Writer's Agreements and Director's Agreements
- Deal points - WGGB and WGA - DGA
- Distribution and Finance
- Deal points distribution and sales agent agreements - sources of
finance in UK - sale and leaseback - co-productions
Course Duration: 4 weekday evenings
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Producing: Legal, Finance and Distribution