Top Legal Mistakes Filmmakers Make and How To Avoid Them
“Blissful ignorance of the system hurts more people in the long run.”
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If you are an emerging filmmaker who is not aware of the legalities involved in filmmaking, you should really consider hiring a lawyer. You may think you can’t afford a lawyer, but what you really cannot afford to do is remain in your ignorance.
In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with lawyer/indie film producer, Natalie LeVeck, to discuss:
- Becoming a full-time entertainment lawyer and a part-time indie film producer
- The difference between a manager, an agent, and a lawyer
- Different types of lawyers and their roles
- Why not having a lawyer is one of the worst things you can do
- Why you should find a manager before finding a lawyer
- Keeping quiet about your ideas so no one steals them
- The most important deal of the entire film
- Paying the writer a percentage versus a flat fee
- All the things you need to save in your "Chain of Title" file
- Getting your SAG deposit back
- What you need to do when you first get the Distributor contract
- Talent contracts and the clauses to include
- Thinking about what’s important and not important to you
- Talking to your attorney’s prior clients
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This episode of The No Film School Podcast was produced by GG Hawkins.
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