Film Production
Chicago Digital Photography Power Point Presentation
Posted Wednesday, October 8th, 2008Daliah Saper’s presentation to members of the Chicago Digital Photogaraphy Meet up Group on October 7 may be downloaded for viewing by clicking this link: Photography and Copyright
Selecting a Legal Structure for your Business
Posted Friday, June 29th, 2007Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation presented by Daliah Saper at the May 1st, 2007 SCORE conference on organization and setting up your new business.
Film Production: Working with Unions
Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007Unions were created to protect workers from unfair wages and poor working conditions. If a producer wants to use any union labor, then that producer will have to become a signatory to the appropriate union contract. This does not necessarily mean that the production must hire only union labor, nor does it [...]
Film Production: Copyright
Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007In order to secure meaningful distribution for a film, a producer must be able to prove that he or she owns, or has a license to use, EVERY piece of intellectual property in the film. “Intellectual property” includes many things, such as the right to use the screenplay, the right to use the music [...]
Film Production: Financing and Investment Issues
Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007Film financing is one of the most difficult and least understood challenges facing a producer and it is fraught with perils for the unwary. Many independent film producers find themselves caught in the “Producer’s Paradox” namely: “You can’t sign talent and develop your screenplay without financing, but you can’t obtain financing without talent and a [...]
Film Production: Business and Investment Structure
Posted Monday, June 18th, 2007The first task of film production is to select and set up a business entity for the film. This is true whether the producer is making a short film, shooting wedding videos and commercials, or creating a larger feature film project involving hundreds of thousands of dollars, salaried employees, and a crew of [...]