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Tables of Contents for Hollywood Dealmaking
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction to the Dealmaking Process
1
14
The Players
Studios versus Independent Producers
The Art of Negotiation: Tips from Industry Players
Rights Acquisitions Agreements
15
20
The Option/Purchase Deal
Deal Point Summary: Option/Purchase Agreements
Life Story Rights Agreements
Feature Writer Employment Deals
35
28
Making the Deal
Deal Point Summary: Features Writer Agreements
Television Writer/Producer Agreements
63
22
The Economics of Television
Making the Deal Writers of Staff
Overall Deals
Deal Point Summary: Television Writer/Producer Agreements
Feature Film and Television Director Agreements
85
20
The Deal: Feature Directing
Television Directors
Deal Point Summary: Director Agreements
Film Producers
105
14
Services: The Producer's Role
Making the Deal
Deal Point Summary: Producer Agreements
Feature Actor Agreements
119
20
Negotiating the Deal
Deal Point Summary: Feature Actor Agreements
Television Actor Deals
139
20
Negotiating the Deal
Renegotiation
Holding Deals
Movies for Television/Movies of the Week
Deal Point Summary: Television Actor Agreements
Crew (Below-The-Line) Agreements
159
8
Sample Deal Memo: Feature Film Composer
Sample Deal Memo: Television Pilot/Series Casting Director
Sample Deal Memo: Music Editor, TV Series
Sample Deal Memo: Postproduction Supervisor, Feature Film
Deal Point Summary: Below-the-Line Agreements
Net Profits
167
24
Feature Film Net Profits
Key Terms
Negotiable Issues/Areas of Complaint
Gross and Adjusted Gross Receipts (AGR)
Television Net Profits
Conclusion
Deal Point Summary: Net Proceeds Negotiations
The Basics of Copyright Law
191
10
Copyright Issues
Appendix A Sample contracts/Forms
201
30
Certificate of Authorship/Certificate of Employment
Nudity Rider
Publisher's Release
Materials Release/Submission Release
Annotation Guide
Personal Depiction Release
Life Story Option/Purchase Agreement
Screenplay Purchase Agreement
Appendix B The Lingo
231
11
About the Authors
242
1
Index
243
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