Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-327) and index.

Pt. I. Overview of the pocket lawyer -- Pt. II. Legal building blocks -- 1. Copyright and intellectual property -- 2. Issues in film contracting -- Pt. III. production company -- 3. Setting up the production company -- 4. Your professional team -- 5. Financing your movie -- Pt. IV. Development -- 6. Idea rights : (protecting your pitches and avoiding idea "theft") -- 7. Creating a screenplay -- 8. Acquiring screenplay rights -- 9. Chain of title : the care and feeding of your copyright -- Pt. V. Pre-production -- 10. Hiring cast and crew -- a lot of law to worry about -- 11. producer's services agreement -- 12. director's service agreements -- 13. Crew services agreement -- 14. Performers -- Pt. VI. Production -- 15. Extras and depiction releases -- 16. Locations -- 17. What's on the set? -- Pt. VII. Post-production -- 18. Post-production staff -- 19. Music -- 20. Film clips and stock footage -- 21. Credits & copyright notice -- Pt. VIII. Distribution -- 22. Selling your film -- Pt. IX. Conclusion -- Law library appendices A-D -- law library -- App. A. filmmaker's guide to intellectual property law -- App. B. filmmaker's guide to contract law -- App. C. clause companion -- App. D. filmmaker's guide to labor and employment law.