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Drawing from a variety of experts in an industry that has seen major disruptions and technology advancements since the third edition, The Movie Business Book offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of this fascinating, global business. A must-read for film students and industry newcomers, this new edition features key movers and shakers, such as filmmaker-actor Jay Duplass, (The Puffy Chair, Cyrus), Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn, director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Bourne Identity), National Amusements President Shari E. Redstone, Warner Bros. Pictures Worldwide Marketing Executive Vice President Blair Rich, and many others. A definitive sourcebook, it covers the nuts-and-bolts details about financing, revenue streams, marketing, globalization, micro-budgets and much more.
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Preface
Introduction - By Jason E. Squire
I. THE CREATORS
The Entrepreneurial Producer - By Michael London (Producer, West Los Angeles, CA)
The Director - By Doug Liman (Director, Producer, New York, NY)
A Filmmaker's Journey - By Jay Duplass (Co-Writer, Co-Director, Actor, Los Angeles, CA)
II. THE PROPERTY
The Screenwriter - By David S. Goyer (Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Los Angeles, CA)
Representing the Screenwriter - By Jewerl Ross (Owner, Silent R Mangement, Los Angeles, CA)
The Story Editor - By Romy Dworman (Senior Vice President, Story Department, Universal Pictures, Universal City, CA)
Exploiting Intellectual Property Rights - By Joel Gotler (CEO, Intellectual Property Group, Los Angeles, CA)
III. THE MONEY
Movies, Money and Madness - By Peter J. Dekom (Entertainment Lawyer, Los Angeles, CA)
Getting Paid! - By Rob Aft (President, Compliance Consulting, Los Angeles, CA)
Analyzing Movie Companies - By Harold L. Vogel (Financial Analyst, Vogel Capital Management, New York, NY)
IV. THE MANAGEMENT
A Chairman's Perspective - By Alan Horn (Chairman, The Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA)
Marvel Studios - By Kevin Feige (President, Marvel Studios, Burbank, CA)
The Movie Company as Financier-Distributor - By David V. Picker (Former President, Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, United Artists, New York, NY)
The Independent Spirit - By Barbara Boyle (Professor and Associate Dean, Entrepreneurship, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, West Los Angeles, CA)
V. THE DEAL
The Entertainment Lawyer - By Linda Lichter (Partner, Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman, Inc., West Hollywood, CA)
Business Affairs - By Stephen M. Kravit (Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, The Gersh Agency, Beverly Hills, CA)
The Completion Guarantee - By Steve Mangel (President, UniFi Completion Guarantors, Los Angeles, CA)
The Talent Agent - By Jessica Tuchinsky (Producer, Former Talent Agent, Creative Artists Agency, Beverly Hills CA)
VI. PRODUCTION
Production Management - By Micahel Grillo (Executive Producer, Los Angeles, CA)
The Social Network: Production Workflow - By Allen Kupetsky (Second Assistant Director, Los Angeles, CA)
VII. MARKETING
Motion Picture Marketing - By Blair Rich (Executive Vice President, Warner Bros. Pictures Worldwide Marketing, Burbank, CA)
Market Research - By Kevin Goetz (Founder and CEO, Screen Engine/ASI, Los Angeles, CA)
Film Festivals and Markets - By Steve Montal (Film Festival Consultant, Los Angeles, CA)
VIII. REVENUE STREAMS
Release Windows and Revenue Streams - By Linda Benjamin (Former Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Relativity Media, Beverly Hills, CA)
Studio Accounting - By Ilan Haimoff (Partner, Green Hasson Janks Accountants, Leader, Contract Compliance and Forensics Department, Los Angeles CA)
IX. THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION
Studio Distribution - By Daniel R. Fellman (President, Warner Bros. Pictures Domestic Distribution, Burbank, CA)
Independent Distribution - By Tom Quinn (Former Co-President, RADiUS, The Weinstein Company, New York, NY)
X. THEATRICAL EXHIBITION
The Exhibition Business - By Shari E. Redstone (President, National Amusements, Norwood, MA)
The Independent Exhibitor - By Robert Laemmle and Greg Laemmle (Laemmle Fine Arts Theatres, Los Angeles, CA)
XI. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND SELF-DISTRIBUTION
Home Entertainment - By Ronald J. Sanders (President, Warner Bros. Worldwide Home Entertainment Distribution, Burbank, CA)
Online Self-Distribution - By Jamie Wilkinson (Co-Founder and CEO, VHX Corporation, Brooklyn, NY)
XII. THE DIY MODEL
DIY: An Introduction - By Jason E. Squire (USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA)
Producing in the DIY Model - By Eric B. Fleischman (Producer, Los Angeles, CA)
XIII. CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Consumer Products - By Al Ovadia (President, Al Ovadia & Associates; Former Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures Consumer Products, Los Angeles, CA)
XIV. INTERNATIONAL
Global Markets - By Rob Aft (President, Compliance Consulting, Los Angeles, CA)
An Overview of the Chinese Film Industry - By Shaoyi Sun (Professor of Film and Media Studies, Shanghai Theatre Academy, Shanghai, China)
XV. THE FUTURE
Entertainment Technologies: Past, Present and Future - By Dan Ochiva (Founder and President, NYC Production and Post News, New York, NY)
Index
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