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An Introduction to Film and TV Production
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An Introduction to Film and TV Production

by Joseph Richie, Karen Russell, Airielle J. Taylor, Tameka Winston
July 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
224 pages
5h 51m
English
Routledge
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Insider Interview

Frederick Lewis

Professor, School of Media Arts & Studies,

Scripps College of Communications, Ohio University

DOI: 10.4324/9781003186182-14

What is the process of securing rights to an original work (film or television) as both a solo producer and as a co-producer? In other words, who owns it?

If you are entering into an arrangement where the executive producers have found the funding for the project and will oversee or own the copyright, you must protect yourself by securing a signed agreement that spells out who has creative control or final cut. In some scenarios, an executive producer can be a complete or relative novice and not respect your role as the driving force behind the creation of the content. Informal verbal ...

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ISBN: 9781000606584