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The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, 3rd Edition
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The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, 3rd Edition

by Thomas A. Crowell, Esq.
August 2022
Intermediate to advanced
546 pages
14h 12m
English
Routledge
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24PREPARING FOR DISTRIBUTION

DOI: 10.4324/9781003228479-32

Unless you want to make movies that are seen by only friends and family—in which case I’m not sure why you’re reading this book—you need to get a solid grasp of the distribution and exhibition processes. In fact, if you’re planning on making money from your movies, you really should understand this process before you even begin development.

In the broadest possible sense, distribution is the process of getting your film into the hands of exhibitors, who, in turn, will show the film to viewers. Making money from distribution, exhibition, and merchandising your film is called “exploiting your film.” It is probably the one time an artist actually wants to be exploited.

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