The Coogan Law was enacted in 1938 [now Family Code section  6750 et seq.] in response to the childhood star Jackie Coogan’s plight. Even though he earned millions as a child, Coogan was surprised to find out that when he reached adulthood that he was flat broke, because his mother and stepfather spent all his money….legally. Back to …

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Product placement is the deliberate incorporation of references to a brand or product in exchange for compensation. Product placements may range from unobtrusive appearances within an environment, to prominent integration. Back to Post Home Product placement, also known as embedded marketing, is a marketing technique where references to specific brands or products are incorporated into another work, such as …

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If you want something that looks like a professional film that you’d see in theaters or on Netflix, the camera alone will run $15,000 to $20,000……. Back to Post Home By Richard Wayne Cost of Making a Independent film! It really depends. The first cost is your camera. A DSLR capable of shooting something at …

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When a company commits to bringing your TV series pitch to market, they’ll propose an option agreement for negotiation that gives them the exclusive right to sell your TV series treatment or pilot script to a network for a limited period of time. Back to Post Home When new writers set out to pitch a …

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A decade ago, the main challenge to California’s dominance in the movie industry came from north of the border. Toronto and Vancouver lured film shoots with the cheap Canadian dollar and government subsidies. Back to Post Home Eventually, changes in currency rates diminished Canada’s allure, but Hollywood then found itself contending with a domestic threat: …

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