HOLLYWOOD DEALMAKING PA

Hollywood Dealmakinghas become the go-to resource for new and experienced entertainment attorneys, agent trainees, business affairs executives, and creative executives. Entertainment attorneys and Hollywood insidersDina AppletonandDaniel Yankelevitsexplain the negotiation techniques and strategies of entertainment dealmaking and detail the interests and roles of producers, writers, actors, directors, agents, and studio employees in crafting a deal. This new edition captures the dramatic changes over the past five years in the film and television industry landscape, with two new chapters: Reality Television details the sources of revenue, syndication possibilities, and format sales of these shows as well as the talent deals that are made and the Internet/New Media chapter delves in new digital formats such as mobile phones, game consoles, video-on-demand, and web-based apps, and explains where today's revenues are generated, where the industry is headed, and talent negotiation issues. All the ins and outs of negotiating are explained, including back ends, gross and adjusted gross profits, deferments, box office bonuses, copyrights, and much more. This easy-to-follow reference is packed with expert insights on distribution, licensing, and merchandising. The book's invaluable resource section includes definitions of lingo for acquisition agreements and employment deals, twelve ready-to-use sample contracts, and a directory of entertainment attorneys in both New York and Los Angeles. InHollywood Dealmaking, readers will recognize the key players in the process, understand the "lingo" of crafting deals, learn how to negotiate agreements for the option and purchase of books and screenplays, be able to negotiate employment deals for all members of a film or television crew, understand payment terms and bonuses, and be able to register copyrights in scripts and other literary works.

Dina Appleton is special counsel in the Entertainment Media and Technology group at the top-tier entertainment firm Sheppard Mullin where she represents major film studios and television companies as well as independent producers. Dina previously ran the business and legal affairs for a respected Hollywood talent agency and she’s spoken on various panels regarding entertainment law. Dina teaches a dealmaking course annually at UCLA Extension and she is a regular contributor to Backstage magazine and contributed to the Final Draft/Lone Eagle Press book, Ask the Pros.

Daniel Yankelevits is the Vice President of Legal Affairs for the major motion picture studio Columbia Pictures. Daniel has a wealth of experience in both business and legal affairs in both television and film. Daniel Served as Chairman of the Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Section, from 1998-1999 and he’s currently a member of the planning committee for the USC Entertainment Law Symposium. Daniel teaches an annual class at UCLA entitled “Negotiating Talent Agreements and Motion Picture Contracts,” and he’s written several articles about the motion picture industry in the Los Angeles Daily Journal, California’s largest legal news provider, and Script magazine.