<p>* How can you use a state's film tax credits to fund your film? SEE PAGE 63. </p> <p>* You have an idea you want to pitch to a production company; how do you safeguard your concept? SEE PAGE 77. </p> <p>* How can you fund your production with product placement? SEE PAGE 157.</p> <p>* How do you get a script to popular Hollywood actors and deal with their agents? SEE PAGE 222. </p> <ul> </ul> <p> Find quick answers to these and hundreds of other questions in this new edition of The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers. This no-nonsense reference provides fast answers in plain English-no law degree required! Arm yourself with the practical advice of author Thomas Crowell, a TV-producer-turned-entertainment-lawyer.</p> <p>This new edition features:</p> <p>* New sections on product placement, film tax credits and production incentive financing, Letters of Intent, and DIY distribution (four-walling, YouTube, Download-to-own, Amazon.com, iTunes, and Netflix) </p> <p>* Updated case law </p> <ul> </ul> <p>* Even more charts and graphics to help you find the information you need even more quickly.</p> <ul> </ul> <p>This book is the next best thing to having an entertainment attorney on retainer! </p><p>* Avoid legal pitfalls with this quick reference guide- get real answers written in plain English for filmmakers, not for lawyers * Three books in one: a handy manual on film contracts, a step-by-step guide to critical legal issues on and off the set, and a quick reference on copyright and intellectual property issues *Revised and updated to cover YouTube, Internet distribution, webisodes, and production services agreements</p>