The Movie Business Book, 4th Edition

Drawing from a variety of experts in an industry that has seen major disruptions and technology advancements since the third edition, The Movie Business Book offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of this fascinating, global business. A must-read for film students and industry newcomers, this new edition features key movers and shakers, such as filmmaker-actor Jay Duplass, (The Puffy Chair, Cyrus), Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn, director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Bourne Identity), National Amusements President Shari E. Redstone, Warner Bros. Pictures Worldwide Marketing Executive Vice President Blair Rich, and many others. A definitive sourcebook, it covers the nuts-and-bolts details about financing, revenue streams, marketing, globalization, micro-budgets and much more.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

I THE CREATORS
Chapter 2 The Entrepreneurial Producer
Chapter 3 The Director
Chapter 4 A Filmmaker’s Journey

II THE PROPERTY
Chapter 5 The Screenwriter
Chapter 6 Representing the Screenwriter
Chapter 7 The Story Editor
Chapter 8 Exploiting Intellectual Property Rights

III MONEY
Chapter 9 Movies, Money and Madness
Chapter 10 Getting Paid!
Chapter 11 Analyzing Movie Companies

IV MANAGEMENT
Chapter 12 A Chairman’s Perspective
Chapter 13 Marvel Studios
Chapter 14 The Movie Company as Financier-Distributor
Chapter 15 The Independent Spirit

V THE DEAL
Chapter 16 The Entertainment Lawyer
Chapter 17 Business Affairs
Chapter 18 The Completion Guarantee
Chapter 19 The Talent Agent

VI PRODUCTION
Chapter 20 Production Management
Chapter 21 The Social Network: Production Workflow

VII MARKETING
Chapter 22 Motion Picture Marketing
Chapter 23 Market Research
Chapter 24 Film Festivals and Markets

VIII REVENUE STREAMS
Chapter 25 Release Windows and Revenue Streams
Chapter 26 Studio Accounting

IX THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION
Chapter 27 Studio Distribution
Chapter 28 Independent Distribution

X THEATRICAL EXHIBITION
Chapter 29 The Exhibition Business
Chapter 30 The Independent Exhibitor

XI HOME ENTERTAINMENT AND SELF-DISTRIBUTION
Chapter 31 Home Entertainment
Chapter 32 Online Self-Distribution

XII THE DIY MODEL
Chapter 33 DIY: An Introduction
Chapter 34 Producing in the DIY Model

XIII CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Chapter 35 Consumer Products

XIV INTERNATIONAL
Chapter 36 Global Markets
Chapter 37 An Overview of the Chinese Film Industry

XV THE FUTURE
Chapter 38 Entertainment Technologies: Past, Present and Future