The Film Business: Basic Legal and Business Aspects of Motion Picture Production and Distribution

The Film Business: Basic Legal and Business Aspects of Motion Picture Production and Distribution

 Instructor: Steven C. Schechter, Esq. This workshop is designed to provide participants with general understanding about the legal and business practices involved in motion picture production which all filmmakers should understand. The workshop welcomes producers, film/video makers, film/video students, lawyers, as well as amateurs and the general public. The workshop will provide a general overview of various areas of intellectual property law, considerations for setting up your production company, understanding what rights are needed to produce a motion picture, how to obtain music, film clips and other clearances, and an overview of key contracts and key contract clauses in the production process and key components of distribution arrangements. This Filmmaking Workshops is FREE and open to the public but have limited seating and require advance registration. To register email us at njmac12@gmail.com

About the Instructor: Steven C. Schechter is a film industry attorney who practices law in New Jersey and New York and is a lecturer on entertainment law at Seton Hall University. Mr. Schechter received his law degree from Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City and has a B.A. in Television, Radio, and Film Production from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Prior to establishing his own firm, Mr. Schechter was associated with Chasen & Lichter, a New York entertainment law firm, where he practiced entertainment, art, and publishing law, and with the legal department of New Line Cinema Corp. in New York City. He is an advisor to the Rutgers Film Co-op/New Jersey Media Arts Center, Inc.