Q: Why is Fair Use critical to documentary films?
A: According to experts at Stanford Law School: “Fair Use is critical to documentary film because that medium explores and discusses important social, cultural and historical issues. It is often impossible to discuss these issues effectively without reference to the historical material that illustrates, depicts and documents them. A tremendous amount of that material is [...]
Q: How do I raise capital for my own film?
A: That’s the million dollar question. Be creative. Family, friends, investors. For a while the running joke in Hollywood was to ask your dentist but in the last five years they’ve been getting mobbed with requests, so your best bet (if you want to keep your teeth) would be to register at fundraising sites like: [...]
Q: Do film studios buy treatments from first time writers? If not how can I get an agent?
A: Yes it’s possible, but pretty rare. Back in the day, it was more typical but the industry has changed and now more studios are buying less treatments, and less scripts. More and more studios are requiring writers – even well established writers – to have their script packaged before they present it to a studio. [...]
