The Movie Business Book »

Drawing from a variety of experts in an industry that has seen major technological advances since the second edition, The Movie Business Book, Third Edition, offers the most comprehensive, authoritative overview of this fascinating, global business. A must-read for industry newcomers, film students and movie buffs, this new edition features key movers and shakers, such as Tom Rothman, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment; Michael Grillo, head of Feature Film Production at DreamWorks SKG; Sydney Pollack; Mel Brooks; and many others. A definitive sourcebook, it covers nuts-and-bolts details about financing, revenue streams, marketing, DVDs, globalization, the Internet and new technologies. All of this — and more — is detailed in this new edition of the classic Movie Business Book.

Publishers Weekly

First published in 1983, this book underwent a major overhaul for its 1992 second edition and even more extensive revision for this iteration. The need for such a Herculean effort indicates how rapidly the movie business is changing, and why Squire's collection is so valuable. Before joining the faculty at the USC School of Cinema-Television, Squire was a studio executive with United Artists, 20th Century Fox and Avco Embassy Pictures. Drawing on these formidable connections, he's able to include contributors who are fresh from the trenches and actively making films, like screenwriter William Goldman, director Sydney Pollack and Tim Rothman, chairman of Fox Film Entertainment. Intended mainly for those who want the real nitty-gritty on filmmaking, the book will be revelatory for film buffs, too, since it unveils the intricacies of financing, production, screenwriting and distribution. New to this edition are chapters on shifts that are taking place in entertainment, like the growth of sound tracks, video games, tie-in products and comic books. Squire proves adept at predicting future directions, too, and includes information on the move from analog to digital. Also a nod toward Hollywood's future is the extensive section on globalization, which tackles distribution in major movie-buying countries. For those in the industry, and especially those wanting to be, there's no better sourcebook for learning the movie biz. (July 6) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Contents

Thank-Yous

Preface

Introduction

The Producer

by David Puttnam

The Director

by Sydney Pollack

My Movies: The Collision of Art and Money

by Mel Brooks

The Independent Filmmaker

by Henry Jaglom

The Screenwriter

by William Goldman

The Literary Agent

by Lee G. Rosenberg

The Story Editor

by Romy Kaufman

Exploiting Book-Publishing Rights

by Roberta Kent and Joel Gotler

Movies, Money and Madness

by Peter J. Dekom

Elements of Feature Financing

by Norman H. Garey

Venture-Capital Strategy and the FilmDallas Model

by Sam L Grogg

Analyzing Movie Companies

by Harold L. Vogel

A Chairman's View

by Tom Rothman

Management: New Rules of the Game

by Richard Lederer

The Film Company as Financier-Distributor

by David V. Picker

The Independent Spirit

by Barbara Boyle

by Norman H. Garey

Business Affairs

by Stephen M. Kravit

The Finishing Touch: The Completion Guarantee

by Norman G. Rudman and Lionel A. Ephraim

The Talent Agent

by Jessica Tuchinsky

Production Management

by Michael Grillo

Charlie's Angels: Production Paperwork

by Christina Fong

Movies for Television

by Lindy DeKoven

Motion Picture Marketing

by Robert G. Friedman

Market Research

by Kevin Yoder

Film Festivals and Markets

by Steve Montal

The Revenue Streams: An Overview

by Steven E. Blume

Theatrical Distribution

by Daniel R. Fellman

Independent Distribution

by Bob Berney

The Exhibition Business

by Shari E. Redstone

The Independent Exhibitor

by Robert Laemmle

Home Video Business

by Benjamin S. Feingold

The Video Retailer

by Paul Sweeting

Made-for-Video Movies

by Louis A. Feola

Consumer Products

by Al Ovadia

The Global Markets

by Rob Aft

Overseas Tax Incentives and Government Subsidies

by Steven Gerse

Entertainment Technologies: Past, Present and Future

by Dan Ochiva

Index