by Gano Lemoine | Sep 10, 2010 | Copyright, Film Producing, Filmmakers, LLC - Incorporation, Music Licensing, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Producing, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting, Television Production
Before you start – or have someone else start – filming, or writing, or composing, or doing whatever creative thing that’s being contemplated – get the necessary contracts drafted and signed! At first blush, this advice may seem elementary and...
by Gano Lemoine | Jul 25, 2010 | Copyright, Filmmakers, Life Rights, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Screenwriting, Uncategorized
Special thanks to the Pacific Northwest Writers Association for including me in their Breaking into Screenwriting Panel Friday! I greatly enjoyed hearing from my fellow panel members, Pat White, Diane Mettler, Bill Schreiber and Royce Buckingham. While they focused on...
by Gano Lemoine | Apr 19, 2010 | Life Rights, Novel Writing, Privacy Rights, Publicity Rights, Screenwriting
A question I’m often asked is whether a writer or filmmaker needs to purchase the “life rights” for a story waiting to be told. This question comes up when someone wants to tell a story involving real life events, and therefore involving people that...
by Gano Lemoine | Oct 21, 2009 | Copyright, Novel Writing, Public Domain, Screenwriting
Writers are always trying to crack that next great story – trying to invent a cast of compelling characters, set in a compelling world, propelled through a dynamic plot that’s sure to engage the reader – be it a movie-exec, script reader, or the book screener...