For Aspiring Producers
Whether you’re an actor, director, writer, an aspiring business professional or a passionate creative interested in how the production industry works, this series will save you time and money. Producer Essentials: A Comprehensive Guide to Business Affairs and Production Law for Film & Television offers you the tools you need to effectively navigate the Film & TV production landscape and get your first project off the ground.
Learn from the very best
Developed and designed by top entertainment lawyers, Lori Massini & Heather Watt, Producer Essentials brings together current industry legal experts & business professionals to provide step-by-step instruction, essential information & firsthand experience into every video session.
Master Class Instruction
Through 12 video modules, totalling 16 hours of content, this self-paced course covers all aspects of producing a film or television production, from financing the project and post-production requirements to marketing and pitching your project to investors, festivals and distributors.
Producer Essentials - Distribution
Faculty
Trevor Hodgson
Senior Business Affairs Executive, First Look Media
Trevor Hodgson has provided executive producing, producing and business affairs services on more than 75 non-scripted and 10 scripted projects. His experience spans dramatic feature films, television scripted and unscripted series, and animated features and series. Trevor most recently produced The Oland Murder, a true crime documentary series for CBC and executive produced the series Rust Valley Restorers for History Television. His past productions include Eat St., Yukon Gold, Timber Kings, Cold Water Cowboys, and Chopped Canada.
Sarah Nathanson
General Counsel, Thunderbird Entertainment
Sarah Nathanson has been practising entertainment law for close to 15 years in both private practise and in-house. As General Counsel at Thunderbird Entertainment, a publicly traded content company that makes animation, scripted and factual shows for all platforms, Sarah has worked on structuring and financing international co-productions, co-ventures, Canadian content and service shows. She is currently co-chair of the CMPA BC Branch Council, Vice-Chair of the Animation and Visual Effects Alliance and a member of the Board of Directors of DigiBC. Her kids think she actually makes the cartoons they watch on screens and therefore she’s the coolest mom ever, please don’t tell them what lawyers really do for a few more years.
