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 sessions across 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 - Chain of Title
Faculty
Christina Bulbrook
Entertainment Lawyer, Bulbrook Law
Christina Bulbrook is an entertainment lawyer based in Vancouver, Canada. Her practice is focused on the areas of film, television, and podcast production. She advises financiers, producers and artists on matters including development agreements, production financing, licensing and distribution, and Canadian-specific entertainment matters. In her spare time she volunteers on the board of a dance company, and enjoys taking her dog out on the local trails.
Tara Parker
Entertainment Lawyer and Partner, Goodmans, LLP
Tara Parker is a partner in the Entertainment Law Group at Goodmans. Her practice focuses on advising major U.S., international and Canadian studios, broadcasters, producers, literary, musical, theatrical and business clients on a wide range of media-related matters, including film financing, international co-productions and joint-ventures, rights acquisitions, format licence and distribution deals, errors and omissions insurance, clearance and copyright law matters. Tara has been recognized on multiple Best Lawyer lists as a leading entertainment lawyer in Canada, most recently as Lawyer of the Year (Entertainment Law in Toronto) for 2021 by Best Lawyers.
