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 - Contracts
Faculty
Nathaniel Lyman.
Entertainment Lawyer, Chandler Fogden Aldous
Nathaniel Lyman is an associate lawyer at Chandler Fogden Aldous Law Corporation where he provides legal services in the areas of film, television, digital media, and music. His clients include production companies, individual producers, animation studios, writers, directors, performers, musicians, visual artists, and others in the creative fields. He has extensive experience in talent negotiation, advising on corporate and financing structures, and drafting rights agreements. Prior to pursuing law, Nathaniel worked in the film and television industry in a variety of capacities, including producing and directing his own films.
Tara Sattler
Entertainment Law Partner, Weintraub Tobin
Tara Sattler is a shareholder in Weintraub Tobin's entertainment group. Tara specializes in representing production companies, producers, financiers and content creators in the film, television and digital spaces. Her expertise encompasses all of the phases of development, financing, production, and distribution of scripted and non-scripted content for all budget levels. Tara has experience drafting and negotiating agreements to represent her clients in every stage of their entertainment industry endeavors.
