DOCUMENTARY LEGAL TOOL KIT
Releases, Contracts & Legal/Business Essentials, Legal Q&As
Understand Your Rights As A Filmmaker and Protect Your Film!
Documentary Legal Tool Kit includes these items:
What You Get
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Legal & Business Essentials For Documentary Filmmakers ($295.00 Value) - Step-by-step video training series with Entertainment Attorney Gordon Firemark to help you understand your rights as a filmmaker and cover all the necessary legal items you need to know to keep your film safe.
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Documentary Legal Forms & Contracts [Starter Pack] - 8 Forms ($47.00 Value) - THE most common forms you'll need during the making of your documentary.
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Documentary Legal Forms & Contracts [Post-Production Pack] - 6 Forms ($47.00 Value) - All the most common forms you'll need during the post-production phase.
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BONUS: 1-Hour Live Legal Q&A Workshop ($595.00 Value) - Get your legal questions answered in a live Group Q&A with Entertainment Attorney Gordon P. Firemark. Enroll now and join the next Q&A in 2023 (coming soon). In the meantime, you can access a library of legal Q&A's inside course!
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Certificate of Completion - Get a high-quality personalized digital Certificate of Completion when you complete the Documentary Legal & Business Essentials Course
Documentary Legal Forms & Contracts [Starter Pack]
- Talent Release Form
- Location Release Form
- Materials Release Form
- Group Release Form
- Extra/Background Release
- Poster-Style Release For Shooting in Public Spaces
- Crew Deal Memo
- Life Rights Option Agreement
Documentary Legal Forms & Contracts [Post-Production Pack]
- Voice Talent Agreement
- Music Master Use License
- Music Synchronization License
- Music Composer Agreement - (work for hire)
- Music Composer Agreement - (License style)
- 3rd Party Content License for Clips, Artwork, Products, Brands, etc
Documentary Legal & Business Essentials
In addition to the 14 legal forms/templates, you get Legal & Business Essentials for Documentary Filmmakers with Entertainment Attorney Gordon Firemark. He covers THE most essential legal issues you need to know when making a documentary.
Topics covered include copyright, fair use, defamation, E&O insurance, chain of title, permits/releases, contracts, music licensing and more.
A growing database of 100+ legal video Q&As, of common filmmaker questions answered by Mr. Gordon, are also included inside the course as an added bonus.
Your purchase includes a Lifetime Access Pass so you can refer back to the video modules and templates as often as you need to. You'll feel as if you have your own personal lawyer!
BONUS: 1-Hour LIVE Q&A Workshop With Attorney Firemark
As a special bonus, when you purchase the Documentary Legal Tool Kit, you get VIP access to Live Legal Q&A workshops with Entertainment Attorney Gordon Firemark available for all actively enrolled students.
The next live legal Q&A is coming up in Fall 2023 (Date TBD).
This is a group video Zoom call and you can submit questions in advance and also ask questions live.
A 1-hour consult with an entertainment attorney can cost $300-$1100+/hour, so this opportunity alone is worth the purchase!
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING
"Gives confidence"
by Fairlie Arrow/Storynmotion Films
"I love Gordon’s course. As a documentary filmmaker, understanding the must-know legal and business essentials gives me the confidence in knowing where I stand dealing with everything from pre-production through post,
especially when it comes to making sure I have all the required paperwork to move forward. Great course to have under your belt."
"Excellent!"
By Matthew Richardson/Pele Pictures
"I loved how the legal was explained clearly with examples and the Q & A from other students in each section of the course. It answered 95% of my questions."
"Very thorough and helpful"
By Annette King/Splicer Films
"We felt confident starting production with all the release and legal forms necessary to protect our interests and mitigate any legal risk.
Thank you to Gordon for very helpful resources and openness to discuss specific use cases!"
"Worth the Investment"
by Leonard Smith III/LS3 Studios
"This came at the perfect time. It's worth the investment if you are serious about filmmaking."
"SO well done"
by Bob Williams/Films For Good
"SO well done - simple, but not too simple. Comprehensive, but not exhausting. I particularly liked the ability to have both slides and video to go back and forth between, and to use as reference. The quiz questions were very fair - and affirming. Frankly I did not expect to so throughly enjoy what frankly is a bit dry bunch of stuff! Congratulations! This is not easy to do!"
About Attorney Gordon P. Firemark
Attorney At Law Gordon P. Firemark
Mr. Firemark is an entertainment attorney based in California and also teaches Entertainment Law in Columbia College Hollywood's film program. He's the producer and host of Entertainment Law Update, a podcast for artists and professionals in the entertainment industries and the author of The Podcast, Blog and New Media Producer’s Legal Survival Guide. The Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark cover intellectual property, cyberspace, new media and business/corporate matters for clients in the entertainment industry. More Info: Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark; Theatre, Film, TV & New Media
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"Outstanding!"
"This course is excellent. What I love most is the simplicity. It's an outstanding tool!"
-- Thadius Bonapart III / Bonapart Media