Language of Screen Business Demystified
LANGUAGE OF SCREEN BUSINESS DEMYSTIFIED
Saturday April 17 (10.00am) and Monday, April 19 (10.00am). AEST (Sydney time)
Presented by Andrena Finlay and Sara McFarlane (E/S Collab). Note: Sara is based in New York. Hence the two 10.00am labs – one on Saturday and one on the following Monday.
Overview:
The producer’s main function is to take an idea from origin to production and release. Along the way there is an endless cycle of negotiations, and then contracting, with financiers, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents, cast and key creatives, all using particular terminology unique to our industry.
In this skills lab we will examine the basic language of such conversations, the key legal and business terms: their meaning, and how and when they are used. Much of this language is designed to obfuscate or confuse, so it is essential you understand it.
A not-to-be-missed opportunity to learn or refresh. To understand the whole jigsaw of the industry’s business and commercial language, enabling fluency and clarity in conversations and negotiations. It is about cracking the code.
Lab Presenters: Andrena Finlay & Sara McFarlane
ANDRENA FINLAY
Andrena Finlay is the founder of Screen ABC. She has a passion to inspire and inform emerging screen practitioners on the art of producing. She has been an independent film producer for nearly 40 years, taking her projects from development to release. Her production credits include Goddess, Razzle Dazzle, Me Myself I and Blessed. Her day jobs have included drama investment manager for the Australian Film Finance Corporation (precursor of Screen Australia), and Head of Producing for AFTRS. She has written her first book (with producer Sue Milliken) called Producing for the Screen: A Handbook. This book, and now the Skills Labs, are designed to demystify and illuminate the producing journey.
SARA McFARLANE – E/S COLLAB
E/S Collab. is a consulting firm providing executive producing, business affairs and production management services within the U.S. and Australian entertainment, advertising and creative industries. From film and television through to podcast and new media productions of all budget levels, we handle all the business elements of the filmmaking process, bridging the gap between creative and legal.
Cost: $79.20 ($72 excl.GST) with 20 discount . Codes for membership of:
Screenworks code: SCREENWORKS20; Screen Vixens code: VIXENS20; ADG code: ADG20; AWG code: AWG20; Equity Code: EQUITY20; WIFT code: WIFT20; Screen ABC code: SABC20; New Zealand Film Commission code: NZ20; E/S Collab. code: ESCOLLAB20
$99 (incl. GST) per lab without a code.
(Discount promo codes cannot be combined). Codes applied at checkout.
Date: Saturday April 17 and Monday, April 19
Session Times: 10.00am (each session)
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Online via Zoom