[UPDATE] Legal 101: Documents and Other Essentials From Our Panel

Regardless if you were at our panel yesterday or not, below are some very useful documents and information that will help you stay on the stright and narrow when it comes to the legal issues surrounding your film. In fact, your distributor's gonna love you if you follow these steps. 

So fire up that printer!

[UPDATE 11/13/12: For those who missed out, or want to see it again, we filmed the panel.]

Legal Panel from Tribeca Film Institute on Vimeo.

Delivery Folder Structure

(Make life easier on yourself, create folders with these headings and follow this structure when delivering materials to your distributor)

AD PUB

APPROVALS & CLEARANCES 

• GUILD APPROVALS
• PAID AD STATEMENT

BUDGET & FINANCE

CAST & CREW

• CAST AND CREW LIST

CHAIN OF TITLE

• CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP
• CERTIFICATE OF ORGIN
• COPYRIGHT REPORT
• TITLE REPORT
• UNDERLYING RIGHTS DOCUMENTS

CLIPS

COPYRIGHT

CORRESPONDENCE

CREDITS

• BILLING BLOCK
• LOGOS
• MAIN AND END TITLES

DELIVERY SCHEDULE

ERROS & OMISSIONS

• APPLICATION
• CERTIFICATES
• POLICY

LAB ACCESS

• LAB LIST

MPAA

• CERTIFICATE OF RATING
• TITLE REGISTRATION

MUSIC

• COMPOSER AGREEMENT
• MUSIC CUE SHEET-FEATURE
• MUSIC CUE SHEET-TRAILER
• MUSIC LICENSES
• SCORE

RESIDUALS

• CALL SHEET
• FINAL SAG CAST LIST
• IATSE

SCRIPTS

• CCSL
• DIALOGUE LIST
• LFOA CONTINUITY SHEET
• LINED SCRIPT
• SCENE CONTINUITY
• LINED SCRIPT
• SCENE CONTINUITY
• SHOOTING SCRIPT

Downloads

Reference Materials Copyright Fair Use Best Practices (PDF) US Copyright Application Instructions (DOC) Dolby Dolby License Information (DOC) Error & Omissions Insurance E&O Tips (DOC) Templates & Forms Clearances and Approvals Contractual Obligation Statement Template Combines (XLSX) Contractual Obligation Statement Template-Paid Ad and Screen Credit (XLS) Contractual Obligation Statement Template-Restrictions (XLS) Clips Clip Cue Sheet Template (XLS) Video Clip License Template (DOC) Copyright Cover Letter from Form PA (either Screenplay or Motion Picture) (DOC) Form PA-Interactive (PDF) Lab Access One Time Access Letter (DOC) Music Master Use and Synchronization Music License Template (DOC) Music Cue Sheet Template-v.1.0 (XLS) Music Cue Sheet Template-v.2.0 (XLSX) Residuals Final SAG Cast List-v2 (DOC)

[Photo: (Left-Right) Jessica Nickelsberg (VP of Legal and Business Affairs, Tribeca Film), Eileen Rodriguez (Manager, Legal and Business Affairs, Tribeca Enterprises), Brian Hewitt (Manager, Rights and Clearances, Tribeca Film Festival) and moderator Doug Tirola (Producer)]