filmmaker resources

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—Daniel Edelman, producer, Where God Left His Shoes

 

FILMMAKER RESOURCES

The filmmaker resources listed here have experience working with independent filmmakers. Their listings are provided for informational purposes only and are not meant as an endorsement by IndieClear. All links open in a new window.

PRODUCTION ATTORNEYS

Blake & Wang, P.A.
Keith E. Cooper, Esq.
Gray Krauss LLP
Greg S. Bernstein
Michael Norman Saleman
Zuber & Tailleau LLP

PRODUCTION INSURANCE

Campbell & Associates
D.R. Reiff & Associates
DeWitt Stern Group
Truman Van Dyke Company
Walterry

RIGHTS CLEARANCE

Bound By Law (free comic book about intellectual property law and filmmaking)
Copyright Term & the Public Domain
When you don't even need "Fair Use" (link to .pdf file)
Moving Image Library (free movies, films, and videos from the Internet Archive)

MUSIC CLEARANCE & LICENSING

ASCAP title search
BMI repertoire search
Evan M. Greenspan, Inc.
Jingle Punks (search engine for affordable songs for film)
Moby tracks for your film - free!
MPA music publisher search
SESAC repertory search
The Winogradsky Co.
"Happy Birthday To You" and copyright.

TITLE REPORT

Law Offices of Dennis Angel
Thomson & Thomson

POSTER DESIGN

DM Design Associates

PUBLICITY

BitTorrent: boon to independent filmmakers

MICROSTOCK PHOTOGRAPHY

Big Stock Photo
Can Stock Photography
Dreamstime
Fotolia
iStockphoto
morgueFile
Shutterstock

SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Film Independent—Supports the West Coast independent filmmaker community. Produces the Independent Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Filmmaker—The magazine of independent film. A quarterly publication of IFP.
Independent Feature Project—The source for independent filmmakers. IFP has branches in Chicago, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Phoenix, & Seattle.
MovieMaker—The art and business of making movies.
Women In Film—Empowers, promotes, nurtures, and mentors women in the film industry.


 

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