MACS 264 Final Questions And Answers
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21 Grams - ANSWER (as studio "indie"), and partnerships between major
distributors and smaller (quasi-) independent companies. Was a film with major actors and
distributors but the quality of the film looks indie. However, many people think its no longer
indie.
The 360-degree deal - ANSWER 360 deals are contracts that allow the record label
to receive a percentage of the earnings from all of an artist's activities rather than just
earnings from record sales.
(the label shares in other income streams such as touring and live performance,
merchandise, endorsements, appearances in movies and TV, and if the artist also writes
songs, publishing)(major disadvantage for artists)
Indie films have - ANSWER -Set of values & attitudes
-Connection b/w producers and consumers
-Don't want to be part of a company
-Attitude of independence and relationships
Indie films look like - ANSWER -Nudity in first scene
-Low lighting
-Sound and lighting define mood & tone
-First shot is vital
-No aliens, explosions, superpowers
Attribution/credit (as creative right) - ANSWER -Rights of attribution- when can you
attach your name to something you created
-Integrity- how you ensure your creative vision reaches audience
-Director's cut- directors get first stab at changing movie
-Possessory credits- names on posters, ending credits, directors name associated in film title
-Writers don't have much creative integrity but director mostly have.
, foreign pre-sales - ANSWER filmmaker negotiates a deal with a foreign distributor
in which the foreign distributor promises that, provided the filmmaker completes the
film，pay a pre-negotiated fixed fee for the distribution rights in the distributor's particular
foreign country or territory.
Meritocracy - ANSWER find person with the best "merit" and credentials for the
job. More expensive and time consuming then just having a reference who you think would
be good at the job. That is where its not what you know but who you know comes in.
Lyle v Warner Bros - ANSWER Woman worked on set of friends and complained
about lack of african american actors. Was fired four months into job bc "couldn't type fast
enough" then she sued for being discriminated against due to her sex and race.
Termination of (copyright) transfer - ANSWER To protect authors of older works
from having to "live" with a bad deal they entered into when they had little negotiating skill
or leverage, the Copyright Act provides that at the end of 56 years, the author (or if the
author is dead, his wife and children or grandchildren), can recapture the last 39 years of
copyright.
Ex:in 1938 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two young men from Cleveland, Ohio, signed over all
of their rights to the Superman character to DC Comics for $130.00 and vague promises of
future work.
French hours - ANSWER Innovation by studios, rather than take set lunch hour,
everyone gets lunch whenever they are free. Purpose is to be efficient.
The film and television industries for when there is no break for lunch during a film shoot.
Instead food is passed around all day long and the crew works continuously. The lack of a
lunch break means that crew members and the cast have to steal moments to eat.
Screen actors guild was able to keep producers from changing to a union system. A strong
union would be able to protect favorable working conditions but in this case French hours
prevents a union from forming so people can still work all day and not complain that they
dont eat.
Major studios and networks, and their parent companies - ANSWER ABC- owned by
Disney
CBS- owned by CBS Studio, previously Paramount
NBC- NBC Universal, division of Comcast
FOX- bought by Disney (recently)
CW- affiliated with both CBS and Warner Bros.
Univision- not affiliated with a studio, more WB or Universal of Mexico, relationship with
Televisa
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21 Grams - ANSWER (as studio "indie"), and partnerships between major
distributors and smaller (quasi-) independent companies. Was a film with major actors and
distributors but the quality of the film looks indie. However, many people think its no longer
indie.
The 360-degree deal - ANSWER 360 deals are contracts that allow the record label
to receive a percentage of the earnings from all of an artist's activities rather than just
earnings from record sales.
(the label shares in other income streams such as touring and live performance,
merchandise, endorsements, appearances in movies and TV, and if the artist also writes
songs, publishing)(major disadvantage for artists)
Indie films have - ANSWER -Set of values & attitudes
-Connection b/w producers and consumers
-Don't want to be part of a company
-Attitude of independence and relationships
Indie films look like - ANSWER -Nudity in first scene
-Low lighting
-Sound and lighting define mood & tone
-First shot is vital
-No aliens, explosions, superpowers
Attribution/credit (as creative right) - ANSWER -Rights of attribution- when can you
attach your name to something you created
-Integrity- how you ensure your creative vision reaches audience
-Director's cut- directors get first stab at changing movie
-Possessory credits- names on posters, ending credits, directors name associated in film title
-Writers don't have much creative integrity but director mostly have.
, foreign pre-sales - ANSWER filmmaker negotiates a deal with a foreign distributor
in which the foreign distributor promises that, provided the filmmaker completes the
film，pay a pre-negotiated fixed fee for the distribution rights in the distributor's particular
foreign country or territory.
Meritocracy - ANSWER find person with the best "merit" and credentials for the
job. More expensive and time consuming then just having a reference who you think would
be good at the job. That is where its not what you know but who you know comes in.
Lyle v Warner Bros - ANSWER Woman worked on set of friends and complained
about lack of african american actors. Was fired four months into job bc "couldn't type fast
enough" then she sued for being discriminated against due to her sex and race.
Termination of (copyright) transfer - ANSWER To protect authors of older works
from having to "live" with a bad deal they entered into when they had little negotiating skill
or leverage, the Copyright Act provides that at the end of 56 years, the author (or if the
author is dead, his wife and children or grandchildren), can recapture the last 39 years of
copyright.
Ex:in 1938 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two young men from Cleveland, Ohio, signed over all
of their rights to the Superman character to DC Comics for $130.00 and vague promises of
future work.
French hours - ANSWER Innovation by studios, rather than take set lunch hour,
everyone gets lunch whenever they are free. Purpose is to be efficient.
The film and television industries for when there is no break for lunch during a film shoot.
Instead food is passed around all day long and the crew works continuously. The lack of a
lunch break means that crew members and the cast have to steal moments to eat.
Screen actors guild was able to keep producers from changing to a union system. A strong
union would be able to protect favorable working conditions but in this case French hours
prevents a union from forming so people can still work all day and not complain that they
dont eat.
Major studios and networks, and their parent companies - ANSWER ABC- owned by
Disney
CBS- owned by CBS Studio, previously Paramount
NBC- NBC Universal, division of Comcast
FOX- bought by Disney (recently)
CW- affiliated with both CBS and Warner Bros.
Univision- not affiliated with a studio, more WB or Universal of Mexico, relationship with
Televisa
