The Writer Got Screwed : Guide to the Legal and Business Practices of Writing for the Entertainment Industry
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Product Description
An indispensable roadmap to success, The Writer Got Screwed is the first book to untangle the legal and business aspects of writing for the entertainment industry. It is for the young TV production assistant waiting for a big break, the executive with a treatment tucked away in a bottom drawer, the techie targeting the new field of cyberspace writing, or anyone who is inspired to write screenplays.Savvy Hollywood entertainment attorney Brooke Wharton decodes legal j… More >>
The Writer Got Screwed : Guide to the Legal and Business Practices of Writing for the Entertainment Industry
As far as the business aspects of writing go, Wharton has provided a comprehensive and accessible information base for creating and supporting a writing career. This comprehensive book levels the playing field by providing hard earned wisdom to the new or experienced writer. I find myself referring to the book constantly. It is indispensible.
Rating: 5 / 5
Straightforward, practical legal and business advice from a Hollyood
entertainment lawyer. Major focuses are copyright law and contracts for services.
Includes advice on writing careers
from established TV and movie writers.
Rating: 4 / 5
For all of you aspiring screenwriters, this book is a must-have resource. Very important information, but let’s be honest, discourse on law ususally makes one’s eyes glaze over. However, Brooke is an incredible writer and keeps her book engaging and entertaining to hold the reader’s interest for this vitally important subject.
Rating: 5 / 5
As a law student I can well attest to the confusions and complications that can arise from even seemingly simple legal concepts. Brooke Wharton not only gives an excellent framework for writers to help them approach possible pitfalls in the process of selling their work, but also provides nuggets of inspiration to motivate those of us who are intimidated by writing process. This handbook is an invaluable resource to all those interested in writing for Hollywood, and the wider world of publishing at large. Although it is not a substitute for legal counsel should a specific issue arise (whom am I to work against my industry), The Writer Got Screwed is a must read to help avoid any such problems in the first place. I only wish that my casebooks were as practical and easy to read!
Rating: 5 / 5
After graduating from film school, I had no idea how to start my career as a writer in the film industry. “The Writer Got Screwed” not only showed my how to start my career, but showed me the different kind of careers which exist for Writers in the Entertainment Industry. Most books don’t explain what WRITERS working in the entertainment industry need to know: THIS BOOK DOES. If you want to work in the legal department of a studio, take classes in copyright and contracts. If you want to work as a writer in the entertainment industry, THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.
Rating: 5 / 5