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Legally Speaking, It Depends by Christopher Schiller

Contract and the Force Majeure, a Force to Be Reckoned With
How to Protect Your Screenplays

IT DEPENDS: Your Contract and the Force Majeure, a Force to Be Reckoned With

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How to Make a Movie

IT DEPENDS: Sound Advice for Your Script

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Film Reviews

Telluride Film Festival Report – Final Recap, TweeViews and Observations

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Film Reviews

Telluride Film Festival Report: Film Review - The Climb

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IT DEPENDS: The Evolving Purposes of Film Festivals

Entertainment Attorney Christopher Schiller analyzes what the current and future Hollywood trends to discover the "new normal" in Hollywood.
How to Sell a Script and Build a Screenwriting Career

IT DEPENDS: The New Normal in Hollywood

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How to Sell a Script and Build a Screenwriting Career

IT DEPENDS: The WGA-ATA Situation—Understanding the Code of Conduct

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IT DEPENDS: When to throw in the towel. (And how to mop up afterwards.)

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IT DEPENDS: Choosing the Medium - How You Tell Your Story Has Consequences

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IT DEPENDS: Is Your Story Idea Safe? - One Shared Idea, Three Unique Films

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Telluride Film Festival: Film Review - The Other Side of the Wind

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IT DEPENDS: What are Film Profits?

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IT DEPENDS: The Top Dozen Facts and Fallacies About the Film Business, Part 2

Chris Schiller breaks down a selection of facts or fallacies in the film business into three groups: People, Business Skills and “The Deal.” Within each section a statement is made that is either a fact or a fallacy within our industry. Take a guess then read on to see Chris' assessment of the statement’s truth value and why.
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IT DEPENDS: The Top Dozen Facts and Fallacies About the Film Business, Part 1

Christopher Schiller sheds light on the history of the inclusion rider and how to avoid potential pitfalls that may arise when implementing one.
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IT DEPENDS: What to Include in an Inclusion Rider?

In business, information is often the most valuable part of your arsenal, so protecting it is key to business survival. Christopher Schiller sheds light on the non-disclosure agreements, explaining when and why to use an NDA.
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IT DEPENDS: NDAs—Secrets They Don’t Tell You About Non-Disclosure Agreements

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IT DEPENDS: What is Film Packaging?

Christopher Schiller examines the complexities of Sebastian Lelio's film, A Fantastic Woman.
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FILM REVIEW: A Fantastic Woman

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IT DEPENDS: The Power (and Responsibility) of Hyphenates

Sally Hawkins in the film THE SHAPE OF WATER. Photo by Kerry Hayes. © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved
Legally Speaking, It Depends by Christopher Schiller

Telluride Film Festival Review: The Shape of Water

The phrase "award winning" is so often heard that we don't know if we should be impressed or not. Christopher Schiller's answer is, as always, it depends.
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IT DEPENDS: “Award Winner” Doesn’t Always Take the Prize

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Identifying Theme, Premise, Plot of Your Story

IT DEPENDS: Sequelitis or Hollywood’s Obsession with Movie Sequels

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IT DEPENDS: The Joys (and Dangers) of Workshopping

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Ask Script Q&A

IT DEPENDS: What’s that mean? Words.

IT DEPENDS: Are you Being Served? The Budget/Story Dilemma by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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IT DEPENDS: Are you Being Served? The Budget/Story Dilemma

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IT DEPENDS: The Contract Conundrum or What’s In a Name?

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IT DEPENDS: How the Bechdel Test Should Be Used

Entertainment Attorney Chris Schiller takes his legal insights column into a new direction, exploring his screenwriting side and filmmaker perspective.
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IT DEPENDS: Changing Course, Different Perspectives

FILM REVIEW: 'Things to Come' – Two Audiences by Chris Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Film Review – 'Things to Come' – Two Audiences

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Telluride Film Festival: 'La La Land,' 'Toni Erdmann' and 'Arrival'

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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Agent Secrets

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How to Sell a Script and Build a Screenwriting Career

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: The “Soft No”

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Where's My Money? Part 2 by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Where's My Money? Part 2

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Where's My Money? Part 1 by Chris Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Where's My Money? Part 1

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: LGBTQ Part 3 – Hollywood's Cracked Mirror by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: LGBTQ Part 3 – Hollywood's Cracked Mirror

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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: LGBTQ Part 2 - The BTQ et al.

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: LGBTQ - Language Most Foul Part 1 by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: LGBTQ - Language Most Foul Part 1

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Crowdfunding Fulfillment by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting #indiefilm
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Crowdfunding Fulfillment

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Legalities of Location, Location, Location by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #filmmaking #indiefilm #screenwriting #scriptchat
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Legalities of Location, Location, Location

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Trademarks in Film by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting #filmmaking
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Trademarks in Film

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Trademarks Defined by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Trademarks Defined

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Fashion in Film by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Fashion in Film

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Trade Dress by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Trade Dress

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Women Issues by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Women Issues

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Hollywood Holiday by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Hollywood Holiday

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Loan Out Company by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Loan Out Company

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Movie Turnaround by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine #scriptchat
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Movie Turnaround

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Incomplete Projects by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Incomplete Projects - What's a Filmmaker or Writer to Do?

LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Historical Drama Approaches by Christopher Schiller | Script Magazine
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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: Historical Drama Approaches

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LEGALLY SPEAKING, IT DEPENDS: “Amazing Grace” Ungraceful Exit