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| Which of the following items are subject to inspection by the completion bond company prior to issuing the policy? |
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-financing details-loans and/or investment agreements
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| To meet the terms of a completion bond producers must |
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| Completion Bonds help to insure that |
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| T/F. Copyright law in the United States is part of Federal law, and is authorized by the U.S. Constitution. |
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| T/F. Homeowners should feel confident that their home owners insurance would cover them if a film production company burns down the house while using it as a location. |
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| T/F. Under the terms of the Location Agreement you read on Blackboard property owners have the right to receive residual payments every time the film appears on TV. |
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| When the copyright for an original work expires and is not renewed or recaptured the work enters the |
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| T/F. According to SCAD's Safety Regulations covering student motion picture and television productions: "If minors are used in any production, a parent or designated chaperone must remain on the set at all times to monitor the child. If a designated chaperone is used, the chaperone must be more than 20 years old and the parent or guardian must sign a parental approval form that lists the dates, hours and times that the minor will be used. If additional minors are used, there should be at least one chaperone for every seven minors. |
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| T/F. Here is a list of items that producers must deliver to obtain what kind of protection? • Budget Summary and Detailed Budget • Screenplay • Production Schedule • Shooting Schedule. • Co-production Agreements (if applicable). • Budget Financing Summary. • Financing Agreements: All Investment Agreements, including all tax-credit related agreements. • Bank Commitment Letter. • All License Agreements and Distribution Agreements. • All interim Financing Agreements, including all loan agreements and related documents including any Interparty or Inter-Creditor Agreements, Notices of Assignment and Direction Agreements and Laboratory Pledgeholder Agreements. TVC Agreement and Collection Agreement, if applicable. • Details of deferred payments and agreements in support thereof, or written confirmation that there are no deferrals. • Acquisition Agreements and/or Assignments of Literary Rights • All Key Personnel Agreements (authors, screenwriters, directors, producers, principal actors, etc.). • Production Bank Address. • Production Bank Account Number. • Delivery Date. • List of Delivery Materials for each distributor/licensor/broadcaster. • Name(s) and address(es) of the Production Laboratories. • Articles of incorporation or other evidence of the production company's incorporation; the names and addresses of the current corporate officers and directors; copy of the corporate by-law designating authorized signing officers. |
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| Paymaster union rate cards are designated as [distant] if the production is taking place outside of the Los Angeles zone. Production inside of the zone is referred to as [studio]. |
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| How do you make a second unit schedule? |
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| Use Screenwriter to produce two different .sex files, each one containing the apropriate unit's scenes. |
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| T/F. Having a completion bond in place on a production helps the producer to get financing. This is because investors know that the completion bond company would be required to step in and finish the film under certain circumstances. This is reassuring to investors. For example, if the bond company determines that the production is going "down the tubes" it can replace any member of the production company except the director. |
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| T/F. Errors and Omissions insurance protects producers and studios against mistakes they might make in the arena of copyright infringement. There are upper limits both per claim and total for all claims filed as well as substantial deductibles. |
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| Under the terms of the Los Angeles West Coast SAG agreement producers must hire a specific number of registered background actors before they can hire additional non-union extras. The number is |
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| T/F. Like a patent, a copyright is considered to be property, and may therefore be sold and licensed. |
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| The cost of paying a scripwriter to complete the script is an "above-the-line" cost; the cost of paying for catered meals on the set is "below-the-line" |
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| The union representing screenwriters is _________________-(abbreviation) |
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| T/F. The Gaffer's first assistant is called the "best boy electric" or simply "best boy." |
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| The head of the lighting department is known as the |
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| T/F. JR Lighting is a Lighting and Grip rental house in Nevada. They offer preloaded 9-Ton, 6-Ton and 1-Ton rental packages. |
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| An ______is an accounting report from an outside firm that the costs of production are true and accurate. |
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| Property Craftspersons belong to ________ Local 44. |
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| Which of the following are NOT development costs? |
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| Typically, “THE PRODUCED BY”'s involvement in the DEVELOPMENT process includes which of the following activities: |
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-Selected the writer(s).
-Served as the primary point of contact for the studio and/or financing entity.
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| T/F. Scene strips in the StripBoard show the script page count in "quarters" of a page. |
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| To meet the terms of a completion bond producers must |
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| T/F. Having a completion bond in place on a production helps the producer to get financing. This is because investors know that the completion bond company would be required to step in and finish the film under certain circumstances. This is reassuring to investors. For example, if the bond company determines that the production is going "down the tubes" it can replace any member of the production company except the director. |
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| T/F. 2nd Unit work would include shots that don't require sound recording or extensive lighting. |
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| 2nd Unit work would include shots that don't require sound recording or extensive lighting. |
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| T/F. IATSE rules governing meals can be summarized as:"The employee's first meal period shall commence within 6 hours following the time of the first call for the day; succeeding meal periods of the same employee shall commence within 6 hours after the end of the preceding meal period." |
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| Key Makeup and Hair artists belong to which union. (Use the abbreviation, don't use periods; spelling counts) |
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| The money paid to the unions on behalf of their members who work on our films is called_________________ ______________. It pays into the union retirement and health care funds. |
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| Union workers who receive more than "scale" are referred to as |
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| The film liasion for the city of Savannah is |
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| T/F. Special effects are traditionally divided into the categories of optical effects and mechanical effects. With the emergence of digital film-making tools a greater distinction between special effects and visual effects has been recognized, with "visual effects" referring to digital post-production and "special effects" referring to on-set mechanical effects and in-camera optical effects. |
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| T/F. This describes the camera rental requirements as described on Blackboard in "Course Work" Camera body Arri SR3 Super 16mm Magazines, 400’ x 4 per camera Lens: 3 primes; 1 zoom Matte Box system, filters like color correction, diffusion Batteries, 3 per camera (self contained charger) Tripod System—sticks and fluid head Filters- assortment color correction, diffusion, neutral density Video Tap/Video Assist cart |
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| If your shooting outside the geographical limits of the "studio zone" then you budget for personnel under the which Paymaster rate card... |
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| T/F. Indemnification is a promise, usually contractual, to protect a party from financial loss. Most distributors want indemnification against claims of copyright infringement committed by the film producer(s). |
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| The 1st AD is responsible for supervising child actors. |
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| What department will you find a Steadi-cam operator in |
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| T/F. A minor, in accordance with the California Labor Code [Section 1286 (c)], is any person under the age of 18 years who is subject to California's compulsory education law. |
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| T/F. According to the AIPLA website (assigned reading) Copyright protection for works created today lasts for the life of the author plus seventy years. |
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| T/F. The "Produced by" credit goes to the person who contributes at least 25% of the film's financing. |
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| T/F. The credit of Co-Producer is to be granted to the individual who reports directly to the individual(s) receiving "Executive Producer" credit on the theatrical motion picture. |
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| Which of the following are categories of elements of production on the standard, traditional breakdown form discussed in the Ralph Singleton text and assigned as reading in Blackboard\"Course Work?" |
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-Props
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| Film producers will often ________________ a property until they know they can get a film financed. |
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| T/F. International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees is an entertainment industry union. |
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| List the 14 Scheduling Factors from Chapter 6 of the Ralph Singleton Film Scheduling text. |
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-Cast Members
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-exteriors/interiors
-Changes in Time Period
-Locations
-Special effects and Stunts
-Day/Night shooting
-Time of Year
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-Child Actors
-Shooting in Sequence
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| In the schedule for the film the Conversation which two sets were lined up as "cover sets" if one of the Union Square days (exteriors) had been overcast or rainy. |
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| T/F. Under the terms of the Location Agreement you read on Blackboard property owners have the right to receive residual payments every time the film appears on TV. |
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| T/F. The example of the Daily Production Report that you read on Blackboard has a section to track the amount of film stock shot during the production day. There is a line for the executive producer to sign indicating his approval. |
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| T/F. The example of a one-line shooting schedule you read on Blackboard indicates if and when the day's work includes moving from one location to the another. |
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| T/F. According to the AIPLA website (assigned reading) Copyright protection for works created today begins when the work is first "fixed in a tangible medium of expression," i.e., written down or otherwise recorded-and lasts for the life of the author plus seventy years. |
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| T/F. The IBEW is in the category of the "Basic Crafts" unions and is not a part of IATSE. |
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| T/F. Entertainment Partner's Scheduling software contains a calendar that can reflect your actual production dates. |
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| T/F. SAFETY BULLETIN #13 GASOLINE OPERATED EQUIPMENT suggests that gasoline powered generators can be operated inside buildings only if adequate ventilation prevents the build-up of unsafe levels of dangerous gases and vapors as determined by OSHA. |
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| T/F. Minimum Distant Staffing Requirements as Determined by IATSE Los Angeles: "If electrical lighting equipment other than camera batteries is taken to a distant location from Los Angeles, at least one Electrician subject to the Local 728 Agreement must be taken to handle or operate that equipment." |
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| T/F. A scene requiring the recording of sync sound is not a good candidate for 2nd Unit work. |
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| T/F. The Shooting Ratio for the Final Project is 6:1 |
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