Optioning Scripts for Indie Filmmakers, When to Drone, and GOOD DEAL/BAD DEAL

Today’s episode includes a deep dive into option contracts and what you need in them.

In this episode, we talk about...

• The indie side of writer-director relationships.
• What you need in your option agreement from an indie perspective of producing and directing movies.
• The different ways writers approach their work on an indie project versus a commercial project.
• Why it’s a good idea to bring a lawyer onto your project for you.
• How DJI has come out with a new drone!
• Why indie filmmakers should be aware of the drones out on the market and how they can incorporate them into their movies.
• A discussion on drone shots within film.
• A Good Deal/Bad Deal discussion of working on an unpaid proof of concept with the hope (but not guarantee) that you might get paid work on the feature.
• The film industry practice of paying each other with favors.

Links to Resources:

The new DJI Mavic 3 - https://www.dji.com/mavic-3 

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