Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood's (Creative) Accounting Practices
Language: English
Published by Silman-James Press,U.S., 2020
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These authors knowledge of the nuances of movie and television accounting shines through the pages of this book, which is sure to become a standard reference in this field. -- Harold L. Vogel, author, Entertainment Industry Economics. The distribution of a motion pictures profits is, for most filmmakers, a murky, labyrinthine domain ruled by studio/distributor accountants and lawyers. Movie Money -- a must-read for all film producers, directors, writers, and actors -- unravels, demystifies, and explains the film industrys unique, arcane, creative accounting practices. It examines a films various revenue-generating and revenue-consuming components and presents numerous film industry definitions and calculations of gross and net profits. It also provides in-depth coverage of the various aspects of profit participation -- its terminology and accounting and deal practices -- along with chapters on audits, claims, and negotiating tips and tricks. The Third Edition adds a wealth of all-new material on New Media, a chapter on film distribution and production in todays China, written by Tracy Liang (a CPA with Green Hasson Janks), as well as a thorough updating of every section of the book.…
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- Title
- Movie Money: Understanding Hollywood's (Creative) Accounting Practices
- Author
- Bill Daniels
- Publisher
- Silman-James Press,U.S.
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1935247220
- ISBN 13
- 9781935247227
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
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About the Author
David Leedy is worked as controller of Universal Pictures and in similar capacities for Color Systems Technology, Nickeldeon, and Real EFX and as a CPA/consultant for film and television producers, distributors, directors, writers, and actors. He has taught and lectured at USC, the American Film Institute, and UCLA.
Steven D. Sills is an attorney and CPA who specializes in motion picture and television profit participation audits. He is a partner in the Royalty Licensing and Forensics Department of Green Hasson Janks, a Los Angeles CPA firm. Sills serves on the planning committees for the USC and UCLA entertainment law symposia and the Governing Committee for the American Bar Association Entertainment and Sports Forum.
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