The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) is the trade association for the independent film and television industry worldwide. IFTA's mission is to provide the independent film and television industry with high-quality market-oriented services and worldwide representation of industry interests. IFTA is a non-profit organization that represents more than 135 members from over 23 countries consisting of independent production and distribution companies, sales agents, television companies, studio-affiliated companies and institutions engaged in film finance.
I appreciate you organizing those panels. At the same time, it leaves me wondering if there really is no woman out there in the industry that would have something to say to these topics... I have the feeling that all-male panels should actually be a thing of the past.
Great panel. Loved the varied responses from different perspectives. Super informative when getting into incentives, also hearing about the dismal state of pre-sales is helpful. Would love to see a complete show about working with the unions, pitfalls, must dos, signatory, etc. Thanks!
Wrong on Warhole! "In a win for photographer Lynn Goldsmith, the court ruled 7-2 that Warhol’s images did not constitute “fair use” under copyright law"
Your content is great! However, AI is overhyped. It's just an advanced cut and paste engine, nothing more. It can't get better really, it's reaching its ceiling now and that ceiling is very limited, much more than most people realize.
AI is clearly a HORRIFIC EVIL existential threat to writers & WGA should fight to BAN AI applicable to all TV, Streaming & Film screenwriting instead of trying to find loopholes in AI usage that will only complicate the issue. I agree 110% with Schuyler's estimate of the THREAT 31 minutes into the video.
Don't be one of the dumb dumbs who try to shutdown and ban everything they can't control and/or comprehend. Don't make comments when your iq is lower than your shoe number.
Sky, are you saying that because of the WGA strike the Studios will rush to create a bunch of A.I. content to produce and market that can't be protected under copyright law? That supposition sounds preposterous.
U.S. Copyright Office should update their registration application forms immediately to add a representation or warranty, subject to Federal Law, where the applicant for such registration attests, under penalty of perjury, that none of the work being registered was created by A.I. Get on it NOW, Library of Congress!
Great presentation! Thank you. Sounds like an AI "DNA" code has to be embedded right from the get go in ANY work (entirely or partially) created by AI. So it gets automatically recognized by interested parties, the Library of Congress Copyright Office, for example.
its just such a robust conversation and so thorough - while im obviously being a tad sarcastic here - I think that is one of the benefits of AI - it will make us way more efficient and save time so we CAN be more creative and do the visionary work we all want to be doing
@@BlakeDrummond But nothing will be visionary about it. In a few years, this will be the new norm. Through hedonic adaptation you will have achieved nothing more impressive than you currently have in your life, but what you did do was undermine the very process of creating endeavors by creating a system in which any novel idea or data will be gathered by some super-ai which then will be credited because all users consume from the data-collectors rather than the data-creators. Whatever creative and visionary work you will do, anyone will be able to steal it. In fact, the most successful in this system are going to be those who can most efficiently steal ideas and data from others to feed their AI.
An insightful, thorough and definitive overview of the state of play in Hollywood right now with regard to the creative, legal and copyright issues related to AI.
An amazing and entertaining and highly informative individual. I am so grateful that people like this can share such useful information and his book has been a go to on countless occasions for me as a first time filmmaker. What really was amazing was I had a very unique question pertaining to using a t-shirt branded with a politicians name in a film project. I had reached out to several legal minds but it was such a unique question that there was uncertainty with everyone I asked. I reached out to Mr. Moore on a whim and he answered my question right away with certainty and knowledge and I can sleep better at night with the film's release around the corner. Thank you Mr. Moore!
As a relatively new entrant into the film industry, I have become a Schuyler Moore junkie-voraciously consuming everything that he publishes and this presentation, like everything else, does not disappoint. It achieves the goal that he states in the forward of his book, "The Biz," of being simple enough for neophytes to understand but of enough depth for practitioners to use it for themselves and to teach those along the spectrum in the industry and academic settings. Kudos again Counselor! #schuylermoore
Great advice about searching for a lawyer. Who wants to get in the market. My brother, a photographer, was having a hard time finding a lawyer to write a contract for clients. They were charging ridicules fees. After watching your video, I spoke to my brother and gave him the advice you me on this video. I said, look for a lawyer that wants to get in the same market you are in. There are many lawyers just waiting for fresh talented to represent. Once you find one, you will develop a relationship that will grow as you progress in your career,
Why stick with only feature films? Remember you are selling a story, does it matter how you show it? More ways of expressing your work, the more ways of getting revenue and popularity.
Too bad I didn't catch this live. I have a RU-vid channel (newalphastudios) with millions and millions of views on my original content. I've made 200 dollars in 10 years... And how do I "talk to a producer" about my millions of views?
One of the challenges with digital media platforms that are already popular is that the competition is significantly greater than it is in filmmaking. For example, there are currently 1 Billion creators trying to find an audience for their videos on TikTok. My advice to filmmakers is to stick to making films, unless you get on the ground floor of creating content on an emerging digital media platform that isn't yet widely used but that evolves to become a huge platform with many millions of users. (If I knew how to do that myself, I would be a billionaire!)
How about acting it singing if I have vocal talent? How can I make money for my talent? Everyone acknowledges this talent but I can’t afford to produce videos. How
Do you have a cellphone? If it's anything semi-modern, I would argue that you have a ton of free app resources that you can use with your phone to create content. Look up some tutorials on usein certain apps that your phone can run and go from there. Good luck!
because accredited investors are presumed legally to be more sophisticated and discerning regarding investments to shield you from any potential securities laws violations if you fail to fully disclose all material facts, inaccurately project the success of your film in a very risky investment industry etc. If you only need $50K, your best route may be crowdfunding but with a site devoted to funding films (like Seed and Spark). Just my opinion. Good luck and great filmmaking!
Yes, I disagree as well. A wide variety of films are being released into theaters. I had two small indies go into theaters. They made money and got press because they were in a theater. Sure this guy is experienced and knows his stuff on the VERY high level, but there is an entire market that exists under that.
Not really. AI can come up with thousands of alternative plots per second for your single idea. Angles you could have never thought if you spend years thinking about it. It may not be as coherent as a human thought process right now but, ten years from now it'll be a different story. Even now, there are virtual assistance AIs a thousand times smarter than Alexa and Siri and they give you emotional support, even fall in love with you like a real human being. They are so real that scientists find it very scary.
I've really appreciated the Zoom call video, because I could not watch it online last Tuesday. My feature film "Pixinguinha" is now selling around the World and will be exhibited in Miami next Sept 10th at Brazilian Film Festival there.
The reality of needing an “annointed one” is terrifying considering the trend of this industry fitting tighter and tighter inside a bubble of group think. Might as well be ai now
