The Movie Business Book

This rebirth of the popular textbook is all-new, compared to prior editions. Tapping experts in an industry experiencing major disruptions, The Movie Business Book Fourth Edition is the authoritative, comprehensive sourcebook about process, covering everything from online micro-budget movies to theatrical tentpoles.

Because barriers to entry are disappearing, this must-read is for students, industry newcomers, young professionals and movie buffs. This book pulls back the veil of secrecy on financing, producing, marketing and distributing, including business models, deal-making, release windows, revenue streams, studio accounting, DIY online self-distribution and more. First-hand, insider accounts serve as primary references involving negotiations, management decisions, workflow, intuition and instinct, from the unique vantage-point of world-class talent and executives.

The Movie Business Book is an essential guide for those launching or advancing careers in the global media marketplace.Drawing from a variety of experts in an industry that has seen major disruptions and technology advancements since the third edition, The Movie Business Book offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of this fascinating, global business. A must-read for film students and industry newcomers, this new edition features key movers and shakers, such as filmmaker-actor Jay Duplass, (The Puffy Chair, Cyrus), Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn, director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Bourne Identity), National Amusements President Shari E. Redstone, Warner Bros. Pictures Worldwide Marketing Executive Vice President Blair Rich, and many others. A definitive sourcebook, it covers the nuts-and-bolts details about financing, revenue streams, marketing, globalization, micro-budgets and much more.