LAW 7352 - Entertainment Business & Legal Affairs

An overview of the primary areas of practice in which a lawyer or business affairs executive engage on behalf of a Hollywood studio or production company covering all phases of development, production, marketing and distribution of motion picture and television content. The class may be joined by producing students from Chapman’s film school to create an interdisciplinary dynamic (as has been successfully done in past years). Emphasis will be placed on the deal terms and revenue streams derived from such content (including film acquisitions, negative pick-ups, streaming licenses, etc.) and students will role play negotiations in various dealmaking contexts pertaining to such deal arrangements. The course will conclude with an exercise in which the students will select a motion picture slate made up of various genres, cast and deal models they will select based upon the project elements of actual (but anonymous) Hollywood studio productions as well as a role playing exercise at a fictitious film festival (such as Sundance or Cannes). This course is an approved elective for the Business Law certificate and the Entertainment Law certificate. This course will satisfy the Practice Oriented Writing Requirement OR the Experiential Course Requirement; one course cannot satisfy both requirements at the same time.

3 credits.