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177 Index above the line, 132, 135, 136 access to information, 35, 36, 155, 156 accountant, 49, 62, 64, 141, 158 acquisition, 104, 105, 136, 149; activity, 72; agreement, 158; deal, 23; of rights, 59 active investor, 2, 4, 5, 9–21, 24–27, 29, 33, 36, 41, 42, 44, 50–52, 56, 57, 60, 113, 114, 128, 129, 134–36, 138, 139, 144, 155, 156, 161, 163–65, 169 additional insureds, 128, 134 affiliate, 51, 84, 125–27, 134, 140 agent, 22, 99, 106, 118, 128 American Film Market, 84, 93, 102, 103, 106 ancillary markets, 72, 79, 103, 109, 117, 121, 145, 153, 154 annual meeting, 129, 130 annual ticket sales, 75 antifraud rule, 29 appendix, 157–60, 170 approaching investors, 163 arm’s-length negotiations, 134 articles of organization, 44, 56 artwork, 33 assets, 4, 48, 79, 149, 151 associate producer, 62, 135 associates, 20, 44, 50, 162 assumptions, 49, 97, 98, 137–43 attached elements, 13, 19; exhibits, 156 attaching elements, 63, 104, 153 attachments, 13, 110 attendance, 71, 73 attorney, 1–3, 6, 15, 22, 29–31, 62, 64, 92, 94, 138, 141, 159, 166, 185; fees, 92 audience, 4, 41, 46, 67, 68, 72, 84, 85, 90, 95, 100, 103, 104, 108–11, 119, 154; appeal , 154 autobiographical material, 67 award, 67–70, 92, 104; winning, 68, 69 bank account, 123, 130, 150 bankers, 78 banks, 10, 70, 78, 93, 118, 123, 128, 130, 133, 150, 160, 165 binding, 29,1 24, 164 biographical information, 51, 61, 62, 65–67, 140 biographies, 19, 29, 44, 45, 58, 61–65, 68, 103, 157, 159 Blu-ray, 79, 81, 173, 176 board of directors, 26, 55, 126, 129, 130 body, 36, 38, 39, 46, 64, 67, 97, 144, 145, 155, 157–59 box office, 6, 46, 59, 68, 73–76, 78, 79, 83, 84, 95–98, 103, 106, 108, 111, 112, 117–19, 141, 145, 151, 170; comparables, 29, 35, 36, 46, 57, 72, 89, 90, 95–98, 111, 141, 142, 144; earnings, 71, 79; gross, 46, 97, 98, 105, 111, 112, 144, 145 Box Office Mojo, 96, 112 Box Office Report, 95, 96, 170 broadband, 108, 109, 120 broadcast, 108, 109, 120 Index 178 budget, 13, 17, 19, 21, 22, 35, 41, 50, 51, 59, 83, 84, 93, 94, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 108, 112, 115, 124, 125, 127, 128, 131, 133, 134, 146, 152, 153, 157, 160 bullet-point format, 38, 64, 163 business model, 57, 79, 83, 87 business plan: consultant, 1, 2, 5, 6, 14, 15, 21, 24, 25, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 47, 54, 55, 57, 58, 61, 64, 90, 96, 122, 129, 130, 138–41, 148, 163, 165; preparer, 27, 28, 32–34, 38, 50, 73, 131, 139, 140; summary, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 3, 49, 50 business venture, 3, 10, 13, 15, 20, 27, 33, 39, 46, 57, 59, 63, 66, 89, 90, 122, 123, 127, 141, 149, 152, 155 buy-out, 105, 106 buzz, 47, 85, 87, 102, 103, 176 bylaws, 130, 159 cable television, 154 Cannes, 47, 93, 102, 104, 106 capital, 13, 20, 96, 126, 129, 143, 146, 147, 151, 169, 176; accounts, 152; formation, 13, 15 career support, 162 cash, 55, 56, 104, 123, 125, 126, 129, 131, 133, 134, 145–47, 151, 152; flow, 48, 49 cash-flowing tax incentives, 21, 123 cast, 69, 81, 82, 90, 99–101, 115, 123, 127, 132, 135, 136, 159, 160, 162 casting, 92, 100, 101, 132; director, 62, 92 C corporation, 16, 21, 26, 55, 130 cease-and-desist order, 163 chain of title, 13, 19, 36, 90, 91, 159 childhood dream, 67 choice of entities, 20 chronological approach, 65, 66, 97 cinematographer, 100 civil: penalties, 10, 30; remedies, 30; wrong, 30 cocktail chatter, 162 collaborative process, 6, 63 collateral, 4, 19, 150, 165 collections, 73, 110 commercial, 89, 153; lender, 19; success, 153; television, 115, 120, 121 common law, 29; stock, 55 company: description, 53; financing, 7, 8, 26, 27, 31 comparable earnings, 89 compensation, 45, 51, 63, 125–27, 131, 133, 134, 158 competition, 46, 72, 85, 110, 120, 153 competitiveness, 102, 118, 153; of filmmaking environment, 22, 47, 94; of industry, 72, 153; of marketplace, 4 completion: bond, 128, 159, 160; fund, 21, 28; guarantor, 128 compliance, 5, 14, 29, 165; document, 29 compromise, 142 consideration, 51, 55, 56, 123, 130, 136 Consolidated Management Group, 12, 169, 170, 171, 174 consultant, 51, 54, 62, 64, 124, 140–43, 151, 165; agreement...

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