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Bifurcation of Rights — A strategy employed by independent filmmakers to maximize earnings potential by keeping revenue streams from domestic (United States and Canada) and international markets separate.
Bio-pic — A film that tells the true story of a historical figure (e.g. The Courage to Love, A Beautiful Mind, Patton, Nixon).
Bump — An increase in pay. For a writer who has written a successful movie, gotten a big director attached, or won a major award, his or her “raise” would be reflected in the base quote negotiated for their next assignment.
Business — Minor stage directions for an actor during a scene, ideally character- or theme- revealing.
Buzz — Word-of-mouth.
Cash Break Even Deal — A new profit participation formula that allows studios to recoup all its costs by sharing the risk and rewards with A-listers by making them financial partners in movies.
Character — Essentially, any person in a story who does or says something. It’s the addition of unique and meaningful details that elevates a character beyond purely functional status.
Close up — A shot in which a character or item takes up a large portion of the frame. Often used for dramatic effect or to highlight something the audience should be paying attention to.
Completion Bond — Insures motion picture financiers that the film will be shot as promised in the financing and distribution agreements and protects against budget overruns.
Concept — A story idea.
Contingency — A buffer amount added to a budget (usually 10% of the negative cost) to accommodate any unanticipated expenses.
Copyright — The legal protection of creative ideas. A writer automatically owns the copyright on anything he or she writes, even without official governmental registration. One exception is works-for-hire, in which the copyright rests with the entity paying for the work. Registering written material with the writer’s guild of America (WGA) is not the same as copyright, although it does help prove exactly when something was written.
Courier — The standard typewriter font in which all screenplays are written. Twelve-point is the proper size. You could use a different font, but you’d look like an amateur.
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