Today’s film industry is a legal and financial obstacle course that all independent filmmakers must learn to master. The most comprehensive guide to negotiating that obstacle course is The Biz, a highly accessible overview of the industry’s important business, legal and financial aspect. Filled with industry-savoy advice, it clearly explains: Raising financing. Business structuring. Securities laws. Budgeting essentials. Dealing with the guilds. Loans. Completion guarantees. Distribution deals. Video on demand. Calculating net profits. Film-industry accounting practices and contingent payments. Copyright, publicity, and trademark laws. Screen credits and talent demands. Litigation problems. Bankruptcy. Taxation of film companies . . . and much more, including many useful sample forms and agreements.