[Fmpro] one day it'll go big

[CORBERLAW@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/1/2008 5:05:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
fmpro-request at nxport.com writes:

I've  been composing music for the past 7 years, for small productions 
especially  theater, off and off off Broadway. Recently I have received an offer to 
write  the music for a documentary. The project is a low budget production yet 
it has  potential to go big. My question is what should I do to get  a cut 
from  the earnings in case this project goes really well, that is, better than  
expected. I am not union, and I haven't signed a contract with the production  
company yet. What is usually the procedure and how does a composer usually  
gets paid (and how much) from broadcasting if he is not in a  union.


How many composers have been told when sought for scoring any  film:  "we're 
a low budget production but one day the film will go big and  you'll get a 
cut."
 
"There ain't no back end."
 
You need to find a local lawyer who knows about such things to  represent 
you.  Otherwise you'll get, ultimately, what they feel like  paying you.
 
 
 
PROTECT  YOUR RIGHTS
Brian Lee Corber
attorney at law
_corberlaw at aol.com_ (mailto:corberlaw at aol.com) 
corberlaw.com
818-399-4735



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