Entertainment
OVERVIEW
EXPERIENCE
With over 75 years of experience in all the legal aspects of
film, television and music production, the attorneys of The Entertainment and
Intellectual Property Law Group of Pailet & Ostendorf, LLP offers our
clients unique and unparalleled service both domestically and internationally.
Members of the firm have worked in all aspects of business affairs for
productions ranging in size from major theatrical releases, TV, and Music to
avant-garde experimental films, including every aspect from chain of title to
distribution. In addition, we have handled transactional and business
aspects related to merchandising, book publishing, radio, video games and
multi-media entertainment. P&O Law handles all types of issues pertaining
to the United States Copyright Act, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and
the United States Trademark Act, as well as certain international intellectual
property laws.
LOCAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCE
In addition to our knowledge of the complex and detail-oriented nature of funding, producing and distributing of motion pictures, music, and other intellectual property assets, our years of Louisiana and Gulf South experiences allows us to provide our clients unparalleled insight into the industry dynamics, local crew base and the myriad of ever changing local market conditions. This insight translated directly into savings on production budgets.
Filming in Louisiana is unique from filming anywhere else in the world. The unique topography of Louisiana allows production companies to film almost any environment with the exception of alpine mountains. New Orleans has doubled for a wide range of urban settings ranging for tree lined “Americana” suburbs of middle America, the high fashion central business districts of New York City and Chicago to the gritty industrial setting of the “rust belt”. Rural Louisiana offers an unsurpassed range of settings from upland old growth forests to sweeping farm lands and the deep swamps of Cajun country, as well as historical architecture.
Just as Louisianan can offer all you need regarding locations, The Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law Group of Pailet & Ostendorf, LLP can offer all you need with respect to getting your project from concept onto the screen or stage.
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
Members of our firm have taken the lead in ensuring that Louisiana is an entertainment friendly state. Mr. Pailet is a former member of the Louisiana State Film Commission and served as the co-chairman of the Louisiana State Music Commission, and he and the other members of the firm have represented many film, music, and television entities. The firm’s decisive leadership role has been instrumental in ensuring that the economic incentives at the state level continue to evolve in a way that will foster the motion picture, music, and digital media industries in Louisiana.
FILM AND TELEVISION
The attorneys at Pailet & Ostendorf, LLP represent film and
television writers and performers, producers, production companies, technology
proprietors, directors, actors, models, spokespeople, independent film
distributors, and all other people and entities whose business pertains to the
film and television industries. We advise our clients on a range of legal and business needs in diverse areas,
including corporate structure and finance, business planning, talent agreements,
literary acquisition and sales agreements, production and distribution
contracts. We draft, review and negotiate any and all types of contracts
related to the film and television industries. Our 75 plus years of overall legal experience in Louisiana and the Gulf South
gives us unparalleled access to the top local producers and above- and
below-the-line talent.
The following is an abbreviated list of the local
services and industry professionals to which we have access, and which we can
help secure for our clients.
PRE-PRODUCTION
Budgets
- UPM
- Script Breakdown
- Office Staffing
- Animation Services
- Construction
- Rentals
- Travel
- Computers
- Re-writes
Logistics
- Schedules
- Food
- Transportation
- Payroll
- Timelines
POST-PRODUCTION
- Post-supervisor
- Editor
- Animation Staff
- Music Supervision
- Scoring
- Sound Editor
- Voice-over
- Foley Sound
PRODUCTION
- Admin Staff
- Line Producers
- PAs
- Craft Services
- Courier Services
- Production Staff
- Supervisor
- Actors and Talent
- Extras
- Stand-Ins
- Practical effects
- Special effects
- Stunt coordinator
- Hair/makeup
- Costume Lead
- Cinema photography
- Gaffer
- Bestboy Electric
- Electrician
- Key Grip
- Bestboy
- Grips
- Camera
- First
- Second
- Gaffer
- Boom operator
- Sound mixer
- Art director
- Art Department
MUSIC
Pailet & Ostendorf, LLP handles all transactional aspects of the
music industry business – from protecting the music asset through registration
with the Copyright Office, to counseling bands on building their brands,
preparing industry agreements and assisting clients with making creative and
financial decisions, to assisting with digital distribution and merchandising of
music assets. We draft, review and negotiate any and all types of
contracts related to the music industry.
We represent songwriters, recording artists, producers, production companies,
publishing companies, managers, record labels, and technology and website
owners. In addition, we represent copyright owners and controllers in all
aspects of music recording, publishing, copyright administration, licensing, and
digital distribution over the Internet and electronic commerce. We also
handle the contractual aspects of concert tours and festivals.
INTERNET AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA
The Entertainment and Intellectual Property Law Group of Pailet & Ostendorf, LLP handles all aspects of interactive media related to entertainment. We assist our clients with acquiring domain names and setting up music and film websites, advise on advertising on the Internet, and draft and negotiate contracts for website design and development, hosting agreements, privacy policies, terms of use agreements, confidentiality agreements, and digital distribution contracts. We represent application service providers, website operators, music and film website owners, entertainment-related technology companies, video games developers, and electronic entertainment and information service providers.
LITERARY PUBLISHING
The attorneys at P&O Law have advised book authors, ghost writers and publishers in connection with their literary works and legal relationships with literary agents, publishing companies, and electronic publishers. We review and negotiate contracts involving the legal relationships between the author and agent, author and publisher, publisher and distributor, publisher and packager, content provider and electronic publisher, as well as other collaborative arrangements, permissions and licenses.
MERCHANDISING
The attorneys at P&O Law have represented and negotiated agreements on behalf of trademark and copyright owners and merchandise companies in connection with their creation, manufacture, and distribution of products.
VISUAL ARTS
The attorneys at P&O Law assist visual artists to promote and sell their works by counseling on the legal protections afforded to art work, advising on the creation and management of virtual galleries, and facilitating business opportunities with other sectors of the entertainment industry. We have reviewed, drafted and negotiated all types of art-related agreements, including work-for-hire agreements, consignments, purchase agreements, artist-art gallery contracts, and loan agreements.