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The Business of Entertainment
| Media Services, the entertainment industry’s premiere production management resource, cordially invites you to a FREE informational and networking event at the RSA House in London on September 22 as part of its 2010 Business of Entertainment Symposium Series. |
Who should attend?
• Producers and Coordinators
• Production Assistants
• Corporate Media Managers
• Production Accountants
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The Business of Entertainment Symposium Series are informational and networking events where producers can stay informed on the latest trends affecting the business behind entertainment and stay connected with the key people who help make the business happen.
What UK Producers Need To Know About
Working With U.S. Crew & Talent
Join us for an afternoon of topics you want to learn more about including:
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Working with US crew and talent in the UK and abroad
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Compliance with DGA and SAG agreements
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The rules involved in hiring and payrolling U.S. crews
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Workers' compensation insurance
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Residuals projections and payments for feature and television productions
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The rules for new media residuals
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Scheduling, budgeting and actualization
Registration: Registration is free to UK film, television, and commercial industry professionals.
You may register for more than one person. However, you must provide the name and contact information for each attendee. Duplication of names or contact information will be automatically deleted.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The RSA House (Royal Society of Arts)
Where: The RSA House (Royal Society of Arts)
Address: P8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7930 5115
Location: The RSA's main building is located just behind the Strand in central London, within easy walking distance of underground and railway stations.
Nearest London Underground Stations
Charing Cross (Northern Line)
Embankment (District and Circle lines)
Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line)
Leicester Square (Piccadilly and Northern Lines)
Nearest Overground Stations
Charing Cross
Waterloo
Download map and directions
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AGENDA
12:00PM
Registration
12:30PM
Working With American Guilds (30 min)
Whether you are filming in the UK or abroad, producers contracting with U.S. talent are faced with meeting the complex requirements of American talent guilds (SAG, DGA, WGA).
Session Highlights:
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Setting up with the guilds
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Dealing with guild rules
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Signatory rules
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Standard documentation and form agreements
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TV/Film
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TV/Tape
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Animation
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Feature
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Commercial
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Minimum salaries and pension contributions
1:00PM
Dealing With New Rules Of Engagement (90 min)
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Seminar Highlights
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Setting up with a U.S. payroll service
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The rules involved in hiring and payrolling U.S. crews
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Workers' compensation insurance
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Dealing with U.S. tax incentives
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Showbiz Tax Incentives software
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Showbiz Time Cards software
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Managing payroll can be a daunting task, particularly when shooting abroad and dealing with a whole new set of rules. This seminar outlines the nuts 'n bolts of setting-up your payroll with a U.S. payroll service.
You will gain an understanding of the rules and requirements involved in hiring and payrolling a U.S. crew including structuring, hiring, and filing requirements, properly completing and calculating timecards, pay deductions, residuals, guild and union contracts, tracking payment of box rentals, per diems, mileage reimbursements, and car allowances.
The seminar will also cover some of the most common payroll practices in the industry that are against state and federal labor laws including:
1. Guaranteeing hours
2. Paying bonuses under the guise of box rentals
3. Paying workers who should be employees as independent contractors
4. Classifying production assistants as “producers” to avoid overtime pay
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2:45PM
US Residuals: A Survival Guide to Traditional and New Media Residuals (45 min)
Discover the answers to the most common questions UK producers ask about US residual calculations and payment. This session will include a special overview of new media residuals calculations and payments for "download to own," "download to rent," and "advertiser supported" content.
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3:45PM
Before The Camera Rolls (90 min)
Preproduction Tools For Scheduling and Budgeting
 The definitive workshop on learning how to schedule and budget a feature film or TV pilot/series, you will learn everything you need to know before the camera rolls to ensure your ultimate success. Gain a working knowledge of the industry's most popular software resources including EP, Gorilla, and Showbiz Software to break down your script and create your own budget.
The workshop, which includes interactive participation with Showbiz Budgeting and Showbiz Scheduling, will take you step by step through scheduling, budgeting, and actualization. For commercial producers, you will learn how to produce bidding budgets that conform to AICP standards and provide the most production value.
The workshop is filled with experience-packed insight into:
- Pre-production activities
- Common approaches to scheduling projects
- Breaking down a script
- Budgeting a film
- Tracking expenses and more
- How to use software tools and reports for filing for tax credits
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This session will include a special overview of new media residuals calculations and payments for "download to own," "download to rent," and "advertiser supported" content.
- Standard documentation and form agreements
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TV/Film
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TV/Tape
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Animation
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Feature
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Residuals projections and payments for feature and television productions
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The rules for New Media residuals
- Rules of guild agreements
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Minimum salaries and pension contributions
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Residual rates for theatrical films, video and television
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Pro-ration formulas between US and non-US actors for video, television, and indie productions
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Interactive Option: "Before The Camera Rolls" attendees are encouraged to download the software to their laptops prior to arriving. Click on the appropriate links to download and install free, fully functional trial versions of Showbiz Budgeting (Windows/MAC) and Showbiz Scheduling (Windows/MAC).
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS
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STEVE BIZENOV has more than 20 years experience in the software industry with a strong background in entertainment production and operations management, payroll and accounting. He is vice president of sales and software development at Media Services. He worked in production and operations management at EUE Screen Gems and served in executive positions at various entertainment accounting, payroll, and software companies including FilmPro & Bon Bon Entertainment. |
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BERTHA MARTINEZ is director of residuals at Media Services, where she oversees a department that processes more than 200,000 residuals payments a year for talent on feature and television productions. With more than 16 years in the entertainment industry, she has played a key role in developing Media Services' residuals system as well as Residuals Labor Guide and Showbiz Residuals software. Prior to joining Media Services in 1998, she worked in the residuals department at the Writers Guild of America (WGA), where she was responsible for the verification of studio residuals payments for writers.
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Where
The RSA House
8 John Adam Street
London Wc2n 6ez
+44 (0)20 7930 5115
house@rsa.org.uk
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Hosted By
Media Services
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MEDIA SERVICES
Media Services is one of the entertainment industry’s leading accounting, payroll, crew booking, and software companies, serving feature, television, commercial, corporate and Internet productions world-wide as well as music video and residual clients. For more information visit www.media-services.com
SHOWBIZ SOFTWARE
Showbiz Software is the product division of Media Services that is committed to developing best-in-class software solutions. In addition to its proprietary production accounting, payroll, budgeting, scheduling and time management software, the company offers a wide range of other entertainment industry software, books, tapes and supplies through its Showbiz Software Stores in West Los Angeles and New York as well as online, at www.showbizsoftware.com
Any questions? Contact us here, or Steve Bizenov at 917.305.8309 (New York), Joe Maiella at 508.481.2212 (Boston), Tina Bassir at 310.471.9369 or Steven Fishman at 310.440.9674 (Los Angeles).
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