Exposure Has Never Paid Rent: What Every Young Filmmaker Should Know About Deferments
Exposure has never paid rent. A deferment is the tool that does what exposure only promises, and most young artists have never heard of it. A plain guide to what a deferment is, why the paper is everything, and how your position in line decides whether you actually get paid.
A Producer Credit Is Not a Profit Check: What the Obsession Lawsuit Teaches About Backend
A hit indie horror film, a producer credit, and a fight over who gets what. The Obsession lawsuit is a clinic in why every backend deal has to be spelled out, and how to write one that actually pays you.
Meta Pulled Its AI Likeness Feature in Four Days. Here Is What That Actually Fixed and What It Did Not.
Meta launched an AI feature that turned public Instagram accounts into raw material for image generation, then killed it four days later under pressure from SAG-AFTRA and CAA. The reversal was a win. The consent architecture behind it is still everywhere. Here is what actually changed, what did not, and what it means for your contracts.