From the course: Creating a Short Film: 01 Producing
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Dealing with legal issues
From the course: Creating a Short Film: 01 Producing
Dealing with legal issues
- As the producer of the film, you're the boss, literally, so if someone gets hurt on your film and they decide to go to court over it, they could be coming after you as the producer even if was the director's idea in the first place or she wrote the script or whatever. You should learn a little about the labor laws in your area to make sure that you're taking care of your cast and crew from a legal standpoint. Though one of the best things you can do is to make sure that you're avoiding all possible accidents by keeping people safe. We dealt with fire on The Assurance, so we did a lot to make sure that we were always safe, like purchasing a fire extinguisher. We also had a first aid kit on hand in case someone got anything from a headache to an open wound. As we'll see in the training series on working on set, the hours that you ask your team to work plays a big role in how safe your set is. As far as legalities go, you can also protect yourself personally by forming a production…
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