Focal Press: Crowell: The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers

Welcome to the Focal Press Companion site for

Crowell: The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, 2nd Edition

Welcome to the website for The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers, the book that gives filmmakers control over the legal and business aspects of their movies. Designed with the working filmmaker in mind, The Pocket Lawyer for Filmmakers provides producers with the legal and business tools they need in a handy easy-to-use format. And best of all: no legal “mumbo-jumbo.”

If you've already purchased the book, great! This site has a special section of the website, just for you (See the Bonus Materials link at the right). In it, you'll find loads of extra material we just couldn't cram into the latest edition.

If you haven't already purchased the book, don't worry; we're not out to leave you empty-handed. Explore the site and you'll find numerous resources to help you with your films. But speaking of purchasing the book… you can do so here. Why not check out the one film manual Backstage Magazine calls “an excellent, potentially career-saving resource.”

For more information about Mr. Crowell, as well as a sample of his articles, please check out WWW.THOMASCROWELL.COM