California Film and Television Lawyer
CALIFORNIA FILM AND TELEVISION LAWYER SEBASTIAN GIBSON
The Right Choice, California Film and Television Attorney Sebastian Gibson
Whether you’re an aspiring artist or an established actor in the entertainment industry, finding the right California Film and Television Lawyer to guide and develop your career is the best way not only to protect your interests but also to attain the recognition you deserve for your talents.
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson offers artists in the area with over 40 years of representing entertainment clients and is ready to assist you in all of your entertainment aspects. We can help whether you need protection against those who would profit from the unauthorized use of your name or image in advertising or need copyright or trademark protection.
We can scrutinize an endorsement deal, a songwriter agreement, review and negotiate a modeling agency contract, and draft any type of film production agreement that’s needed in the industry. We can draft artist management contracts, represent you in litigation, or simply provide advice in regards to your aspect of the entertainment industry. California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson stands ready to assist you in all of your endeavors.
In working with California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with a entertainment attorney who has law degrees both in California and in Great Britain, who was a former musician who performed on the stage internationally and on national TV, the creator of a stage musical recorded in London, a published book author and a writer for California’s top two legal newspapers. He understands the unique difficulties creative people face today and the many ways talented people are taken advantage of.
At the Law Firm of California film and television lawyer Sebastian Gibson in California, we provide a full range of legal services to producers, directors, writers, authors, screenwriters, musicians, musical performers, actors, broadcasters, conductors, stage managers, models, and production companies in the film, television and theatre entertainment industry in California and around the world.
In addition to reviewing Book Publishing Contracts and Literary Agency Contracts, California Entertainment Lawyer and Publishing Attorney Sebastian Gibson not only drafts, reviews and negotiates both Book Option Purchase Agreements but also drafts, reviews and negotiates Book Shopping Agreements for authors whose books producers want to develop into a film or television project.
With over 40 years of experience, California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson has been recognized by Palm Springs Life Magazine as One of the Top Lawyers of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and by Avvo as a “Superb” Lawyer. He’s been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.” If you want a top entertainment lawyer on your side, call Sebastian Gibson. Call us today at (760) 776-1810.
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson
With over 40 years of experience both in London and in California as an entertainment attorney, California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to British Film and TV producers and how streaming services and platforms are affecting the UK film and industry and has written on this subject. There is currently nowhere that the changes brought about by streaming is having a bigger effect on a country’s film industry than Britain and the UK’s talent and producers, known for their excellence, have never been in more demand.
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson can protect your film and television concepts and submissions with copyright and trademark protection, registrations with the Writers Guild of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, with contracts and agreements, and with submissions by an experienced California entertainment attorney. Importantly, we also know what to look for in analyzing submission releases so a producer or writer does not waive important rights.
With the experience of California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson in the entertainment industry both as a writer and musician, we’re very familiar with all of the various ways in which film and TV projects are conceived and developed and we can assist a producer in the early creative stage as well. With experience in advertising as well, we can assist a producer later in writing the perfect pitch and preparing submission materials including show bibles and film lookbooks of the professional quality that’s expected today in the entertainment industry.
The submission process today is becoming more and more competitive with literally tens of thousands of producers competing to get their concept for a television series, limited episode TV series or reality show made and their film project financed. As a result, submission materials must be of the highest professional quality.
We’re also closely following the developments of the WGA lawsuit against four major talent agencies, their new Code of Conduct, the firing by WGA members of their talent agencies and the counter lawsuits by talent agencies against the WGA. We can advise producers with respect to packaging fees charged by talent agencies and how the lawsuit and firing of talent agencies by WGA members currently affects the talent agency packaging system currently still in place by most talent agencies.
In the creative stage of development, we can draft collaboration agreements, work for hire agreements, copyright assignments and other contractual agreements to ensure that a producer is the sole owner of all the underlying rights to their project and to ensure that when an E&O insurance legal opinion is requested by an insurer, they will be able to confirm the proper legal contracts have been signed with every participant in the creation and development of the project.
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson can assist a film or television producer to obtain development money and to structure a development money deal, film investments and we can review and negotiate a producer’s pre-sales and negative pick-up domestic and foreign distribution agreements.
We’ve reviewed and negotiated book and script options, life story agreements, shopping agreements and with our expertise in copyrights, trademarks and licensing, we can assist a producer in securing the rights to any of the underlying rights to their project.
With securing investor money so crucial to a producer, we can advise producers when it’s necessary to have an experienced securities lawyer prepare a private placement memorandum known as an offering to passive investors, the requirements for qualifying for an exemption from registration, and when an offering is not required when obtaining investments from accredited investors. We’re also familiar with California securities laws, venture capital investment and debt financing,
With decades of experience in corporate law and formations, we’ll explain the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorships, C and S corporations, limited and general partnerships and LLCs. We can also handcraft an LLC operating agreement to fit the structure and plans of a producer’s team for their umbrella LLC and create individual LLCs for each project which becomes ready for development.
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson will help a producer develop a plan for submitting their film to the right film festivals for the producer’s film and for being prepared with an experienced festival team including sales agents, a website for the film, a Facebook page, trailers, a movie poster, and other materials in order to hit the ground running with a cohesive advertising and publicity campaign formulated in advance.
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson can also assist a producer to develop the most appropriate marketing plan for distribution for all of the various platforms and markets and advise them when it’s best to fragment distribution and retain certain areas of distribution for themselves. If a negative pick-up, pre-sales deal or minimum guarantee is not available or in a producer’s interest, we’ll advise a producer accordingly.
Having written on the changes streaming is having in the entertainment industry and changing strategies by streaming platforms, California entertainment attorney is particularly knowledgeable in the area of streaming VOD platforms and services, and we can advise a producer the best way to approach streaming services if a producer is interested in marketing a project to them. We’ll also advise a producer on the advantages and disadvantages of retaining an aggregator.
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson can draft all of a producer’s production contracts and we are extremely knowledgeable in drafting, negotiating and reviewing actor contracts, and how to structure profit participation contracts to protect an actor’s back end points.
With California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson’s knowledge of the music industry, we’re also knowledgeable in the complex field of film music licensing, and drafting composer agreements, and music supervisor contracts.
When you need a California entertainment attorney for any stage of a film or television project production, for any corporate matters or pre-production, production and post-production agreements, the right choice is California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson.
Palm Springs Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson
Today, California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson is frequently asked to be interviewed on radio and TV for his expertise, his wit and humor and was recently offered his own radio show.. The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles Daily Journal newspaper and the San Francisco Daily Journal and is the author of book published in 2012.
If you’re looking for the best California film and television lawyer for your legal matter from Palm Springs to Orange County, consider Sebastian Gibson. With offices in Palm Desert and Newport Beach, our lawyers can assist you with your legal matters in the Coachella Valley, Orange County and throughout Southern California.
We assist in the acquisition of rights, engage artists, writers and actors, draft and negotiate agreements of every variety, and provide legal advice relating to contracts, rights, joint ventures, regulations, transactions, financing, and insurance for TV, film, theatre musicals and radio projects.
Among the additional areas in which we assist entertainment clients in film, television and theatre are the following:
- Copyrights
- Trademarks
- Patents
- Copyright Infringement
- Trademark Infringement
- Publishing
- Modeling
- Music
- Art
- Licensing
- Publicity Rights
- Privacy Rights
- Internet
- E-Commerce
- Literary Rights
- Misappropriation of Images
- Celebrity Representation
- Advertising
- Fashion Design
- Jewelry Manufacture
- Clothing Manufacture
- Media Law
- Corporate
- Tax Law
- Agent Contracts
- International Law
- Immigration
- Contingency Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Entertainment Litigation
Film And Television Agreements
- Film and TV Production Contracts
- Motion Picture and Television Development Agreements
- Motion Picture Distribution Agreements
- Actor Representation Agreements
- Licensing Agreements
- Royalty Agreements
- Publishing Contracts
- Actor Employment Agreements
- Co-Production Agreement
- Composer Agreement
- Work For Hire Agreement
- Copyright Assignment Agreement
- TV and Film Director Employment Agreements
- Confidentiality Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Film Director Loan-Out Agreement
- Director Television Series Employment Agreement
- Employee Confidentiality Agreement
- Film And TV Extra Releases
- Movie Location Agreement
- Merchandising Agreement
- Make Up Agreement
- Special Effects Contractor Agreements
- Options for TV and Films
- Music Supervisor Employment Agreement
- Minor Release
- Nudity Rider For Actor
- Producer Employment Agreement
- Product Release for Television
- Production Services Agreement
- Rewrite Employment Agreement
- Stunt Performer Employment Agreement
- Literary Purchase Agreement
- Licenses for Films and TV
- Television Series Producer Agreement
- Theatrical Distribution Agreement
- Agency Contracts
- Casting Director Agreement
- Synchronization License for Motion Picture
- Netflix Film and Scripted TV Series Streaming Entertainment Contracts
- HBO Scripted and Reality TV Series Production Entertainment Agreements
- Amazon Prime Video Film Reality and Dramatic Scripted Limited TV Series Agreements
- Hulu Film Reality and Scripted Limited Television Series Streamer Contracts
- BBC and BritBox Film Scripted and Limited TV Series Production Development Contracts
- Streamer Production Agreements with Disney Plus, Peacock, Discovery Plus, Paramount Plus, and Apple TV
Call California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson For Your Entertainment Legal Matters
Palm Springs Entertainment and Business Attorney Sebastian Gibson has a prestigious history of helping individuals with their entertainment matters, copyrights and trademarks and business matters throughout California and internationally.
Film and Television Projects for Streaming Services
At the Law Offices of California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson, we can review and negotiate your Netflix Film and Scripted TV Series Streaming Entertainment Contracts, HBO Scripted and Reality TV Series Production Entertainment Agreements, Amazon Prime Video Film Reality and Dramatic Scripted Limited TV Series Agreements, Hulu Film Reality and Scripted Limited Television Series Streamer Contracts, BBC Film Scripted and Limited TV Series Production Development Contracts, and your film and television contracts with Disney Plus, Peacock, Discovery Plus, Paramount Plus and Apple TV.
Choosing A California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson
California Film and Television Lawyer Sebastian Gibson’s practice areas in the field of entertainment law include motion pictures, television, music, publishing, modeling, model management, talent agencies, video on demand movie projects, copyrights, trademarks, entertainment events, music and film festivals, live performances, concerts, world tours, comedy festivals, charity events, fashion events, athletic events, sponsor parties, sponsorship agreements, endorsement agreements, film music licensing, merchandise agreements, performing artist contracts, songwriter agreements, book options for films and television, stage productions, art, fashion, modeling, publicity and privacy rights, misuse of images, athlete and celebrity representation and international entertainment matters.
