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kirubakaran
on Feb 25, 2011
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No. That would be one hell of a creative definition for 'break-even'.
waterlesscloud
on Feb 25, 2011
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Look at a Hollywood contract sometime, with such lovely concepts as "triple breakeven" and "rolling breakeven". The creativity in LA isn't just behind the camera!
tastybites
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Our lawyer (we're based in LA) says that on many smaller Hollywood deals you're lucky to even have a written contract...
quellhorst
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I had 2 Hollywood deals that were written only because there was an email thread.
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