FantomFilmmaker
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Hello. I am about to begin my first year at film school, but I'm a bit worried about ownership of my films.
I remember hearing that Christopher Nolan made short films but the school he was attending owns them and he cannot sell or distribute them. My contract with the film school says I checked the contract I have to sigh with the school and it says
"I ... hereby declare to authorize -school name- to use, my images and words (taken within the context of the school and during -school name- activities)"
"All rights to sales must be defined and contracted by -the school-."
Ok so there's no question, they'll own my film. But if I made a film, on my own time, with my own equipment and with acting students from the school, on our own time. Would that still be within the parameters of the contract?
I remember hearing that Christopher Nolan made short films but the school he was attending owns them and he cannot sell or distribute them. My contract with the film school says I checked the contract I have to sigh with the school and it says
"I ... hereby declare to authorize -school name- to use, my images and words (taken within the context of the school and during -school name- activities)"
"All rights to sales must be defined and contracted by -the school-."
Ok so there's no question, they'll own my film. But if I made a film, on my own time, with my own equipment and with acting students from the school, on our own time. Would that still be within the parameters of the contract?
