There are bushels of legal details in this business that can drive the creative mind around the bend. Now there is a cure. Mark Litwak's Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry is packed with checklists, contract formats, definitions, sample litigation, and advice on avoiding the pitfalls, and it's in plain, understandable American English! -- Sara Duvall Chair, Electric Shadow Productions; Production Company, Fried Green Tomatoes Mark Litwak has distilled the essential points out of the huge and often murky field of entertainment law, and he has presented those points clearly in a way that is practical, readable, and entertaining in itself. -- Lionel S. Sobel Professor, Loyola Law School