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Attorney General Calls On Movie Industry To Stop Depicting Smoking In Films Accessible To Children
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today joined 29 states, the District of Columbia and Guam in calling on the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and major movie studios, as well as the directors and screenwriters guilds, to stop depicting smoking in films accessible to minors, as recommended by the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH).
In letters sent today, Blumenthal and fellow attorneys general noted that the MPAA pledged in June 2006 to seek the HSPH's recommendations on curbing smoking in movies viewed by children and teenagers.
HSPH, whose research shows that minors who view smoking in films are three times more likely to try cigarettes, issued its recommendation to the movie industry in February: "Take substantive and effective action to eliminate the depiction of smoking from films accessible to children and youths and take leadership and credit for doing so." Read more at ct.gov.
Talent is a factor in entertainment
The general term for an artistic contributor to a project, talent usually refers to actors, directors, and writers. In the studio world, atttaching talent, or bringing necessary key artists to a project, is necessary in getting the film made. Agencies usually reserve the term 'talent' for actors and classify talent agents as those who represent thesipians.
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In paid broadcast advertising, the fees paid to performers used in television commercials or radio spots. The fee is based on the number of airplays and the number and size of media markets in which the advertisement will air. Use fees are paid in addition to holding fees.
Media Plan or Media Buy Plan
Definition:
A part of the communications plan that details how various media will be employed. Identifies the specific schedule of paid placements that have been negotiated for an ad or collection of ads, including the times and programs during which television and radio ads will run, the locations and sizes of billboards that will be placed, the publications and placement within those publications in which print ads will run, etc.
Financier
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The financier is a non-developing financial provider for a film. Simply, financiers are usually money sources looking to invest in complete, packaged scripts. Although they have the ability to bring a significant amount of a movie's budget, financiers are often money people looking at the bottom line - does the project have marketable elements already in place? Unlike most developing studios, these money sources move from script to screen quickly, however, most of the initial footwork must already have been done.
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