The Front Row View (entertainment insurance blog)
Why are certain questions asked on an E&O application?
8 January, 2020 • Steve FraserWhat are lawyers looking for in the responses? E&O INSURANCE FILM | ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE FILM: Steve Fraser (Lawyer): Certain questions are asked on an E&O insurance application to help the insurance company or their counsel to gauge whether the production may be riskier than others. On the one hand, ...
How can a film producer protect themselves from an E&O claim?
6 January, 2020 • Steve FraserFOLLOW THE E&O CLEARANCE PROCEDURES E&O INSURANCE FILM | ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE FILM: Steve Fraser (Lawyer): A film producer can protect himself, herself or itself (because most producers incorporate) by following the clearance procedures that are included with your E&O application and/or E&O po...
How to choose between a DICE Insurance Policy and a DigiGear Policy?
11 November, 2019 • Grant PattenDICE (docs, corporate videos, commercials, educational films, music videos) The DICE Package Policy is intended to provide insurance for smaller budget documentaries, corporate videos, commercials, educational films, music videos and more. DICE is best suited for producers who are planning to produce projects other tha...
Hard vs. Soft Insurance Markets Explained (with Video!)
19 August, 2019 • Grant PattenFILM PRODUCTION INSURANCE SHORT SHOOT INSURANCE FOR FILMMAKERS EQUIPMENT INSURANCE FOR FILMMAKERS - DIGIGEAR What exactly is the difference between a hard and soft insurance market? A “hard” market is characterized by a high demand for insurance coverage and, therefore, a reduced supply. Payouts may have increased and ...
Preventing Film Equipment Theft – Tips
7 May, 2019 • Grant PattenThanks to cooperation between the FBI, the US embassy and Argentinian federal police, this massive haul of film production gear worth ~$3M was recovered in September 2018. The thieves had apparently targeted equipment in Hollywood and other US cities and then smuggled it into Argentina. As of May 2019, four people have...
Film Production Insurance for Renovation Shows
9 January, 2019 • David HamiltonImage credit: Shutterstock Royalty-free stock photo ID: 267766223 Arranging film production insurance for your renovation (reno) show should be done with the help of a specialized entertainment insurance broker. The following information is to be used as a general reference only and does not alter the insurance policy ...
What’s a “MacGuffin?”
10 December, 2018 • Casey BuddenWhat is a MacGuffin? / MacGuffin meaning / Hitchcock MacGuffin Sometimes derisively referred to as a “plot coupon,” a MacGuffin is a device in scriptwriting, a “thing” which the protagonist pursues, often loosely defined, which serves as their primary motivation and goal in the film. Alfred Hitchcock is often credited ...
Filmmakers and Producers Insurance
5 November, 2018 • David McLeishFilm producers insurance Let’s Make Art Together. You’re a prolific filmmaker with a full production slate. Like most creative people, you‘d rather focus on your work. The problem is that since each project requires its own insurance policy, it often feels like the more you work, the more time you have to spend dealing...
Filmmakers and Insurance: What Moves You? | Film Insurance History
5 November, 2018 • Casey BuddenFilm History and Film Insurance What Moves You? More than 100 years after their invention, “moving pictures” still seem to command our collective imagination. We often have very personal emotional attachments to movies: we say that certain films inspired us, moved us, shaped our childhood, shocked us, or opened our min...
Insurance for Theft of Camera and Film Equipment
24 October, 2018 • Casey BuddenFilm Equipment Theft Insurance (Canada and USA): Front Row You’ve finally gotten to the meat of the production: the principal photography phase. Much of the busywork is done; now for the fun part! Unfortunately, as it so often does, disaster strikes at the worst time: a rented vehicle used in the production is stolen f...
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