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Actually, Weird Al doesn't have to ask for permission. Parodies fall under fair use, which means that as long as it falls under the definition of a parody, then you don't need to get permission from whoever holds the rights to a song. You're free to remake it by writing the parody lyrics and...

A lot of people (*coughMPAAcough*) say this on the assumption that people will either pay something or pay nothing for a movie without taking into account the various factors. Obviously, there is a subset of people who will NEVER pay for a movie no matter what - these are the people who would...

It's similar to the "mail it to yourself" trick that people used to do with CDs. At best, the Youtube method will prove that the script is yours but that's about it. You probably won't be able to collect damages because that requires that your script be formally copyrighted.

It still doesn't change what was said above. The general rule is the more well known the song, the more money you're going to have to shell out... and even if it was from the 50-70s, you still have to negotiate two sets of licenses as mentioned above. This is why a lot of music directors for TV...

The general rule in life is that if it's too good to be true, then it is. The other general rule is that if you run across a site that uses size 23904225 font every other line, the word "secrets" every other sentence, and the word "easy" along with some insane dollar figure, then you might as...

I think your premise is a bit flawed. What you're essentially suggesting is that the success of a movie is like roulette or slots - completely random. However, the fact is that the success of a movie is more like blackjack; there are variables you can extrapolate and control to bring the house...

Personally, I come from a school of thought that says that it's better and usually more effective to imply something like torture rather than show it straight out. Show the tools for the torture (have like a hammer, knife, electrodes, etc) laid out on a table, show someone picking up a tool, and...

This depends a whole lot on what exactly you're going for. 1) Technically speaking, yes, you can record both the singer and the guitar together through the microphone at the same time. However, if you go this route, you won't be able to do a whole lot of post-processing on the recorded signal...

Hey all. My name is Kova. I'm not an aspiring director or anything (I'm a songwriter/composer by trade) but I love excellent storytelling as much as the next bloke and I like reading about and interacting with creative people of all types. Since I want to break into film/TV music, I'm hoping to...