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The thing is, in all your descriptions of pre-sales, you mentioned contracts being collateral. That would mean that if the money wasn't delivered to the bank (because the distributor never bought the film), the contract would go to it, meaning that the bank would have an agreement to sell the...

Isn't collateral given to the bank if the loan isn't paid, though? In fact, isn't that the exact definition of collateral?

If you sign a contract with a distributor, and the distributor never takes care of his end of the bargain (buying the film), then what would be the point of the bank taking the contract?

How, if the money is never delivered, could the contract be of any value as collateral?

The studio system, slate financing, et cetera. Basically what the title says. I'm not well versed in finance, so if you could explain in simple terms, that'd be great. I understand how pre-sales work, aside from the part where contracts are used as collateral in a bank loan (how, exactly, does...

Are the categories outlined in script breakdowns set in stone? For example, sometimes sets/locations are created or supplemented with effects, for practical or stylistic reasons.

I understand what producers do, but I'm not sure about the role of their production companies. When, in a film's credits, it says that something is "a (insert company or person here) production", what does that mean in regards to the production of the film? For example, No Country For Old Men...

Do producers ever change their contractual obligations in regards to credits, and if so, why does this happen? For example, while Jon Jashni and Thomas Tull were both listed on one card for Pacific Rim, they were each listed separately and individually for Crimson Peak

I guess I've never noticed that. Could you point out where it is?

I know this sounds like a weird question, but are the various conventions you just listed different in Europe? Because I noticed that a lot of French movies have kind of an odd way of listing writing credits ("screenplay" and "dialogue" are separate things), and sometimes credit directors in a...

I'm not talking about building something from the ground up, I'm referring more to something like the Mike Zoss Pharmacy in No Country For Old Men. Do they actually mess with a real, working storefront?

I was just wondering what was so bad about making visual references for things like costume design, as opposed to just trying to describe things.

So you're basically saying that you (the director) should never offer anyone input, because they probably didn't read the script? And by "HODs," I mean "heads of departments" (for example, the propmaster is the head of the props department, the visual effects supervisor is the head of the visual...

I don't get why it's such a bad idea to make drawings of stuff. Won't the director be able to communicate his vision more clearly if visual references are used, as opposed to just descriptions? Aren't storyboards sometimes used for this, since I've seen storyboards, and they can be very detailed...

What about the order in which these "clumps" are listed? Is there a particular reason that Christopher Nolan (syncopy) was listed after Charles proven (atlas), who was listed after Emma Thomas (syncopy)? Was there a particular reason that Guillermo del Toro and Mary parent were listed after Jon...

Another example: Pacific Rim was, according to its credits, "produced by Jon jashni and Thomas tull" and then "produced by Guillermo del Toro and Mary parent" Another example: The Dark Knight was "produced by Emma Thomas" and then "produced by Charles roven" and then "produced by Christopher...

Why, for movies are producer credits listed in clumps sometimes? For example, according to its credits, "Star Trek Into Darkness" was, according to its credits, "produced by JJ Abrams and Bryan Burk" and then in a separate credit, "produced by Damon Lindelof."

So, basically, one of two things usually happen: 1. The director and all the department heads read the script. When they meet, they have the script with them and the director goes over important things he wants in regards to the aesthetics of each scene and the movie in general (which the...

Also, is there a reason for listing credits (especially producers and actors) in "clumps?" If you don't know what I'm talking about, according to the end credits of "Star Trek: Into Darkness," the movie was "produced by J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk," and then, in a separate credit, "produced by...

I've that guy's posts, but the thing is, I asked this question because not every film's credits follow the order he outlined, and I was wondering if there is a reason for that.