This is an essential guide to understanding negotiation techniques and strategies for anyone involved in the film & TV industry. "Hollywood Dealmaking" is a comprehensive guide to the tried-and-tested negotiation techniques and strategies used by professionals in the entertainment industry. Jargon-free and easy-to-follow, this volume shows readers how to recognize the key players in the process, understand the 'lingo' of crafting deals, learn how to negotiate agreements for the option and purchase of books and screenplays, be able to negotiate employment deals for all members of a film or television crew, and understand payment terms and bonuses. Fully revised and updated to reflect the dramatic changes in the film and TV industry over the past 5 years, this long-awaited new edition features chapters on Reality Television, the Internet/New Media, and Film and Television Financing.

黛娜·阿普爾頓（Dina Appleton），洛杉磯盛智律師事務所娛樂傳媒特彆法律顧問，為大量娛樂業組織與個人提供法律谘詢服務，包括主流影視製片公司、獨立製片人、編劇、導演、演員等。

丹尼爾·揚科利維茲（Daniel Yankelevits），索尼公司代理律師，同時擔任HBO和新綫影業的商務主管，以及比弗利山律師協會娛樂事務和南加大娛樂法務教學大綱研討會聯閤主席。

劉莐，畢業於北京大學法學院，“如是娛樂法”聯閤創始人、CEO。著有知乎“鹽”係列書《娛樂的玩兒法》。“如是娛樂法”是國內領先的娛樂法谘詢服務專業機構，服務於電影、電視劇、網絡劇、動漫、音樂、演齣、齣版等娛樂行業，提供法律服務和商業谘詢。