Article: As your business becomes official, you should make a point of consulting a business attorney. As you begin to hire staff and plan for films, you'll want a legal professional on your side to make sure you're following laws and regulations. You can ask film peers for attorney recommendations or look for an attorney online. Check reviews to make sure any attorney you hire has a solid reputation. You'll want to ask your attorney information about hiring staff. How you legally hire a person varies by state and a qualified attorney is necessary to walk you through the process. In the early ages of your company, the last thing you want is to face fines or legal repercussions due to improper hiring practices. An attorney can also help you with a variety of copyright issues involved in film. He or she can help walk you through how to copyright a script and protect your intellectual property. Keep your budget in mind when hiring an attorney. Rates vary from attorney to attorney, but legal fees can get expensive. Make sure you select an attorney within your company's budget. If you're running a business, you need an accountant. An certified public account (CPA) can help you manage your finances and navigate tax season. Unless someone on your team has experience in financing, do not attempt to do accounting on your own. Business accounting can be tricky and you do not want to accidentally file something incorrectly. Meet with a variety of accountants before selecting one. You should also read reviews online to make sure any accountant you hire has a solid reputation. Choose a CPA with a background in entertainment financing. Funds are distributed to a wide range of people on a film set, and you'll need an accountant who can help make sure you're giving everyone involved in a film a fair cut of any potential profit you make. If you want to make movies, you'll need a staff. How big your staff is varies depending on the type of films you're making. Very small, independent films may be able to get by with a staff of 10 people or less. Here are some general areas where you may need to hire staff for a film: You may need to hire writers if you're not producing your own scripts. You'll need to hire a technical crew to help set up set and deal with breakdowns of equipment. If you're not doing your own editing, you'll need to hire film editors. Actors and actresses are obviously important. You will need to host auditions and hire talented people. You will also need people to assist on set with things like make-up, costume, script supervision, and so on. Once your company is legally created, you'll need to open a company bank account. It's important you have a bank account for your company for the safekeeping of funds for movies and other projects. You can simply go to a bank and ask about applying for a company bank account. As long as your production company legally exists, the process should be fairly straightforward. You need to be online in order to generate interest in your company. You should secure a domain name that's close to your production company's name. You should hire a web designer to create a professional looking website for your company. If you have someone on your team with experience web design, you can also ask him or her to design your site. Get on social media as well to market your film. You should have a Facebook and Twitter page for your production company in order to generate public interests.
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Consult an attorney. Hire a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Hire the necessary staff. Open a company bank account. Start a website.