Film Elements And Film Agreements Under Turkish Copyright Law

Elements of Film

A movie or a television film consists of many elements. On one side; there are elements which grant copyright on the film such as scenario, dialogue, director and original film soundtrack and these may be deemed as basic elements of a film. On the other side; there are elements which are mostly related to services and do not grant copyright on the film such as camera, light and film crew. Post production process should also be considered in this technical context. Also there are some other film elements which are more ambiguous in terms of copyright and authorship.

It is possible to mention about elements which provide a basis to an element of the film but not deemed as direct elements. As an example, if the scenario is an adaptation of a novel or a story, scenario will be accepted as a derivative work since it is based on such novel or story. Therefore, relevant novel or story should be taken into consideration as an indirect element because it