
Increasingly individual producers and production companies are becoming aware of the need to ensure that all key contracts are in place not only to protect their work but also to exploit it, and that it is equally important to understand that these agreements apply whether you are working on a five minute short or a full length feature film.
Increasingly individual producers and production companies are becoming aware of the need to ensure that all key contracts are in place not only to protect their work but also to exploit it, and that it is equally important to understand that these agreements apply whether you are working on a five minute short or a full length feature film.
This guidebook examines each contract in turn explaining why it is required and why certain clauses are incorporated. Key agreements include: development, underlying rights, option, writer’s agreement, co-production agreements, director/producer agreements, cast/facilities/crew agreements, location agreement, music agreements, distribution agreements, pre-sales agreement, production finance agreements, finance & distribution agreements, completion guarantee, discounting, security agreement & charge. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without it.
Print edition ISBN 1 905394 03 9
Cartoons by Simon Pearsall

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