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Directors Agreement
(a) $___ Pre-Production Fee to prep and create and collaborate shot
lists locations and other prep work paid at signing. (or Day rate per day of
pre-production, prefer a flat fee if possible)
(b) $____ per week of shooting Fee, paid at the end of each week.
Each day is defined as 8 hours plus lunch. (Please modify based on schedule,
OT considerations, whether the flat fee includes all time, etc)
(c) Assigned ownership as outlined in the Company Operating
Agreement. (if the director is DGA, if they have significant ownership,
generally they can have different rates than DGA rates if they agree to it).
4. Performance standards.
5. Publicity.
6. Ownership.
Director hereby acknowledges and agrees that all contributions of every kind
made in connection the Picture, including, without limitation, all materials
created and/or furnished by Director, and all of the results and proceeds of
every kind of the services rendered by Director in connection with the
Picture, including, without limitation, the Services are and shall be deemed to
be "works made for hire" specially ordered or commissioned by Producer for
use as part of a motion picture or other audiovisual work or as a contribution
to a collective work. All rights granted to Producer shall vest in Producer
immediately upon creation without reservation, condition or limitation and
shall remain vested whether or not this Agreement expires or is suspended
or terminated, in whole or in part, for any reason. No rights of any kind are
reserved to or by Director or shall vest in or revert to Director. Director
hereby waives any so-called "moral rights".
7. Incapacity.
a. If by reason of disability or conduct, Director is incapacitated from
performing any Services for a consecutive period of 2 days or aggregate of 3
days during Production, then the Producer shall have the right to terminate
this agreement upon notice. Compensation will be evaluated on a pro-rata
rendered basis.
b. If by reason of bonding agency or insurance which takes over the
film due to their procedures, Director shall be terminated and Compensation
given pro-rata to services performed.
9. Director's Name and Likeness: The Director grants to the Producer the
perpetual non-exclusive right to use and license others to use his name,
picture, likeness and biography in connection with the screenplay, and in
advertising or exploiting the television program or programs embodying the
same.
10. Credit: Subject to the release of the Picture and provided Director meets
all material obligation, the Producer shall accord credit of __________ as
Director. No casual or inadvertent failure on the Producer's part to comply
with the provisions of this clause, and no failure on the part of others to
comply with their contracts with the Producer, shall constitute a breach of
this agreement by the Producer.
DIRECTOR
E-MAIL
SIGNED __________________________________________________
DATE _________________________
PRODUCER
E-MAIL
SIGNED __________________________________________________
DATE _______________________