What Are Some Basics of Film Producer’s Compensation? Producers’ compensation, similar to directors’, may encompass disparate elements ranging from development fee to guaranteed fee to pay-or-play. Let us explore these salient components in some detail. 1. DEVELOPMENT…
Despite the fact Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) governs and regulates actor’s working conditions, travel and residuals and even minimum fee requirements, not all actors are SAG members and not all production companies are SAG signatories.…
What Does Estoppel Certificate Encompass in Commercial Properties? Estoppel Certificates serve a salient purpose to landlords, lenders and potential buyers of commercial property. Let us explore the salience and legal effect of such Certificates to…
Actor’s film performance starts not from principal photography and does not end with shooting the scenes. Such performance actually starts from actor’s reading of the script and deciding to accept the role to control or…
Film’s Net Profit Statement ( the “Statement”) encompasses multitude of industry terms which would seem unfathomable to untrained eye, at first. Let us rather briefly analyze the anatomy of the Statement and make some sense out…
Some BASICS of Rights Clearance in Entertainment Deals Clearing world rights of an underlying source for translation, adaptation or republication is invariably a cumbersome complicated lengthy process. Clearing rights serves a very important purpose in…
What Do Sports Endorsement Contracts Encompass? Entering into a sports endorsement contract could pose its own unique challenges and qualms as counsel, agent and athlete seek to hammer out a relatively arm’s length deal. Negotiating…
What Does Literary Rights Option and Purchase Agreement for Television Encompass? Often, television programming involves original teleplays or telescripts licensed from third parties and not copyrighted works. Nonetheless, if the work is copyrighted, both seller…
Fundamentals of Motion Picture Distribution Agreements Despite the fact most film studios and major production companies have their own distribution company affiliates in one form or another, independent production companies due to lack of adequate…
