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​Downloadable Contract Templates by Mark Litwak

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Contracts in the Film and Television Industry, 3rd Edition BOOK

$45.00
 Contracts for the Film & Television Industry is an invaluable collection of 80 sample entertainment contracts along with discussions of the terms and ideas contained therein. Armed with this book, filmmakers can save thousands of dollars in legal fees. This is the published book only (Contract templates from the book can be ordered separately and delivered by download).

CONTRACTS

Depiction Release
Grant with Reversion
Depiction Release
Option/Purchase Format
Depiction Release
Documentary Short Form
Guestbook Release
Crowd Release
Talk Show Appearance Agreement
Film Clip License
Still Photo Release
Artwork Release
Submission Release
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Option and Literary Purchase Agreement (Long Form)
Option and Literary Purchase, Agreement (Short Form)
Quitclaim Release
Conversion Agreement
Actor Offer Letter
Actor Employment Agreement (Loan-out Format to Employ SAG Actor)
Actor Employment Agreement (Low-Budget, Non-Union Day Player)
Nudity Rider to Player Agreement
Rider to Day Player Agreement
Extra Agreement
Extra Release
Series Regular Actor Contract (AFTRA)
Minor Release
Parental Consent
Stunt Performer’s Agreement
Television Host Agreement
Television Performer Employment Agreement
Writer Employment Agreement (Low-Budget, Non-union)
Writer Employment Agreement (Theatrical WGA Writer)
Television Writer’s Contract (WGA, Loan-out)
Director Agreement (Theatrical, Loan-Out)
Director Employment Agreement (Non-Union)
Director’s Television Series Employment Agreement (to Employ a DGA Director)
Consultant Agreement
Certificate of Engagement
Writer Collaboration Agreement
Joint Venture Agreement
Agreement to Dissolve Co-Production Agreement
Composer Agreement (Low-Budget Feature)
TV Music Rights License
Synchronization/Performing/Master Use and Mechanical License
Synchronization License TV Series
Master Use License, Television
Soundtrack Recording Agreement (Loan-Out Format)
Finder Agreement
Promissory Note
Promissory Note with Guarantee
Guarantee
Production Services Agreement
Cable TV Production Agreement
Casting Director Employment Agreement (Independent Contractor)
Crew Deal Memo (Salaried On-Call)
Producer Employment Agreement
Television Series Producer Agreement
Makeup and Special Effects Agreement
Location Agreement
Studio Rental Agreement
International Sales Agency Agreement (Filmmaker Friendly)
International Sales Agency Agreement (Distributor Friendly)
Certificate of Authorship
Certificate of Origin
Short Form Assignment
Definition of Gross Receipts After Break-even
Net Profit Definition
Television Distribution Agreement
International TV Distribution Agreement
Security Agreement
Short Form Security Agreement
SAG Buyer’s Assumption Agreement Theatrical
Home Video Licensing Agreement
Internet Acquisition Distribution Agreement
Website Content Provider Agreement
Video on Demand Agreement
Exhibition Agreement
Merchandising Agreement
Product Release
Product Placement Agreement
Attorney-Client Retainer Agreement
SAG Agency Motion Picture/Television Agency Contract
Representative Agreement.

​TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Basic Elements of Contract Law

Common Provisions of Entertainment Contracts

Depiction and Copyright Releases
  Depiction Release, Grant with Reversion
  Depiction Release, Option/Purchase Format
  Depiction Release, Documentary Short Form
  Guestbook Release
  Crowd Release
  Talk Show Appearance Agreement
  Film Clip License
  Still Photo Release
  Artwork Release

Literary Submission and Sale
  Submission Release
  Non-Disclosure Agreement
  Option and Literary Purchase Agreement (Long Form)
  Option and Literary Purchase Agreement (Short Form)
  Quitclaim Release

Artist Employment
  Conversion Agreement
  Actor Offer Letter
  Actor Employment Agreement (Loan-out Format to Employ SAG Actor)
  Actor Employment Agreement )Low-Budget, Non-Union Day Player)
  Nudity Rider to Player Agreement
  Rider to Day Player Agreement
  Extra Agreement
  Extra Release
  Series Regular Actor Contract (AFTRA)
  Minor Release
  Parental Consent
  Stunt Performer’s Agreement
  Television Host Agreement
  Television Performer Employment Agreement
  Writer Employment Agreement (Low-Budget, Non-union)
  Writer Employment Agreement (Theatrical WGA Writer)
  Television Writer’s Contract (WGA, Loan-out)
  Director Agreement (Theatrical, Loan-Out)
  Director Employment Agreement (Non-Union)
  Director’s Television Series Employment Agreement (to Employ a DGA Director)
  Consultant Agreement
  Certificate of Engagement

Collaboration
  Writer Collaboration Agreement
  Joint Venture Agreement
  Agreement to Dissolve
  Co-Production Agreement

Music
  Composer Agreement (Low-Budget Feature)
  TV Music Rights License
  Synchronization/Performing/Master Use and Mechanical License
  Synchronization License TV Series
  Master Use License, Television
  Soundtrack Recording Agreement (Loan-Out Format)

Financing
  Finder Agreement
  Promissory Note
  Promissory Note with Guarantee
  Guarantee

Production
  Production Services Agreement
  Cable TV Production Agreement
  Casting Director Employment Agreement (Independent Contractor)
  Crew Deal Memo (Salaried On-Call)
  Producer Employment Agreement
  Television Series Producer Agreement
  Makeup and Special Effects Agreement
  Location Agreement
  Studio Rental Agreement

Distribution and Exhibition
  International Sales Agency Agreement (Filmmaker Friendly)
  International Sales Agency Agreement (Distributor Friendly)
  Certificate of Authorship
  Certificate of Origin
  Short Form Assignment
  Definition of Gross Receipts After Break-even
  Net Profit Definition
  Television Distribution Agreement
  International TV Distribution Agreement
  Security Agreement
  Short Form Security Agreement
  SAG Buyer’s Assumption Agreement Theatrical
  Home Video Licensing Agreement
  Internet Acquisition Distribution Agreement
  Website Content Provider Agreement
  Video on Demand Agreement
  Exhibition Agreement

Merchandising
  Merchandising Agreement
  Product Release
  Product Placement Agreement

Retainer
  Attorney-Client Retainer Agreement
  SAG Agency Motion Picture/Television Agency Contract
  Representative Agreement

Glossary of Terms

Appendix
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Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry BOOK

$37.95
Dealmaking is the first "self-defense" book for everyone working in the film and television industry. Addressing a general, non-attorney readership, it is a fascinating, highly accessible guide to current entertainment law's peculiarities, "creative" practices, and practical applications.

The Fourth Edition updates the existing text and adds more than 100 pages of new material covering changes occurring in the movie industry such as the growth of new media outlets like Netflix and You Tube.
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Risky Business, Financing and Distributing Independent Films (2nd Edition 2009) BOOK

$26.95
Risky Business is the comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide to setting up an independent production project. Starting with the basic organization of the company and the preparation of production, collaboration, and screenplay agreements, it covers in detail everything from raising money via loans, presales, and investors through finding, contracting with, and policing the finished project’s distributors. 
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Reel Power: The Struggle for Influence and Success in the New Hollywood (William Morrow 1986). BOOK

$0.00 $4.95

Mark Litwak provides the most comprehensive look at the film business since Hortense Powdermaker's Hollywood, The Dream Factory, published thirty-five years ago. Using interviews with 200 film insiders, including Jane Fonda, Barry Diller, Robert Altman, Martin Sheen, Robert Evans and Paul Newman - to name only a few of the writers, directors, performers, agents, producers and journalist he quotes at length - Litwak leads us through the maze of power and politics in Hollywood. In the process, he cites specific examples, tears down myths, relates anecdotes and reveals the inner workings of the industry. This is the original hardcover book that is New.

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Downloadable templates in Word from Risky Business 2nd Edition

$19.95
Risky Business 2nd Edition is the comprehensive nuts-and-bolts guide to setting up an independent production project. Starting with the basic organization of the company and the preparation of production, collaboration, and screenplay agreements, it covers in detail everything from raising money via loans, presales, and investors through finding, contracting with, and policing the finished project’s distributors. 

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The digital templates are only available by download from our website and not found in any other store or website. Fully editable in Microsoft Word.
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9 CONTRACTS 

Co-Production Agreement                                 
Promissory Note                                              
Promissory Note with Guarantee                         
IFTA International Schedule of Definitions  
Finder Agreement                                            
International Distribution License Agreement         
Lab Access Letter                                           
IFTA Rider to International Distribution Agreement
International Distribution Agreement (Filmmaker-friendly version)   

Special Bonus:


List of Funding Portals
​SEC Rules for Crowdfunding
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Downloadable templates in Word for Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry 4th Edition

$42.00
Dealmaking for the Film and Television Industry (4th Edition, 2016)

Dealmaking is the first "self-defense" book for everyone working in the film and television industry. Addressing a general, non-attorney readership, it is a fascinating, highly accessible guide to current entertainment law's peculiarities, "creative" practices, and practical applications.


The Fourth Edition updates the existing text and adds more than 100 pages of new material covering changes occurring in the movie industry such as the growth of new media outlets like Netflix and You Tube.

​The digital templates are only available by download from this site and not found in any other store or website. Fully editable in Microsoft Word.

25 CONTRACTS

Depiction Release, Reversion
Depiction Release, Option
Depiction Release, Documentary Short-Form
Location Agreement
Sample Material/Photography/Artwork Release
Option & Literary Purchase Agreement
Shopping Agreement
Writer Employment Agreement
Director Employment Agreement
Actor Employment Agreement, SAG-AFTRA Theatrical Release
Actor Employment Agreement, Low-Budget, Non-Union Day Player
Rider to Day-Player Agreement
Extra Agreement with Extra Release
Line Producer Employment Agreement
Graphic Artist Employment Agreement
Collaboration Agreement
Submission Release
Synchronization and Sound Recording License, Television
Composer Agreement for Low-Budget Feature
Home Video Distribution Agreement
International Acquisition/Distribution Agreement
Attorney-Client Fee Contract
SAG Motion Picture/Television Agency Contract
Standard AFTRA Exclusive Agency Contract Under Rule 12-C
Management Agreement
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Downloadable templates in Word from Contracts in the Film & Television Industry 3rd Edition

$59.95
These are the digital versions of the 80 contracts in the book Contracts for the Film and Television Industry by Mark Litwak. These digital templates are only available by download  from our website and not found in any other store or website. Fully editable in Microsoft Word.

80 CONTRACTS

Depiction Release
Grant with Reversion
Depiction Release
Option/Purchase Format
Depiction Release
Documentary Short Form
Guestbook Release
Crowd Release
Talk Show Appearance Agreement
Film Clip License
Still Photo Release
Artwork Release
Submission Release
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Option and Literary Purchase Agreement (Long Form)
Option and Literary Purchase, Agreement (Short Form)
Quitclaim Release
Conversion Agreement
Actor Offer Letter
Actor Employment Agreement (Loan-out Format to Employ SAG Actor)
Actor Employment Agreement (Low-Budget, Non-Union Day Player)
Nudity Rider to Player Agreement
Rider to Day Player Agreement
Extra Agreement
Extra Release
Series Regular Actor Contract (AFTRA)
Minor Release
Parental Consent
Stunt Performer’s Agreement
Television Host Agreement
Television Performer Employment Agreement
Writer Employment Agreement (Low-Budget, Non-union)
Writer Employment Agreement (Theatrical WGA Writer)
Television Writer’s Contract (WGA, Loan-out)
Director Agreement (Theatrical, Loan-Out)
Director Employment Agreement (Non-Union)
Director’s Television Series Employment Agreement (to Employ a DGA Director)
Consultant Agreement
Certificate of Engagement
Writer Collaboration Agreement
Joint Venture Agreement
Agreement to Dissolve Co-Production Agreement
Composer Agreement (Low-Budget Feature)
TV Music Rights License
Synchronization/Performing/Master Use and Mechanical License
Synchronization License TV Series
Master Use License, Television
Soundtrack Recording Agreement (Loan-Out Format)
Finder Agreement
Promissory Note
Promissory Note with Guarantee
Guarantee
Production Services Agreement
Cable TV Production Agreement
Casting Director Employment Agreement (Independent Contractor)
Crew Deal Memo (Salaried On-Call)
Producer Employment Agreement
Television Series Producer Agreement
Makeup and Special Effects Agreement
Location Agreement
Studio Rental Agreement
International Sales Agency Agreement (Filmmaker Friendly)
International Sales Agency Agreement (Distributor Friendly)
Certificate of Authorship
Certificate of Origin
Short Form Assignment
Definition of Gross Receipts After Break-even
Net Profit Definition
Television Distribution Agreement
International TV Distribution Agreement
Security Agreement
Short Form Security Agreement
SAG Buyer’s Assumption Agreement Theatrical
Home Video Licensing Agreement
Internet Acquisition Distribution Agreement
Website Content Provider Agreement
Video on Demand Agreement
Exhibition Agreement
Merchandising Agreement
Product Release
Product Placement Agreement
Attorney-Client Retainer Agreement
SAG Agency Motion Picture/Television Agency Contract
Representative Agreement.

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Super Pack of Downloadable Contracts from 3 different books in Microsoft Word format, a total of 120 Contracts

$99.00
Save by buying all three sets of contracts at once.
Buy and download all the digital contracts contained in three books: Contracts for the Film & Television Industry 3rd Edition, Risky Business 2nd Edition, and Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry 4th Edition.
If bought separately these downloadable contracts in word format would cost $121.90. Get them all for a package price of only $99 plus 6 bonus contracts. These contract templates in Microsoft word format can be edited and changed to suit your needs.

The 6 Bonus Contracts not in any of the books are:


Investment Letter of Intent
Music Supervisor Agreement 
Equipment Rental Agreement
Delivery Checklist
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreemen
Casting Director Deal Summary 

This package includes all the contracts from 3 books:
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9 contracts from Risky Business, Financing and Distributing Independent Films 2nd Edition list price $19.95
Co-Production Agreement                               
Promissory Note                                             
Promissory Note with Guarantee                        
IFTA International Schedule of Definitions  
Finder Agreement                                           
International Distribution License Agreement        
Lab Access Letter                                          
IFTA Rider to International Distribution Agreement
International Distribution Agreement (Filmmaker-friendly version)   
Plus
List of Funding Portals
​SEC Rules for Crowdfunding
80 Contracts from Contracts in the Film and Television Industry,  list price $59.95
Depiction Release
Grant with Reversion
Depiction Release
Option/Purchase Format
Depiction Release
Documentary Short Form
Guestbook Release
Crowd Release
Talk Show Appearance Agreement
Film Clip License
Still Photo Release
Artwork Release
Submission Release
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Option and Literary Purchase Agreement (Long Form)
Option and Literary Purchase, Agreement (Short Form)
Quitclaim Release
Conversion Agreement
Actor Offer Letter
Actor Employment Agreement (Loan-out Format to Employ SAG Actor)
Actor Employment Agreement (Low-Budget, Non-Union Day Player)
Nudity Rider to Player Agreement
Rider to Day Player Agreement
Extra Agreement
Extra Release
Series Regular Actor Contract (AFTRA)
Minor Release
Parental Consent
Stunt Performer’s Agreement
Television Host Agreement
Television Performer Employment Agreement
Writer Employment Agreement (Low-Budget, Non-union)
Writer Employment Agreement (Theatrical WGA Writer)
Television Writer’s Contract (WGA, Loan-out)
Director Agreement (Theatrical, Loan-Out)
Director Employment Agreement (Non-Union)
Director’s Television Series Employment Agreement (to Employ a DGA Director)
Consultant Agreement
Certificate of Engagement
Writer Collaboration Agreement
Joint Venture Agreement
Agreement to Dissolve Co-Production Agreement
Composer Agreement (Low-Budget Feature)
TV Music Rights License
Synchronization/Performing/Master Use and Mechanical License
Synchronization License TV Series
Master Use License, Television
Soundtrack Recording Agreement (Loan-Out Format)
Finder Agreement
Promissory Note
Promissory Note with Guarantee
Guarantee
Production Services Agreement
Cable TV Production Agreement
Casting Director Employment Agreement (Independent Contractor)
Crew Deal Memo (Salaried On-Call)
Producer Employment Agreement
Television Series Producer Agreement
Makeup and Special Effects Agreement
Location Agreement
Studio Rental Agreement
International Sales Agency Agreement (Filmmaker Friendly)
International Sales Agency Agreement (Distributor Friendly)
Certificate of Authorship
Certificate of Origin
Short Form Assignment
Definition of Gross Receipts After Break-even
Net Profit Definition
Television Distribution Agreement
International TV Distribution Agreement
Security Agreement
Short Form Security Agreement
SAG Buyer’s Assumption Agreement Theatrical
Home Video Licensing Agreement
Internet Acquisition Distribution Agreement
Website Content Provider Agreement
Video on Demand Agreement
Exhibition Agreement
Merchandising Agreement
Product Release
Product Placement Agreement
Attorney-Client Retainer Agreement
SAG Agency Motion Picture/Television Agency Contract
Representative Agreement.
25 Contracts from Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry 4th Edition List Price $42.00
Depiction Release, Reversion
Depiction Release, Option
Depiction Release, Documentary Short-Form
Location Agreement
Sample Material/Photography/Artwork Release
Option & Literary Purchase Agreement
Shopping Agreement
Writer Employment Agreement
Director Employment Agreement
Actor Employment Agreement, SAG-AFTRA Theatrical Release
Actor Employment Agreement, Low-Budget, Non-Union Day Player
Rider to Day-Player Agreement
Extra Agreement with Extra Release
Line Producer Employment Agreement
Graphic Artist Employment Agreement
Collaboration Agreement
Submission Release
Synchronization and Sound Recording License, Television
Composer Agreement for Low-Budget Feature
Home Video Distribution Agreement
International Acquisition/Distribution Agreement
Attorney-Client Fee Contract
SAG Motion Picture/Television Agency Contract
Standard AFTRA Exclusive Agency Contract Under Rule 12-C
Management Agreement
 Bought separately these total: $121.90
Buy as a package and save. Only $99.00
This purchase does not include the physical books. You receive an email after purchase with a link to download the contracts in zip file and in word format.
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The digital templates are only available from our website and not found in any other store or website. Fully editable in Microsoft Word. The digital templates are the same contracts found in the books.
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