Director of Photography Deal Memo

Hire a DP for a motion picture shoot on the terms set out in the Director of Photography Deal Memo.

• If additional photography is required after shooting wraps in order to complete production of the picture, the DP will be given the first opportunity to perform the additional work.
• The DP will have final approval in the selection, hiring and termination of his/her crew, but the DP and the producer must mutually approve the grip, electric, and camera department.
• The DP can request specific crew, but if they fail to work under the producer’s terms and conditions, the producer can terminate them at its discretion.
• All services rendered by the DP will constitute a work made for hire and the producer will be considered the author and will have full ownership rights.
• The DP will be entitled to receive screen credit in the main titles or end titles (as applicable), as well as credit in paid advertising and one-sheet posters, whenever credit is accorded to the editor, production designer and costume designer.
• The DP will have access to the finished picture on a master format when it becomes available.

This Director of Photography Deal Memo template is available as a downloadable MS Word document which is fully editable to fit your needs.