Business Forms

If you're a struggling filmmaker trying to make your movie on a shoestring budget, try the deferred compensation approach.

• This Deferred Compensation Agreement is between the producer, investors and other stakeholders in the motion picture.
• The Agreement outlines the cast, crew, budget, and production schedule of the film.
• The Agreement breaks down how revenues received by the producer from the film will be applied: first, to payment of outstanding payables, secondly to repaying the investors, and then to the other principal stakeholders.
• A Deferred Compensation Agreement allows you to reduce your upfront costs during production of the film by deferring payment until the film is generating revenues.

Your best customers deserve special treatment. This Deferred Payment Agreement is a great way to show how much you trust them and value their business.

• The supplier agrees to supply inventory to the customer on a regular schedule and to defer payment on the terms set out in the contract.
• Payment will be made in arrears and the customer will be invoiced weekly.
• Regular shipments will be estimated and determined based on the customer's recent ordering history.
• The supplier retains ownership of the goods shipped until full payment is made. Both parties will carry insurance on the goods.
• The supplier has the right to do a physical inventory on the customer's premises each year.
• This is a generic digital template which can be used anywhere.

This 2-page Definition of Gross and Net Receipts defines what each of the terms in a film distribution agreement means, and should be attached to the agreement as a schedule.

• The attachment can be appended to any film industry contract which requires a definition of receipts, expenses and profits.
• The schedule defines the different forms of receipts (theatrical, non-theatrical, outright sales, television, video, auxiliary receipts, miscellaneous receipts), as well as a definition of excluded income.
• The attachment is fully editable and can be customized for your circumstances.

Download the Definition of Gross and Net Receipts template for your film contract library.

This is a 5-page schedule that defines and clarifies what constitutes net profits, receipts, and expenses in a film distribution agreement.

• license fees,
• residuals,
• distribution fees,
• theatrical and/or non-theatrical receipts,
• television and video receipts,
• other income from the film except for excluded items and net of any distribution expenses, taxes, and other costs.

The Definition of Net Profits template is provided in MS Word format, and can be customized for your film distribution contract.

Use this easy template to prepare a Delivery Acceptance Certificate for leased equipment.

• The lessee will sign and provide the Certificate to the leasing company once the equipment has been delivered, installed and tested.
• The lessee certifies that the leased equipment has been installed and tested, and is operational and suitable for the lessee's purposes.
• The lessee reconfirms the representations and warranties given in the original lease agreement.
• The lessee also confirms that it has put the required insurance coverage in place.
• The lessee instructs that payments under the lease will now commence.
• The Certificate of Installation form is provided as a downloadable MS Word template that is easy to customize.
• Re-use the form as often as required.

You ordered merchandise from a supplier but you haven't received it within a reasonable time. What do you do? You send them this Demand for Delivery of Goods.

You can download the digital file or copy and paste the text below onto your company letterhead. All communications with the supplier should be documented in case legal action becomes necessary.

Prepare a business plan for a dentist's office with this fully customizable Dental Office Business Plan template.

• The purpose of the Business Plan is to obtain a start-up loan which will be used to buy equipment and supplies, lease office space, and hire staff for the dental practice.
• The Business Plan includes:
  • A market analysis and marketing strategy for promoting the dental services offered by the dentist's office.
  • A financial model with pro formas.
  • A Confidentiality Agreement to protect your proprietary information, such as financial data.
  • Instructions in each section to help you complete the document.
• Available in MS Word format and totally editable to fit your specific circumstances.

Secure the exclusive perpetual worldwide rights to depict a person's likeness, voice, personal experiences and life story in a film and/or television program with this Depiction Consent and Release.

• The producers agree to pay the person a specified amount when production commences on each project, and in the case of episodic television, a royalty for each episode.
• The form contains a reversion clause which states that if production has not begun within a certain time period, all of the rights granted will revert back to the person.
• The person releases the production company from any liability for claims, damages or legal actions for libel, defamation, copyright, invasion of privacy or any other right relating to the producer's use of the rights granted.
• The Depiction Consent and Release form is ideal for documentary films or for biographical film projects.
• This is a generic form which can be used anywhere.

Set up a direct purchasing program to purchase services and products for franchise affiliates with this Direct Purchasing Program Vendor Agreement for Canada.

• The contract is between the service provider administering the program and each vendor or supplier that wants to take part in the program.
• The Program will be available to a group of franchise affiliates and related non-affiliates.
• Orders and sales of goods and services will be done directly between the program participants and the vendors.
• The service provider will be paid a commission on each sale.
• This legal contract template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
• Intended for use only with franchisees located in Canada.

Hire a director to direct videos or commercials with this USA Director Services Agreement.

• This is an ongoing contract that can be terminated at any time by written notice.
• The director will provide services to the production company only in connection with television commercials and videos, but will not direct any feature films, TV programs or other projects.
• The director will be paid a daily rate per shooting day, additional compensation in the form of profit participation, and a percentage-based director's fee for all videos shot.
• The director will also be entitled to a percentage of any net under-budget amounts on TV commercials shot by the director.
• All of the director's services are provided as a work made for hire, and the director waives all moral rights of authors (droit moral) with respect to the work produced under the Agreement.
• The director is engaged as an independent contractor, not as an employee, and he/she is responsible for paying his/her own payroll, withholding and other taxes, unemployment insurance, worker's compensation and other required amounts.
• The director is responsible for paying DGA membership dues, and the production company will pay any employer contributions to pension and benefit plans as required by the DGA Basic Agreement.
• Available as a fully editable MS Word template.
• Governed by the laws of the United States.