Business Forms

Record details of each film or tape reel with this free Film and Tape Log for Film Production form.

• The log form tracks which reel of film or roll of tape each scene and take is recorded on during filming.
• The form can be filled in on a computer and printed, or used as a preprinted form to be filled in by hand.

The Film / Tape Log sheet is a fully editable film production form. Ideal for student filmmakers.

If you want to use a clip from an existing film in a new film project, you'll need to get permission from the owner of the footage with this Film Clip License.

• The licensor (owner of the film clip) grants the producer a non-exclusive license to use the clip in connection with the production of the motion picture, but not for promotional purposes.
• The producer will still have to obtain the consent of any performers who appear in the film clip, as well as consents from the applicable unions and guilds.
• The producer must obtain any necessary broadcast licenses if there is any music contained in the film clip.
• The licensor will be accorded a screen credit in the motion picture, and provided with a complementary copy of the motion picture.
• The producer is not obligated to use the film clip.

Get all your clearances in order before you use the material. You can start with this Film Clip License form. It's a generic template that can be used on all kinds of productions, even live stage shows.

Secure financing for your film project by delivering this Film Completion Agreement to the guarantor underwriting completion and delivery of the picture.

Guarantor's Right of Recoupment

The guarantor has the right to recoup any secured sums from gross receipts of the film, subject to the prior rights of the financier under the Financing Agreement, and subject to any prior rights of the distributors and the screen actor's guild.

Completion Guaranty

In return for payment of the guarantor's fee by the producer, the guarantor agrees to issue a completion guaranty to the financier.

Schedules Included

This Film Completion Agreement template includes:

1. a set of standard terms,
2. warranties and representations of the producer, and
3. provisions with respect to the insurance cover that must be obtained by the producer.

Format and Scope of Agreement

The Film Completion Agreement is available in MS Word format. It is customizable and reusable, making it both cost-effective and flexible for your needs.

This is a generic legal contract form which can be used in both Canada and the United States, and can be adapted for use in other jurisdictions.

Prepare a Film Completion Guaranty as part of the financing process for a motion picture with this downloadable template.

What is a film completion guaranty?

A Film Completion Guaranty (also called a completion bond) is a guarantee given by a completion guarantor (such as a completion bond company) to a potential investor or lender.

What are the obligations of the completion guarantor?

The completion guarantor is guaranteeing to the financier that the film will be finished on time and on budget. If the production runs over budget or is taking longer to complete than anticipated, the guarantor will take over production to ensure that the picture is finished.

If the guarantor fails to complete and deliver the film, it will repay the financier in full for all sums advanced.

Are there limitations on the obligations of the completion guarantor?

Yes. The completion guarantor is under no obligation under the Guaranty until the strike price (production financing) has been advanced.

Additionally, the guarantor is not responsible for obtaining any rating for the film, or to deliver any materials other than the delivery materials. The guarantor is not responsible for the quality of the film itself.

Subordination of Completion Guarantor's Claims

The completion guarantor will subordinate any claims it may have against the producer to the repayment of the financier and all of the financier's rights and security interests.

What is Included in the Template

The Film Completion Guaranty template includes the following Schedules:

1. Terms for Completion and Delivery,
2. Definitions,
3. Notice, Cure and Arbitration Agreement.

Format and Scope of Agreement

The Film Completion Guaranty is available in MS Word format. It is customizable and reusable, making it both cost-effective and flexible for your needs.

This is a generic legal contract form which can be used in both Canada and the United States, and can be adapted for use in other jurisdictions.

Make up your contact sheets for the cast and crew of a film or TV production with these downloadable forms.

• The file contains two templates, one to be used for cast and one for crew members.
• Fill in each contact sheet with the names of everyone involved in the filming, their phone, cell and pager numbers and emails at which they can be reached.
• This is a reusable digital template which can be filled in on a PC or laptop, or printed off in blank form and filled in by hand.
• Available in MS Word format.

Prepare a Kit Rental Agreement and Vehicle Allowance form for a contractor being hired to work on a film production with this fully editable template.

How to Use the Form

This Kit Rental Agreement form should be attached as a schedule to the main Deal Memo between the production company and the contractor.

What is Covered under the Agreement

The Rental Agreement lists the tools and equipment belonging to the contractor which are being rented by the production company and will be used by the contractor during the shoot.

The contractor will be paid a specified amount per day or week for using their own vehicle on the production.

Why You Need the Form

As a filmmaker, you need your crew, and your crew needs their gear in order to work. So you need the Film Production Kit Rental and Vehicle Allowance Form. Buy and download your copy, use it as often as required.

Hire a director for a non-union motion picture production with this Director Employment Agreement.

Intent of Contract

This is a non-union contract but the parties intend the DGA credit rules to apply.

If the producer becomes a DGA signatory, the Directors' Guild of America Basic Agreement will govern if there is a conflict between its terms and the terms of the Employment Agreement.

Director's Obligations

The director will furnish pre-production, production and post-production services as required for the film, including editing, reshoots and additional photography, soundtrack, etc. (subject to prior contractual commitments).

The producer has the right to suspend or terminate the agreement if the director becomes incapacitated or is in default of his/her obligations.

Compensation

The director's compensation will consist of fixed flat fee compensation, plus deferred and contingent compensation.

Format

The Director Employment Agreement is available in MS Word format. It is a downloadable template that you can customize to your specific needs, and reuse as often as desired.

Obtain the services of a director for a feature film on a loan-out basis with this Director Loan-Out Agreement for DGA members.

• The director's services are being "loaned" to the producers of the movie through his/her own operating company. The Loan-Out Agreement sets out the terms on which those services will be provided.
• The Agreement is controlled by the terms of the Directors Guild of America Basic Agreement.
• The director will provide exclusive services for pre-production, principal photography and post-production, plus additional post-production services as required for the film and on a first-call basis, subject to the director's prior contractual commitments.
• Payment will be made to the director's opco, which will receive guaranteed compensation on a flat fee basis, plus deferred compensation (a percentage of the director's wages), and contingent compensation (a percentages of net profits of the picture, if any).
• The producer is not obligated to use the director's services in connection with the picture, or even to release or distribute the picture, but is obligated to pay the full amount of the guaranteed compensation regardless.
• Credit will be accorded to the director in accordance with the requirements of the DGA Basic Agreement.
• The template also includes a Letter of Inducement from the director, making certain representations about his/her relationship to the opco and indemnifying the producer against any claims or amounts arising from the director's work on the picture.
• The Director Loan-Out Agreement for DGA Members can be used for both U.S. and Canadian film projects.

This Definition of Gross Receipts After Breakeven is a schedule that can be attached to a film distribution agreement.

• The schedule clarifies how breakeven points, receipts, distribution fees and expenses, film rentals, and other revenues and costs will be treated and applied.
• Gross receipts include theatrical and non-theatrical exhibition, home entertainment (including digital downloads), television (including streaming), remakes, sequels, prequels and derivative works.
• The schedule contains a comprehensive list of deductible and non-deductible distribution expenses
• Foreign receipts are not included in gross receipts until the sums have been received in US dollars or used by the studio for production or acquisition of films or property which can be legally exported from the country of origin.
• The Definition of Gross Receipts After Breakeven template is a downloadable and customizable schedule you can use with your film distribution agreements.

Film producers, secure payment of the amounts owed to you by the distributors of your motion picture with this Film Distribution Security Agreement.

• The distributor grants the producer a continuing security interest in the debtor's distribution and exploitation rights in the picture, and the proceeds realized from those rights.
• The producer may exercise its security interest if the distributor fails to pay any amount owing under the Motion Picture Theatrical Distribution Agreement between the parties.
• This is a totally editable legal form template, so you can customize it for your specific needs.

Don't take the risk of not getting paid. Make it a requirement that your distributors sign the Security Agreement at the same time they sign the Film Distribution Agreement.