Business Forms

Draw up a production budget summary for a feature film using this 39-page Excel spreadsheet which includes sections for:

• above the line expenses (story rights, producer, director, cast, travel and living expenses);
• production expenses (production staff, camera, set design, construction, striking, set operations, electrical, set dressing, props, special effects, mechanical effects, make-up, hair, wardrobe, locations, transportation, atmosphere, tests);
• post production expenses (picture editing, sound editing, lab, music);
• miscellaneous other expenses (overhead, insurance, publicity, etc).

The Feature Film Production Budget Summary will calculate your totals as you enter your figures. How easy is that? And the template can be re-used for future projects.

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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.

Deliver this Film Completion Agreement to the guarantor underwriting the completion and delivery of the film to secure financing for your motion picture.

• 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.
• In return for payment of the guarantor's fee by the producer, the guarantor agrees to issue a completion guaranty to the financier.
• The template includes (i) a set of standard terms, (ii) warranties and representations of the producer, and (ii) provisions with respect to insurance that must be obtained by the producer.
• Available in MS Word format, customizable and reusable.
• This is a generic legal form which can be used in many jurisdictions.

A Film Completion Guaranty must be provided by the producer and guarantor as part of the financing process for most independent motion pictures. Use this downloadable template to prepare the document you need.

• The guarantor is guaranteeing completion and delivery of the film to the lender (financier).
• If the producer fails to complete and deliver the film in accordance with the terms, the guarantor will take over production.
• The guarantor is under no obligation under the Guaranty until the strike price (production financing) has been advanced.
• The guarantor is not responsible for obtaining any rating for the film, or to deliver any materials other than the delivery materials, or for the quality of the film itself.
• If the guarantor fails to complete and deliver the film, it will repay the financier in full for all sums advanced.
• The guarantor subordinates any claims it may have against the producer to the repayment of the financier and all of the financier's rights and security interests.
• The template includes a Notice Cure and Arbitration Agreement.
• Before you can get your funding, make sure your paperwork is in order, including this Film Completion Guaranty.

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.

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

• This is a non-union contract but the parties intend the DGA credit rules to apply.
• 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 director's compensation will consist of fixed flat fee compensation, plus deferred and contingent compensation.
• The producer has the right to suspend or terminate the agreement if the director becomes incapacitated or is in default of his/her obligations.
• 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.
• You can tailor the non-union Director Employment Agreement for your specific needs, and use it as often as you like.

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.
• 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 studio has complete authority to distribute and license exhibition of the Picture.
• Participants have no right, title or interest in the motion picture, and no lien rights on the gross receipts or net profits.
• The Definition of Gross Receipts After Breakeven template is a downloadable and customizable schedule you can use with your film distribution agreements.