Film and TV Contracts

Create Costume Size Sheets for each cast member in a film or television production with this template form for the wardrobe department.

• The worksheet tracks:
  • each actor's size for all items of clothing,
  • sizes for hats and gloves,
  • hip and bust measurements.
• The Costume Size Sheet for Film or TV Production template is an affordable option for projects with teeny budgets. Download a copy for your wardrobe department.
• Available in MS Word format. Fully customizable and reusable.

Draw up a crew contact list for a video shoot with this handy template.

• Fill in the list with the cell phone and pager numbers for all cast, crew, suppliers and services involved in the production.
• The form can be filled in on a computer or by hand.
• This is a customizable MS Word template.
• Hey - it's free! Download it.

Prepare a Crew Deal Memo for a film or television production in Canada with this fully editable template.

• The crew member's employment is to be exclusive to the production.
• The production company follows a strict nondiscrimination policy in hiring.
• Provisions for kit rentals.
• Provision for car payments if the employee / contractor is using their own vehicle.
• The producer is not liable for theft or loss of the employee's equipment unless it is covered by the producer's insurance under a rental agreement.
• The employee waives his/her moral rights under the Copyright Act and grants the producer the right to use the employee's name and likeness for press kits and promotional materials.
• Drug or alcohol use at work is grounds for immediate dismissal.
• The producer has sole discretion as to whether the crew member receives a screen credit.
• This is a downloadable form that is easy to customize.
• Intended for use in Canada.

If your crew members are using their own vehicles during production, have them track their mileage with this free daily mileage spreadsheet.

• The mileage sheet logs the following:
  • the starting point and destination for each trip,
  • the purpose of each trip,
  • total miles or kilometers traveled each day.
• The log should be signed by the employee at the end of each workweek and submitted to the office for approval by the appropriate parties and forwarded to the accounting department.
• The spreadsheet can be provided to each crew member either as a printed form or in digital format.
• This is an Excel spreadsheet template.

Prepare a Daily Production Log on a film or television production shoot with this easy-to-use free form.

• The form tracks the following information on each shooting day for the duration of filming:
  • number of scenes shot,
  • number of script pages shot,
  • gross and print film footage shot.
• The form is free so no matter how small your production budget is, you can afford it!

You can't budget properly if you don't know what each day's production is costing you. Use this Daily Production Report form to track production items each shooting day.

• This form can be used to track:
  • crew calls,
  • script pages,
  • scenes,
  • setups,
  • retakes,
  • stills,
  • film stock,
  • in-out times,
  • meals,
  • overtime for all cast and crew,
  • extras,
  • absences,
  • delays in shooting.
• The form also includes a daily average Production Analysis and Advance Schedule.
• Available in MS Word format.

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.

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.

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.