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Bestsellers
Operating Agreement (Film LLC)
A single-purpose Operating Agreement designed for indie filmmakers to protect ownership, creative control, and chain of title — without overcomplicating small productions.
Crew Agreement (Non-Union)
A professional, lawyer-drafted crew agreement that protects your film, your budget, and your chain of title—without making your production look amateur or over-lawyered.
Performer Agreement (Non-Union)
A non-union performer agreement built for independent filmmakers who want clean chain of title, festival-ready paperwork, and professional credibility from day one.
Templates
Starting Your Production
Shopping Agreement
Secure your rights while letting a producer or agent shop your film or project to studios, streamers, and financiers.
Operating Agreement (Film LLC)
A single-purpose Operating Agreement designed for indie filmmakers to protect ownership, creative control, and chain of title — without overcomplicating small productions.
Writer Agreement
A professional, attorney-drafted writer agreement for independent films of any size, built to fairly protect both producers and writers while securing clean chain of title.
Work-for-Hire Agreement
A professional, lawyer-drafted work-for-hire agreement that locks in full ownership of creative work made for your production.
Non-Disclosure Agreement (Confidentiality Agreement)
An entertainment-specific NDA that protects scripts, pitch materials, and development conversations without relying on generic corporate forms.
Option | Purchase Agreement (Indie Standard)
Secure exclusive rights to a screenplay, book, article, or original IP — with a lawyer-drafted option agreement built specifically for independent producers.
Casting
Featured Extra / Day Player Agreement
A lawyer-drafted agreement for featured extras and day players with limited speaking roles on independent and student films.
Background Actor Release & Consent
A distribution-ready background actor release for non-speaking extras on independent film productions.
Actor Agreement (Short Form)
A professional short-form actor agreement that locks services, ownership, and usage rights for indie productions.
Performer Agreement (Non-Union)
A non-union performer agreement built for independent filmmakers who want clean chain of title, festival-ready paperwork, and professional credibility from day one.
Name & Likeness Release
A lawyer-drafted Name & Likeness Release that gives producers clear, perpetual permission to use a person’s image, voice, and identity in film, video, and digital projects.
Nudity & Simulated Act Rider
A performer-signed rider that defines the scope of nudity and simulated sex acts in film or TV, ensuring informed consent and legal protection for all parties.
Crew & Production
Production Designer Agreement
Attorney-drafted Production Designer Agreement covering set design, props, and asset ownership—built for real productions, not generic templates.
Costume Designer Agreement
Attorney-drafted Costume Designer Agreement covering wardrobe continuity, fittings, and asset ownership—built for real productions, not generic templates.
Makeup Artist Agreement
Attorney-drafted Makeup Artist Agreement covering continuity, hygiene, talent interaction, and ownership—built for real productions, not generic templates.
Gaffer Agreement (Indie Standard)
Attorney-drafted Gaffer Agreement for film productions covering lighting responsibilities, equipment, safety, and ownership—built for real sets, not generic templates.
Composer Agreement
Composer agreement for film with clear ownership, deliverables, and payment terms built for indie productions.
Cinematographer Agreement (Non-Union)
Attorney-drafted cinematographer agreement for independent films covering services, compensation, credit, and ownership of footage to protect chain of title.
Director Agreement (Non-Union)
Attorney-drafted director agreement for non-union independent film productions covering directing services, compensation structures, credit, and ownership of the film.
Executive Producer Agreement (Non-Union)
Executive Producer Agreement for indie films formalizing percentage-based financing introductions without granting ownership or control.
Producer Agreement (Non-Union)
Attorney-drafted Producer Agreement for non-union independent films, structured for real-world fees, deferments, and backend participation.
Film Editor Agreement (Indie Standard)
A lawyer-drafted agreement for hiring film editors on indie and student productions, with clear deadlines, ownership, and delivery protections.
Location & Assets
Clip License
A lawyer-drafted clip license agreement that lets filmmakers legally use existing footage while protecting chain of title and distribution rights.
Picture Car Rental Agreement
A lawyer-drafted picture car agreement that protects producers and vehicle owners when cars are used on camera in film or television productions.
Material Release Agreement
A lawyer-drafted material release that secures the legal right to use third-party photos, footage, documents, and archival materials in your film—worldwide, forever.
Location Agreement
A lawyer-drafted location agreement that gives filmmakers clear, distributor-ready permission to film on private property.
Financing
Investor Agreement (Indie Enhanced)
Attorney-drafted investor agreement for independent films raising structured private capital, with waterfall integration and distribution-ready protections.
Indie Film Revenue Waterfall Samples
See how real film revenue waterfalls are drafted — with lawyer-written exhibit examples that show what’s standard, what’s negotiable, and what to watch for.
Investor Agreement (Indie Standard)
An attorney-drafted investor agreement for indie films that documents contributions, manages expectations, and protects the production without overcomplicating early-stage financing.
Music & Rights
Music License & Release (Indie Standard)
A distribution-ready music release and license agreement for independent films—designed to clear original compositions and licensed tracks without confusion, over-lawyering, or gaps in chain of title.
Bundles
Indie Starter Bundle
Five essential legal agreements indie filmmakers need to hire cast, crew, producers, and locations — bundled together to protect your production from day one.
Build the Paperwork System Around your Production
Contracts protect the legal side of your project. On-set tools help ou actually run the production.
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- Actor Agreement (Short Form)
- Background Actor Release & Consent
- Cinematographer Agreement (Non-Union)
- Clip license
- Composer Agreement
- Costume Designer Agreement
- Crew Agreement (Non-Union)
- Crew Agreement (Short Form)
- Day Out of Days Template
- Director Agreement (Non-Union)
- Executive Producer Agreement (Non-Union)
- Featured Extra / Day Player Agreement
- Film Editor Agreement (Indie Standard)
- Gaffer Agreement (indie Standard)
- Indie Film Revenue Waterfall Samples
- Indie Starter Bundle
- Investor Agreement (Indie Enhanced)
- Investor Agreement (Indie Standard)
- Location Agreement
- Makeup Artist Agreement
- Material Release Agreement
- Music License & Release (Indie Standard)
- Name & Likeness Release
- Non-Disclosure Agreement (Confidentiality Agreement)
- Nudity & Simulated Act Rider
- Operating Agreement (Film LLC)
- Option | Purchase Agreement (Indie Standard)
- Performer Agreement (Non-Union)
- Picture Car Rental Agreement
- Producer Agreement (Non-Union)
- Production Designer Agreement
- Shopping Agreement
- Work-for-Hire Agreement
- Writer Agreement
