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PRODUCTION COMPANY: _____________________________________________________________ FILM TITLE: _________________________________________________________________________ START DATE: _______________________ POSITION: ____________________________________
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY NAME: __________________________________________________ NAME AS IT WILL APPEAR ON CREDITS: ________________________________________________ MAILING ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ PRIMARY PHONE: __________________________ EMAIL: _________________________________
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discharge Contractor at any time, subject only to the obligation to pay the balance of any guaranteed compensation due provided that Contractor is not in material breach of its obligations hereunder. Production Company will attempt to notify Contractor a minimum of 24 hours in advance of layoff. Use of drugs or alcohol during hours of employment will result in Contractors immediate termination. This agreements subject to immediate suspension and/or termination (at production Companys election) without further obligation on the part of Production Company in event of any incapacity or default of Contractor or in the case of any suspension, postponement or interference with the Films production by reason of labor controversy, st rike, earthquake, act of God, governmental action, regulation, or decree or for any other customary force majeure reason. The expiration of termination of this Deal memo shall not affect the ownership by Production Company of the rights granted herein. NO WAIVER: The terms and conditions of this Deal Memo are binding for Production Company and Contractor and shall not be waived or altered by any method. Any added conditions on the front of this Deal memo inconsistent with these conditions of production services shall be null and void. WORK FOR HIRE: Production Company shall be the owner of all of the results and proceeds of Contractors services, including any copyright, trademark and any other intellectual property rights in any work or property created by Contractor, or anyone under Contractors direction. Contractor acknowledges that Contractors work is a work made for hire within the scope of Contractors work, and therefore Production Company shall be the author and copyright owner of any work created under this agreement. PUBLICITY: Company shall have the right to use Contractors name, voice, picture and likeness in connection with the Film, the advertising and publicizing thereof, and any promotional films or clips respecting the Film without additional compensation therefore. Admittance of any non-contracted guests to the set is at the sole discretion of the Production Company. Any and all media, (photography, film, voice recordings) including media taken by Contractor or their affiliates (family, friends, etc.) pertaining to the Film cannot be reproduced, posted online, shown publicly, or used for any promotion of the Contractor or the Film without Production Companys consent. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This deal memo sets forth the entire understanding of the parties regarding the subject matter and may not be amended except by a written instrument signed by the parties. Any added conditions on the front of this deal memo inconsistent with the conditions of employment detailed in the body of this agreement shall be null and void. All rights, title and interest in and to the results and proceeds of the services and performances rendered by Contractor in connection with the filming of the Film or any portion therefore shall, from its inception, be the sole property of Production Company, free from any claims whatsoever by Contractor and/or any other person. NO OBLIGATION TO PRODUCE: Production Company will not be obligated to produce or release the Film, or to use the results of Contractors services. HOLD HARMLESS: Contractor shall indemnify and hold Production Company harmless from and against any and all loss, claim, liability, judgment, cost or expense suffered by Production Company for any breach or default of this Deal Memo by Contractor. Contractor indemnifies Production Company of any violation of union or guild rules that prohibit Contractor from participating in a non-union production. The Contractor will provide their own medical insurance while on set (rehearsal, principal photography, and re-shoots) and will not rely on Production Company to provide medical services. However, in case of emergency, Contractor understands that every effort will be made to provide Contractor with the proper medical treatment, including hospitalization, at the expense of the Contractor. CONTRACTOR ACCEPTS ALL CONDITIONS OF PRODUCTION SERVICES WORK AS DESCRIBED ABOVE AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED: __________________________________________________________ DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Date: _______________
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