Legal stack: every contract + release a production company needs
Every document. Fillable. Free. Not legal advice.
Client contract
The master agreement for a paid production. Scope, deliverables, fee, cancellation, usage rights. Starting point for simple commercial work.
📜Video Production Contract—→Independent contractor agreement
When YOU hire a 1099 — editor, PA, DP. Critical: includes IP assignment clause. Without it, the editor technically owns their edit.
✍️Independent Contractor Agreement—→Minor model release
For subjects under 18. Parental consent required — a regular model release is legally insufficient.
👶Minor Model Release—→Location release
Shooting on private property (not a studio). Covers entry, use, and damage expectations.
📍Location Release—→Usage license / rights grant
Granular rights grant — media, territory, term, exclusivity. Use this to license finished work with specific terms instead of giving away unlimited rights.
🔑Usage License—→Music license request
Asking musicians or composers for sync rights. Clean template to send when you want a specific track.
🎵Music License Request—→Having these on file in a clearly-named Drive folder beats every last-minute scramble you've ever done. Slate's Contracts feature generates + tracks signatures on all of these per-project.
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