Article C1 - Feature Film
Script Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.
The Writer(s) of a Feature Film shall be paid at least the minimum compensation set out below:
|
Feature Film Script Fees |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
C101 |
Script |
$54,327 |
$54,870 |
$55,419 |
|
C102 |
Original Treatment |
$24,418 |
$24,662 |
$24,909 |
|
C103 |
Treatment based on Script Material supplied |
$16,299 |
$16,462 |
$16,627 |
|
C104 |
Script from existing Treatment |
$35,264 |
$35,617 |
$35,973 |
|
C105 |
First Draft from existing Treatment |
$19,014 |
$19,204 |
$19,396 |
|
C106 |
Second Draft from existing First Draft |
$16,298 |
$16,461 |
$16,626 |
|
C107 |
Rewrite: |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
a) by the original Writer |
$26,608 |
$26,875 |
$27,143 |
|
|
b) by another Writer |
$35,264 |
$35,617 |
$35,973 |
|
C108 |
Written Narration other than by the Writer of a Script or Story and Script |
$18,990 |
$19,180 |
$19,372 |
|
C109 |
Polish |
$8,137 |
$8,218 |
$8,300 |
|
C110 |
Third Draft (Optional, when Writer has been contracted and paid for a Full Script under C101) |
$13,582 |
$13,718 |
$13,855 |
|
C111 |
A Feature Film Script may be contracted:
|
i. |
as an existing Script; |
|
ii. |
as a complete Script with or without right of termination; |
|
iii. |
as a Script from an existing Treatment, with or without right of termination; |
|
iv. |
as the following single element or components of a Script: Treatment, First Draft, Second Draft, Rewrite, Polish, Narration. |
|
|
C112 |
a) When the Producer contracts for a complete Feature Film Script, with or without the right of termination, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
10% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the Treatment |
25% |
|
iii. |
on delivery of the First Draft Script |
35% |
|
iv. |
on delivery of the Second Draft Script |
30% |
|
|
|
OR
b) When the Producer contracts for a complete Feature Film Script without a Treatment, and with or without the right of termination, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
10% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the First Draft Script |
55% |
|
iii. |
on delivery of the Second Draft Script |
35% |
|
|
C113 |
When the Producer contracts for a Feature Film Script based on an existing Treatment, with or without the right of termination, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
10% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the First Draft Script |
60% |
|
iii. |
on delivery of the Second Draft Script |
30% |
|
|
C114 |
When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Feature Film Script, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
25% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the material |
75% |
|
|
Documentary Feature Film Script Fees |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
|
C115 |
Documentary Feature Film Script |
$26,426 |
$26,690 |
$26,957 |
|
C116 |
Documentary Feature Film Initial Proposal or Outline |
$7,929 |
$8,008 |
$8,088 |
|
C117 |
Documentary Feature Film Script based on Initial Proposal or Outline* |
$21,934 |
$22,154 |
$22,375 |
|
C118 |
Documentary Feature Film Rewrite |
$7,663 |
$7,740 |
$7,817 |
|
C119 |
Documentary Feature Film Polish |
$3,832 |
$3,870 |
$3,909 |
|
C120 |
Documentary Feature Film Written Narration |
$13,408 |
$13,542 |
$13,677 |
*which is provided by the Producer to the Writer, from which the Writer proceeds directly to a Documentary Treatment or Shooting Script without preparing a Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline (This Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline shall be appended to the contract if not contracted under this Agreement.)
|
C121 |
A Documentary Feature Film Script may be contracted:
|
i. |
as an existing Script; |
|
ii. |
as a complete Script with or without right of termination; |
|
iii. |
as a Script from Outline or Proposal; |
|
iv. |
as the following single elements or components of a Script: Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline, Polish, Rewrite; as Narration without right of termination. |
|
|
C122 |
When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Feature Film Script, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
10% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline |
20% |
|
iii. |
on delivery of the Documentary Treatment or Shooting Script |
40% |
|
iv. |
on delivery of the Final Script |
30% |
|
|
OR |
|
|
iv. |
on delivery of the Documentary Rough Cut Narration Script |
15% |
|
|
AND on delivery of the Documentary Final Narration Script |
15% |
|
|
C123 |
When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Feature Film Script based on a Documentary Feature Film Initial Proposal or Outline contracted under this Agreement, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
10% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the Documentary Treatment or Shooting Script |
60% |
|
iii. |
on delivery of the Final Script |
30% |
|
|
OR |
|
|
iii. |
on delivery of the Documentary Rough Cut Narration Script |
15% |
|
|
AND on delivery of the Documentary Final Narration Script |
15% |
|
|
C124 |
When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Documentary Feature Film Script, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
25% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the stage |
75% |
|
|
C125 |
When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Feature Film Narration without right of termination, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:
|
i. |
on signing of the contract |
25% |
|
ii. |
on delivery of the Documentary Rough Cut Narration |
50% |
|
iii. |
on delivery of the Documentary Final Narration |
25% |
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