You may be planning to produce a TV program, but how much knowledge do you have regarding production technique? If you are not well versed with TV series production, you can easily hire a TV producer, who can look after the production from inception to the completion of the project.
For any Television Series production, the producer has very important role to play. From initial idea of the project to its successful completion lies on the shoulder of the producer. He also assists and oversees marketing and distributing processes. Every stage of TV series needs his acute participation for the success.
The producer in a TV series production works closely with directors and other production personnel during shooting of the program. The financial aspects are also looked after the producer, as he will have to manage the funding for the project and see that the project and production is completed within the budget.
The producer in a TV series may be self employed freelancer, who may work for fixed project based short term contracts.
But hiring a producer itself is not sufficient due to huge responsibilities; he will have to bear for the success of the TV series. The disputes may rise with the client in course of the production of the program. The project completion term has to be fixed. The compensation for the producer has to be decided and moreover ownership and many other formalities have to be completed.
These reasons make it necessary for a written agreement, which covers all these factors and others, and is binding on both the client and the producer. Through such written agreements, the producer understands, what is expected from him and the client also knows what is desired from him for the successful completion of the project.
Below given Television Series Producer Agreement will show you what this agreement signifies:
Television Series Producer Agreement
This Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into on __________________(Agreement Date), together with all attached schedules and exhibits, shall constitute the terms and conditions of the agreement between Independent Film Partners LTD(“Company”) and _______________________ (“Producer”), an independent contractor.
1.Service.
Company hereby engages Producer to render producing and consulting services to Company during the Term hereof. Producer will render such services when, where and as reasonably agreed upon by both the company and the Producer. The services to be rendered by Producer hereunder include, but are not limited to, producing and consulting services with respect to the development and production of all programming of Company at the reasonable instruction of Company.
2. Term:
Initial Term: This Agreement will commence on __________________and will terminate ______________________(“Initial Term”), unless sooner terminated, suspended or extended in accordance with the terms provided for herein.
Extended Term: Company will give notice to the Producer in writing if the services of the Producer are extended.
The Initial Term and the Extended Term, to the extend exercised and in effect, are collectively referred to herein as the “Term.”
3. Exclusivity:
During the Term, Producer agrees to render his/her services for the purposes of the Series Pilot entitled “ Dare 2 Challenge”.
4.Compensation:
5.Credit:
Subject to Company’s rights as set forth in this Agreement, in the event of Producer’s death, disability, default or an event of force majeure, Company will accord Producer an on-screen credit as Producer or Executive Producer, as the case may be. The credit will be contiguous with the other producer credits. If Producer creates a story for an episode, subject to the requirements of the Writers Guild of America Basic Agreement, Producer will receive “Story by” credit on such episode. All other matters with respect to such credits will be within Company’’ sole discretion. No casual or inadvertent failure to comply with the provisions of this Paragraph 6, nor any failure by third parties to comply with their agreement with Company, will constitute a breach of this Agreement by Company.
6. Name and Likeness:
Company and its successors, licensees and assigns will have the non-exclusive and perpetual right, but not the obligation, to use and license the use of Producer’s name, photograph, approved likeness and biographical data (“Name and Likeness”) for the following: (a) in billing and credits with respect to any series produced during the Term: (b) in publicizing Producer’s services hereunder or the results and proceeds of all Producer’s services hereunder in connection with any series produced ruing the Term, which right may be exercised by Company or any distributor, network, sponsor, advertising agency or licensee of exhibition rights in the series: (c) in connection with the publication or other exploitation of ancillary products derived from any series produced hereunder, and (d) in connection with all publicity related to the series and the general business of Company. Producer will give prior notice to and coordinate with Company any and all publicity and interviews in connection with Producer’s services hereunder.
Other Terms and Conditions: ____________________________________________
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
AGREED TO & ACCEPTED:
COMPANY PRODUCER
(Production Company Signer)________________________
(Producer Signer) ________________________