Article 3

Article 3 - Remuneration and Rewrites

301

There shall be no minimum Script Fee. All Script Fees are negotiable. Payment of the Script Fee is the total remuneration payable by the Producer to the Animation Writer unless otherwise negotiated.

302

Payment of the negotiated Script Fee shall be as follows:

1. on delivery of Outline (Treatment in the case of a Feature Film) 20%
2. on delivery of First Draft 40%
3. on delivery of Second Draft 30%
4. on delivery of Polish 10%
Where no Outline (or Treatment in the case of a Feature Film) is required the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
1. on delivery of First Draft 50%
2. on delivery of Second Draft 40%
3. on delivery of Polish 10%
When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Script, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:
1. on signing of the contract 25%
2. on delivery of the material 75%

303

Subsequent to the delivery of the last contracted stage, or termination of an Animation Writer there shall be no restrictions with respect to script changes, rewrites or hiring of another Animation Writer other than as individually negotiated.

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