Article C5
Article C5 - Television Documentary
Writers of Television Documentaries shall be paid at least the following minimum Script Fees (based on the broadcast length of Program):
Script Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.
C501 |
Documentary:
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C502 |
Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline:
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C503 |
Documentary Script based on a Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline 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.):
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C504 |
Documentary Rewrite:
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C505 |
Documentary Polish:
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C506 |
Written Narration other than by the Writer of a Television Script or Story and Television Script:
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C507 |
A Television Documentary Script may be contracted:
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C508 |
When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Script that forms part of a Series, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
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C509 |
When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Script based on a Documentary Initial Proposal or Outline contracted under this Agreement, whether or not it forms part of a Series, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
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C510 |
When the Producer contracts for a Documentary Script that does not form part of a Series, the Script Fee shall be paid as follows:
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C511 |
When the Producer contracts for a single element or component of a Television Script, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:
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C512 |
When the Producer contracts for Narration without right of termination, the Script Fee shall be allocated and paid as follows:
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C513 |
Option for Television Documentary under $150,000The Production Fee as set out in Article C10 and Distribution Royalty as set out in Article C11 do not apply to the following writing services, except to the extent specifically indicated herein:For Television Documentary programs with Certified Budgets, as defined herein, under one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00), the following optional formula may be applied: In lieu of the Script Fee, the Writer(s) will be paid a sum equal to the Production Fee calculated in accordance with Article C10, and payable in instalments as required under Article C508. No further payment shall be owing on the first day of principal photography. The Distribution Royalty shall be unchanged (i.e. as calculated in Article C11). | ||||||||||||
C514 |
Low-Budget Option for Half-Hour Television Documentary Series under $100,000The Script Fees as set out in Article C5, Production Fee as set out in Article C10 and Distribution Royalty as set out in Article C11 do not apply to the following writing services, except to the extent specifically indicated herein:For half-hour Television Documentary Series programs with Budgets under one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per episode, the following optional terms may be applied:
as a rights renewal payment. Upon payment of the rights renewal amount, the Producer shall acquire the exclusive license in perpetuity for unlimited world distribution, except theatrical distribution, of the program made from the Script. There shall be no obligation to report or pay a Distribution Royalty under Article C11. The use of this Article may not be combined with use of Article C503. | ||||||||||||
C515 |
Narration Scripts for DocumentariesFor Narration Scripts for Documentaries, i.e. Scripts written at rough cut stage or later, the following formula shall apply:
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C516 | A Producer may engage a New Writer at fifty percent (50%) of the applicable Script Fee. Use of this provision is limited to one New Writer per cycle of a Series. |
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