Legal Question in Entertainment Law in California

Fair Compensation?

I have been hired to write a

screenplay from a previously existing

story for a small production

company. The film has a projected

budget of 200k, but currently only

50k is IN the bank. The

compensation sounds shady to me...

''In addition to a possible upfront fee

($1,000 if the budget hits 200k), a

deferred contract at of 1 point on a

1000 point scale will be awarded for

a period of 10 years or until a total of

$50,000 is realized.''

They have said that most others

involved have lower compensation

caps and that payments will increase

as those are achieved, but I'm not

sure if I'm being screwed. Is this fair

compensation?


Asked on 2/03/07, 2:28 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Richard Jefferson M.E.T.A.L. LAW GROUP, LLP

Re: Fair Compensation?

It sounds like you are being screwed (as you put it). Production companies love to promise the world on the back end to get things going. Hire someone to negotiate on your behalf.

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Answered on 2/03/07, 4:56 pm


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