Sample of deferred pay contract? at DVinfo.net

Jill Woodward · April 6th, 2007, 04:31 AM

Hi everyone. After searching the boards I can see that some people have done projects for deferred pay. I am trying to write a contract under which I'll edit a documentary project for payment later if the film makes money. I am aware of the risks but have decided to do it anyway. Both the director and I would like something in writing to help preserve our relationship. I have a normal freelance sample contract to base it on, but I'm struggling a bit with the wording about the compensation aspect. Does anyone have a sample they could post or send to me?

Jay Gladwell · April 6th, 2007, 05:32 AM

http://zadie.com/zadie/downloads/for...ed-Payment.doc

Jill Woodward · April 6th, 2007, 07:37 AM

Genius! Thank you!

Michael B. McGee · March 29th, 2009, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jay Gladwell

http://zadie.com/zadie/downloads/for...ed-Payment.doc

i think that link is dead. well i tried searching for this and had no luck. i'm in the middle of pre-production on a project and i mentioned to the producer that we need to setup a "deferred payment contract" since she won't be paying me or my crew. she said she'll speak to her lawyer and get back to me. well, we shoot next sunday and i wanna make sure my crew and myself get paid if this project makes a profit. so, the question is: does anyone know of a general deferred payment contract? should i have googled it before posting or does one even exist? also, let me know about your deferred payment jobs and how that worked out for you and your crew.

thanks,
Mike

Jill Woodward · March 29th, 2009, 01:01 PM

I downloaded this from the other link which now appears to be missing so I'm going to mirror it here:

http://www.jillwoodward.com/resource...ed_Payment.doc

full disclosure, I'm not the original author, etc etc

Brian Drysdale · March 29th, 2009, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael B. McGee

i'm in the middle of pre-production on a project and i mentioned to the producer that we need to setup a "deferred payment contract" since she won't be paying me or my crew. she said she'll speak to her lawyer and get back to me. well, we shoot next sunday and i wanna make sure my crew and myself get paid if this project makes a profit. so, the question is: does anyone know of a general deferred payment contract?

It's usually best to regard deferred payment work as you're not going to get paid, but if you do it's a nice surprise that you actually received payment for the work.

Craig Seeman · March 29th, 2009, 10:27 PM

Apparently their new link.
http://imaginarydigital.com/download...ed-Payment.doc

The problem with deferred pay is that they can drive up the reported expenses to make the project appear that it hasn't profited. It also may be difficult to prove the receipts in many cases.

April 6th, 2007, 04:31 AM	#1
Jill Woodward Tourist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4	Sample of deferred pay contract? Hi everyone. After searching the boards I can see that some people have done projects for deferred pay. I am trying to write a contract under which I'll edit a documentary project for payment later if the film makes money. I am aware of the risks but have decided to do it anyway. Both the director and I would like something in writing to help preserve our relationship. I have a normal freelance sample contract to base it on, but I'm struggling a bit with the wording about the compensation aspect. Does anyone have a sample they could post or send to me?

April 6th, 2007, 05:32 AM	#2
Jay Gladwell Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,244	http://zadie.com/zadie/downloads/for...ed-Payment.doc

April 6th, 2007, 07:37 AM	#3
Jill Woodward Tourist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4	Genius! Thank you!

March 29th, 2009, 01:01 PM	#5
Jill Woodward Tourist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 4	I downloaded this from the other link which now appears to be missing so I'm going to mirror it here: http://www.jillwoodward.com/resource...ed_Payment.doc full disclosure, I'm not the original author, etc etc

March 29th, 2009, 10:27 PM	#7
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Apparently their new link. http://imaginarydigital.com/download...ed-Payment.doc The problem with deferred pay is that they can drive up the reported expenses to make the project appear that it hasn't profited. It also may be difficult to prove the receipts in many cases.