# Videographer contract

> This template is a starting point, not legal advice. Laws and required terms vary by country and state. Have a qualified lawyer review it for your jurisdiction and business before you use it.

Replace everything in [brackets]. Delete clauses that don’t apply and have a lawyer review the result.

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## Parties

Service provider: [Business name, address, email] (“the videographer”)
Client: [Business name, address, email] (“the Client”)
Effective date: [Date]

## 1. Services

The provider will deliver the video production services described below, or in a statement of work signed by both parties.

- [Two-minute brand film]
- [Three 15-second social edits]
- [Captions files]
- [Final masters in agreed formats]

## 2. Not included

- [Actors and location fees unless listed]
- [Additional shoot days]
- [Paid distribution]

## 3. Client responsibilities

- [Script approval before the shoot]
- [Access to locations and staff]
- [Consolidated feedback per round]

If the Client’s inputs are late, delivery dates move by the same amount of time.

## 4. Fees and payment

Fee: [Amount and basis — fixed, hourly, day rate or monthly]
Deposit: [e.g. 30% before work starts]
Payment terms: [e.g. invoices due within 14 days]
Expenses: [Charged at cost with prior approval / included]
Late payment: [Interest or right to pause work, as allowed by law]

## 5. Changes to the scope

Either party can request changes in writing. The provider will confirm the effect on fees and timeline before starting any change.

## 6. Revisions

Each edit includes two rounds of consolidated changes. Changes to the approved script after the shoot may need reshoots, quoted separately.

## 7. Music and footage licences

Third-party music and footage are licensed for the agreed uses only. Wider use may need additional licences.

## 8. Confidentiality

Each party keeps the other’s confidential information private and uses it only to perform this agreement, during the agreement and for [2] years after it ends.

## 9. Liability

[Limit each party’s total liability, e.g. to the fees paid under this agreement in the previous 12 months, and exclude indirect losses, to the extent the law allows. Have a lawyer draft this clause for your jurisdiction.]

## 10. Term and termination

- This agreement starts on the effective date and continues until the services are complete, unless ended earlier.
- Either party may end it with [14] days’ written notice.
- Either party may end it immediately if the other materially breaches it and doesn’t fix the breach within [10] days of notice.
- On termination, the Client pays for work done up to the termination date.

## 11. Independent contractor

The provider is an independent business, not an employee, and is responsible for their own taxes and insurance.

## General

- **Entire agreement:** this agreement (and any statements of work under it) is the whole agreement between the parties on its subject.
- **Changes:** changes to this agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties.
- **Notices:** notices are sent to the email addresses above, or as updated in writing.
- **Governing law:** this agreement is governed by the laws of [jurisdiction], and the courts of [jurisdiction] have jurisdiction.

## Signatures

|  | [Party A] | [Party B] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Name |  |  |
| Title |  |  |
| Signature |  |  |
| Date |  |  |

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## Before you sign it

- [ ] Both parties’ legal names and addresses are correct.
- [ ] Services, deliverables and exclusions are specific.
- [ ] Fees, deposit and payment terms match the proposal.
- [ ] Ownership, confidentiality and liability clauses suit the project.
- [ ] Termination and notice periods are filled in.
- [ ] A lawyer has reviewed the template for your jurisdiction.

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# Example: key terms for Reelhouse Films and Carrow Health

How the main clauses read once filled in for a two-minute brand film and three social cut-downs. Both companies are fictional.

## Parties and dates

Provider: Reelhouse Films
Client: Carrow Health
Effective date: 1 March

## Services

- Two-minute brand film
- Three 15-second social edits
- Captions files
- Final masters in agreed formats

## Not included

- Actors and location fees unless listed
- Additional shoot days
- Paid distribution

## Fees and payment

Fee: $11,149.00 excluding tax, as itemised in the proposal
Deposit: $3,345.00 (30%) before work starts
Payment terms: Invoices due within 14 days
Notice: 14 days’ written notice by either party

## Revisions

Each edit includes two rounds of consolidated changes. Changes to the approved script after the shoot may need reshoots, quoted separately.

## Music and footage licences

Third-party music and footage are licensed for the agreed uses only. Wider use may need additional licences.

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This template is a starting point, not legal advice. Laws and required terms vary by country and state. Have a qualified lawyer review it for your jurisdiction and business before you use it.

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