Fill and Sign the Television Short Form Contract Writers Lending Agreement

WRITERS TELEVISION SHORT -FORM CONTRACT (F OR MOVIES OF THE WEEK AND MINI -SERIES ) DATE: _____________ 1. NAME OF PROJECT: ______________________________________________________________ (“PROJECT”) 2. LENGTH OF PROGRAM: _____ MINUTES (OVER __ BROADCAST PERIODS/NIGHTS) 3. NAME/ADDRESS OF COMPANY: ______________________________________________________________(“COMPANY”) ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. NAME OF WRITER: ____________________________________________________________ (“WRITER”) SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER _____________________________ 5. WRITER’S REPRESENTATIVE: ___________________________________________________________ 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT: □ W-4 □ I-9 □ OTHER, IF ANY 7. COMPENSATION: A. GUARANTEED COMPENSATION (SEE 15, BELOW): $ _____________ B. CONTINGENT COMPENSATION (SEE 15, BELOW): $ _____________ C. PROFIT PARTICIPATION: IF SOLE WRITING CREDIT, _____% OF (NET/GROSS) PROCEED S; REDUCIBLE FOR SHARED CREDIT TO _____% (SEE 33, BELOW) 8. SPECIFIC MATERIAL UPON WHICH SERVICES ARE TO BE BASED, IF ANY (A COPY WILL BE SENT TO WRITER UNDER SEPARATE COVER): 9. OTHER WRITERS EMPLOYED ON SAME PROJECT OR FROM WHOM MATERIAL H AS BEEN OPTIONED/ACQUIRED, AND DATES OF MATERIAL, IF ANY: 10. COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST REVISIONS: 11. COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE TO WHOM/PLACE WHERE MATERIAL IS TO BE D ELIVERED: 2 12. ANNOTATIONS WILL □฀ WILL NOT □฀ BE REQUIRED (IF YES, COMPANY’S ANNOTATION GUIDE WILL BE PROVIDED TO WRITER IMMEDIATELY) 13. PRODUCER IS □฀ IS NOT □฀ AUTHORIZED BY THE NETWORK/LICENSEE TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL REVISIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING DRAFTS TO THE NETWORK/LICENSEE. 14. PRODUCER IS ฀□ IS NOT □฀ A SIGNATORY TO THE NETWORK WGA MBA (WHICH REQUIRES THE COMPANY TO NOTIFY THE NETWORK/LICENSEE IN WRITING WHEN WRITER HAS D ELIVERED TO THE COMPANY). 15. SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED, INCLUDING NUMBER OF STEPS (e.g., story and first draft, two rewrites and a polish) [Note : not less than 10% of agreed compensation for the first delivered material is due upon commencement, not less than 30% of agreed compensation is due on delivery of story, not less than 40% of agreed compensation on delivery of first draft teleplay, not less than 90% of WGA minimum shall be paid by delivery of first draft teleplay. The balance is due on delivery of final draft teleplay. In addition, if the writer is employed for story and telepla y, not more than 14 days shall elapse between the first submission of the story and the commencement of the preparation of the teleplay. For teleplay, the applicable time limits for teleplay in Article 13.B.8. shall control.] A. FOR STEP 1: _________________( EXAMPLE: STORY/TELEPLAY/REWRITE) □ ฀ GUARANTEED □ ฀ OPTIONAL WRITING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS READING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS PAYMENT DUE: $_______________ (50% DUE ON COMMENCEMENT, 50% WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF DELIVERY) B. FOR STEP 2 (IF APPLICABLE): ______________________ □฀ GUARANTEED □฀ OPTIONAL WRITING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS READING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS PAYMENT DUE: $_______________ (50% DUE ON COMMENCEMENT, 50% WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF DELIVERY) C. FOR STEP 3 (IF APPLICABLE): _____________________ □฀ GUARANTEED □฀ OPTIONAL WRITING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS 3 READING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS PAYMENT DUE: $_______________ (50% DUE ON COMMENCEMENT, 50% WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF DELIVERY) D. FOR STEP 4 (IF APPLICABLE): _____________________ □฀ GUARANTEED □ OPTIONAL WRITING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS READING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS PAYMENT DUE: $_______________ (50% DUE ON COMMENCEMENT, 50% WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF DELIVERY) E. FOR STEP 5 (IF APPLICABLE): _____________________ □฀ GUARANTEED □฀ OPTIONAL WRITING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS READING PERIOD: _______ WEEKS PAYMENT DUE: $_______________ (50% DUE ON COMMENCEMENT, 50% WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS OF DELIVERY) F. ADDITIONAL STEPS (IF APPLICABLE): _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 16. COMPANY SHALL PAY THE ABOVE GUARANTEED AMOUNTS DUE IF READING PERIODS PASS AND COMPANY DOES NOT REQUEST SERVICES. THE READING PERIOD FOR A POL ISH SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT EXCEED THIRTY (30) DAYS. IF THERE HAS BEEN NO INTERVENING WRITER(S ), HOWEVER, SERVICES SHALL BE DUE, SUBJECT TO WRITER'S PROFESSIONAL AVAILABIL ITY, FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED ______ MONTHS. IF COMPANY AT ANY TIME GIVES WRITER NOTICE THAT NO FURTHER SERVICES ARE REQUIRED, THEN ANY REMAINING UNPAID INSTALLMENTS OF TH E ABOVE FIXED COMPENSATION SHALL BE PAYABLE AT SUCH TIME AS COMPANY NOTIFIES IN W RITING THAT NO FURTHER SERVICES ARE REQUIRED. 17. BONUS: A. For sole writing credit: $_____________ B. For shared writing credit: $___________Shared credit bonus will be paid on commencement of principal photography if no other writer has been engaged; balance to be paid on determination of writing credit. 4 C. For “green light” or engagement of an “element”: $___________ If Writer is writer of record or is most recent writer on the Project at the time the Project is give n a “green light” by a network or an element is attached on a pay-or-play basis, Writer shall be given a bonus of __________________________________ Dollars ($________ ) which may ฀ may not ฀ be applied against the bonus in A. or B., above. 18. CREDITS AND SEPARATED RIGHTS: Per WGA MBA. It is understood that writer has not sold any reserved rights by virtue of this agreement. If compa ny wishes to acquire any reserved rights, or the compensation above is equal to or in excess of the “upset price,” write r and company will negotiate separately regarding such reserved rights, subject to the wga mba. 19. EXISTING CREDIT OBLIGATIONS REGARDING ASSIGNED MATERIAL, IF ANY (SUB JECT TO WGA MBA): 20. VIEWING CUT: Per WGA MBA: Company shall invite Writer to view the “Director’s Cut” within forty-eight (48) hours aft er the Company’s viewing. If, in lieu of a viewing, the Company is provided with a videocassette copy of the cut, the Company shall simultaneously provide the Writer with a videocassette copy of the cut. Writer shall also be invi ted to [_____] other screenings. 21. PREMIERES: If writer receives writing credit, Company shall □ shall not ฀□ provide Writer and one (1) guest with an invitation to the initial celebrity premiere, if held, with travel and accommodations at a level not less t han the director or producer of the project. 22. VIDEOCASSETTE: Per WGA MBA. 23. TRANSPORTATION AND EXPENSES: If Company requires Writer to perform services hereunder at a location more than ____ miles from Writer's principa l place of residence, which is _____________________, Writer shall be given first class (if available) transportation to and from such location and a weekly sum of $________ ($______ per week in a high cost urban area). If Company requires Writer to perform services at such location for two (2) weeks or more, Writer shall be given one (1) additional first class round trip transportation for Writer’s companion. 24. SEQUELS/REMAKES: If separated rights,