270 Legal [Sample Agreements]

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT *** 1. Assignment And Grant of Rights: Assignor hereby irrevocably grants, sells, assigns, conveys and sets over to Assignee in perpetuity, throughout the world, all of Assignor’s right, title and interest of every kind and nature in and to the Project, and any and all underlying material, life story rights, titles, [...]

TAG ENTERTAINMENT, INC. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT- WORLDWIDE- MOTION PICTURE & TELEVISION Agreement made this ____ day of ___ 200__ by and between _________ Limited Partnership and having its principal place of business at 15230 Ventura Boulevard, Suite #524, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 (“LP”) and TAG Entertainment, Inc., having its principal place of business at 4130 Cahuenga [...]

OPTION AGREEMENT *** 2. OPTION: (a) In consideration of the payment to Owner of 250,000(the “Advance”), the receipt of which Owner acknowledges, which shall be applicable against and recoupable from any and all other payments to Owner hereunder, Owner hereby grants to Producer during the Option Period (as defined below) the exclusive and irrevocable option [...]

Kramer & Kaslow has an excellent Motion Picture Production Legal Checklist [pdf]. ===

Filmlinks.com has a nice Production Checklist from pre-green light to post production. ===

SCHEDULE 1 Standard Picture Requirements (as may be amended by written agreement between the Parties for each Picture) 1. Length 93 minutes long without end credits plus shorter version if required by Regent 2. Budget Per paragraph 2.3, but in any event not less than US$1,000,000 3. Film Stock Color, 35mm 4. Language English 5. [...]

OPTION AGREEMENT This Agreement, executed on the day below written, is by and between Futura Pictures (hereinafter “Producer”), and Don Tsuchiyama (hereinafter “Writer”) with respect to the unpublished literary work tentatively entitled “Cass & Karri” (which, together with themes, characters, contents, alternate titles, and other versions thereof, is hereinafter called the “Property”), as follows: 1. [...]

EXTENSION OF OPTION AGREEMENT This Agreement, executed on the day below written, is by and between Futura Pictures (hereinafter “Producer”), and Don Tsuchiyama (hereinafter “Writer”) with respect to the unpublished literary work tentatively entitled “Cass & Karri” (which, together with themes, characters, contents, alternate titles, and other versions thereof, is hereinafter called the “Property”), as [...]

RE: “NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACATION” Dear Bob: The following are the terms of the agreement between Warner Bros. Inc. and Studio 21 Productions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Lampoon, Inc. for Matty Simmons to develop, and if set for production by Warner Bros., to produce a motion picture tentatively entitled “NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VACTION ‘58”, based [...]

MASTER DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT MASTER DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT dated as of August 31, 2005 (this “Agreement”) by and among MVL FILM FINANCE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MVL”), MVL PRODUCTIONS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MPROD”), and MARVEL STUDIOS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Marvel Studios”). PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS: WHEREAS, MVL owns certain [...]

OPTION AND ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of December 12, 2005, by and between Mark Clausen and Gina Davidson located at +++ (collectively “Owner”) and Blood and Bones Productions, Inc. a California corporation, its successors and/or assigns with offices at 5670 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1690, Los Angeles, CA 90036 herein referred to as the (“Purchaser”). [...]

Re: “UNIQUE” / PLATINUM STUDIOS LLC / OPTION /ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS Gentlemen: Reference is hereby made to the agreement (“Agreement”) dated as of December 11, 2003, between WALT DISNEY PICTURES (“WDP”) and PLATINUM STUDIOS LLC (“Owner”) for WDP’s option to acquire all right, title and interest in and to the unpublished graphic novel written and [...]

RE: “COWBOYS AND ALIENS” / Option and Acquisition of Rights Ladies and Gentlemen: The following terms, and all exhibits attached hereto (all of which are made a part hereof and incorporated herein by this reference), constitute the agreement (“Agreement”) between Platinum Studios, LLC, a California limited liability company (“Owner”) and Escape Artists Productions, LLC (“Company”), [...]

The following shall constitute the principal terms of a “first look” agreement between the parties identified below, it being the intent of the parties to enter into a more formal, long-form agreement with respect to the option, purchase and sale of any particular property (or properties) as contemplated below, which agreement shall include the terms [...]