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Production contracts checklist

A structured overview of agreements companies and freelancers commonly use on shoots, edits, and launches — from confidentiality through IP, usage buyouts, crew deal memos, and delivery. Use it as a briefing aid for your legal counsel; laws vary by country and role.

Disclaimer: Crea provides educational summaries and exportable templates only. Nothing here is legal advice. Always involve qualified counsel before you sign or rely on a template.

Pick a base template in the generator (Freelance services, NDA, or Terms). Each checklist row is a modular clause: tap Add to contract to append it as its own numbered annex section, or use the generator dropdown. Remove or reorder rows there before exporting PDF.

Foundational paperwork that defines who is working together, on what, and under which baseline rules.

  • Freelance Service Agreement

    Primary services agreement: scope, timeline, fees, contractor status, confidentiality baseline, and signatures.

  • Letter of Engagement

    Short-form confirmation for smaller or fast-moving jobs: parties, dates, fee, and core obligations without a full master agreement.

  • Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

    Protects non-public project information shared during pitching, production, or post, mutual or one-way.

  • Work-for-Hire / Rights Assignment

    Transfers ownership of deliverables to the client upon payment or completion (where permitted, many jurisdictions limit pure “work for hire” for contractors).

  • Terms & Conditions (engagement framework)

    General contractor terms that attach to statements of work: payment, IP, liability, data, termination.

  • AI / Generative Tools (freelancer creative protection)

    Restricts the client from using the freelancer’s portfolio, stylistic references, or deliverables to train or tune generative models without consent; bars careless feeding of client-confidential materials into shared/public-training tools unless approved; disclosure when deliverables are AI-assisted.

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FREELANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT

Generated on 2026-09-04 — for discussion only; not legal advice.

1. PARTIES

Client: [Client legal name] Contractor: [Freelancer / contractor name]

2. PROJECT

Title: [Project title]

3. SERVICES

[Describe deliverables, milestones, and acceptance criteria.]

4. TERM

Start: 2026-09-04 End / delivery: [End date or “until completion”]

5. FEES & PAYMENT

EUR 650 per day, estimated 5 days (estimate only; actuals invoiced). Payment terms: 14 days after invoice. Invoices are due in the currency stated unless otherwise agreed in writing.

6. RELATIONSHIP

The contractor is an independent contractor, not an employee. The contractor is responsible for their own taxes and social contributions unless mandatory law provides otherwise.

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7. CONFIDENTIALITY

Both parties will keep non-public information received from the other party confidential, except as required by law or with prior written consent.

8. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TOOLS

The Client will not use the Contractor’s pre-existing creative materials, portfolio samples, stylistic references, or non-deliverable working files shared for this engagement as inputs or training data for generative AI, machine-learning, or similar automated systems—and will not knowingly permit third parties to do so on the Client’s behalf—without the Contractor’s prior written consent and any compensation separately agreed where applicable. The Client will not use accepted Deliverables (including extracts, prompts derived from them, or materially similar generations) to train, fine-tune, distil, or improve proprietary or third-party generative models without a separate written agreement. The Contractor may use lawful AI-assisted tools in performing the Services. Unless the Client approves specific tools or services in writing, the Contractor will not submit the Client’s non-public information, personal data, or unreleased project materials to third-party generative services where inputs could be stored, shown to other users, or used to train shared or public models. Where AI-assisted tools materially contribute to Deliverables, the Contractor will disclose that fact if the Client asks. The Contractor remains fully responsible for professional standard, accuracy, and clearance of Deliverables as if produced without AI. The parties will cooperate in good faith on lawful platform, insurer, talent, or brand-safety requirements communicated in writing before or during the engagement.

9. GOVERNING LAW

This agreement is intended to be interpreted under the laws of Germany, without regard to conflict-of-law rules.

10. SIGNATURES

Client: _________________________ Date: _________ Contractor: ____________________ Date: _________

Preview sheet 3 of 3 (DIN A4)

— This template is provided by Crea as a starting point only. Have a qualified attorney review before signing.