Movie & TV
Production Support
contracts – protecting rights, minimizing risk, and negotiating fair terms in the U.S. and globally.
Bringing a film or television project to life requires more than creativity — it demands airtight legal structure, rights clearance, and production security from day one. At ChaseLawyers®, we provide full legal support for producers, studios, and creative teams throughout every stage of film and TV production.
From script acquisition and financing deals to distribution and streaming rights, our attorneys ensure your project runs smoothly, stays protected, and maximizes profitability. With decades of hands-on industry experience — including negotiations with major studios and international production companies — our firm helps you turn your vision into a commercially secure and compliant production.
We handle everything from chain-of-title documentation and financing agreements to talent contracts, licensing, and rights management, ensuring that ownership, revenue, and distribution terms are clear and enforceable worldwide.
contracts — protecting artists, producers, and their rights across the U.S. and globally.
Your production starts with contracts that protect your rights and financial interests. We help you:
- Draft and negotiate production, co-production, and financing agreements.
- Secure intellectual property rights for scripts, characters, and music.
- Define ownership and profit participation among producers and investors.
- Ensure compliance with union, guild, and labor requirements.
Without proper documentation, you don’t truly own your project. Our attorneys:
- Conduct chain-of-title reviews to verify your ownership rights.
- Obtain clearances for scripts, footage, and underlying works.
- Handle licensing for music, visuals, and third-party content.
- Prepare deliverables required by distributors and financiers.
Your film or series deserves fair exposure and revenue. We assist you in:
- Negotiating streaming and distribution deals worldwide.
- Ensuring fair revenue splits, residuals, and creative control
- Protecting your rights across international markets.
- Review marketing, merchandising, and promotional obligations.
How It Works
- Share your project concept and production goals
- Identify potential rights or financing risks
- Receive an initial roadmap tailored to your project
- Outline contracts needed for pre-production and financing
- Determine ownership, creative control, and revenue splits
- Prepare a timeline for rights clearance and compliance
- Draft and review production, co-production, and talent agreements
- Register copyrights and trademarks tied to your project
- Ensure “chain of title” and underlying rights are secured
- Negotiate fair terms with studios, distributors, and investors
- Structure licensing for music, visuals, and distribution rights
- Ensure compliance with guild, union, and international standards
- Monitor contract renewals, payments, and residuals
- Manage post-production legal issues and disputes
- Provide continued support for sequels, remakes, or new deals
Producers trust our firm to structure financing deals, protect creative ownership, and manage production contracts from pre- to post-release. We ensure your vision stays legally sound while you focus on creating it.
We help studios and platforms secure distribution rights, handle licensing agreements, and resolve intellectual property or royalty disputes. Our experience covers both traditional media and global streaming services.
Writers, directors, and actors rely on us to review contracts, negotiate fair compensation, and protect creative control. We ensure your work and image are safeguarded in every agreement you sign.
FAQ
Find quick answers to common questions about our legal services, from costs and contracts to copyrights, licensing, and royalties.
You’ll need production agreements, location releases, talent and crew contracts, and chain-of-title documentation to establish clear ownership and minimize disputes.
Entertainment lawyers structure investor and co-production deals, draft financing agreements, and ensure compliance with SEC and state laws to protect your funding.
It’s the documented history proving you legally own all rights to your project. Without a clean chain of title, distributors or streaming platforms may refuse to buy or show your work.
Only with a properly negotiated license. Our team helps secure synchronization and master-use licenses to prevent costly infringement claims.
Register your script with the U.S. Copyright Office and the Writers Guild of America (WGA). We assist in ensuring your rights are properly documented and enforceable.
A detailed outline of financing, creative control, profit participation, distribution rights, and dispute resolution procedures to prevent future conflicts.
They define territory, exclusivity, royalties, and duration. We review terms to ensure fair revenue splits and long-term protection for your intellectual property.
Clearances for music, visuals, trademarks, and talent likenesses must be verified before release. We handle all post-production compliance reviews.
By registering copyrights and trademarks early and using NDAs when pitching ideas to studios, investors, or collaborators.
Contact an entertainment attorney immediately. We assess contract terms, negotiate resolutions, or initiate legal action to protect your project and financial interests.
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