iThentic filmmaker toolkit

Welcome to the filmmaker toolkit, these resources are designed to help you.

iThentic provides these legal agreements for your reference only. The agreements are designed to provide preliminary information for research, education and entertainment related purposes. Please be advised that they are not intended to constitute and do not constitute legal advice, and should you use them in whole or in part, you hereby release and indemnify iThentic, its parent company, subsidiaries, shareholders, directors,
officers and employees from any and all liability, costs, expenses or claims relating to or arising from such use, whether directly or indirectly. Due to unique individual legal needs, you should consult your own lawyer to
determine the appropriateness of the information and applicable agreement(s) for your specific situation and to assist you in making any decisions regarding agreements or contracts.

DIY: online tutorials for filmmakers recommended by us

Current TV: Training: http://current.com/make/training
Make Internet TV: Shoot, Edit, Publish and Promote Your Videos: http://makeinternettv.org/
blip.tv: How-to produce an online video: http://blip.tv/learning/summary/
Videomaker: Learn Videography, Video Editing and Lighting: http://www.videomaker.com/learn/
Apple: Creating Amazing Video Content with H.264: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/h264.html

royalty free music

Pump Audio: http://soundtrack.pumpaudio.com
film music at mobygratis.com: http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html

finance tools

Budget: This table is to help you sort out your budget and stay on track with your finances.

production tools

Call Sheet: Use this sheet to organize your shooting schedule so that all projects may be finished at the desired due date.
Equipment Rental: Use this document when borrowing or renting equipment from a person or company if an agreement is not provided.

releases & agreements

Actor Release: Please use this release to ensure all the talent showcased in your clip have given you consent to distribute the clip.
Rights Clearance: Use this chart to organize who/what you have been given releases for and when they expire (if necessary)
Deal Memorandum: Company: Please use this form to state the sum of money (if any) a company will be paid for their work on your short film.
Deal Memorandum: Individual: Please use this form to state the sum of money (if any) an individual will be paid for their work on your short film.
Contractor Service Agreement: Please use this form agree with individuals hired as crew the sum of money they will be paid (if any) for their work on your short film.
Footage Release: Please use this form to ensure any footage that is not original of the owner of the clip is cleared for your rights to use and distribute.
Interview Release: Use this form to ensure an interviewee has given you the rights to distribute an interview or a portion of an interview in which they were a participant.
Location Release: Please use this form to ensure you have the rights to film on any location in which you do not own.