SAG Short Project Agreements cover films that have total budgets less than $50,000 and a maximum running time of 40 minutes. (Note: This does not apply to episodic or animated projects.) Unlike other SAG day rates, actor salaries under the SAG Short Project Agreement are completely negotiable.
The Short Project Agreement (SPA) is designed for single entertainment projects with a budget of $50,000 or less with a 40 minutes maximum length.
So the average budget figure for a short film was $14,000. To be precise, 14,007 dollars and 52 cents. Possibly, this rate could be much lower, assuming that a blank line in the ” Film Budget” field means a zero. If so, the average budget would be estimated at no less than $8,300.
Yes, it's just a matter of who gets covered by a SAG-AFTRA contract. Under the Student Film and Ultra Low Budget Agreements, only the professional performers in the cast are covered (that includes SAG-AFTRA members, but also professional actors who have not yet joined the union).
Synopsis This is the employment contract that the producer and each day player must sign for SAG-AFTRA-signatory theatrical productions. This is the employment contract that the producer and each weekly player must sign for SAG-signatory theatrical productions.
The Short Project Agreement (SPA) is designed for single entertainment projects with a budget of $50,000 or less with a 40 minutes maximum length.
Please be advised that films produced under the SAG-AFTRA Student & Short Film Agreements are intended for non-paying environments such as film festivals, director's reels, visual resumes and similar venues that allows the filmmaker to display his/her work and talents.
Sample Movie Production Agreement Description of Project. . Production Specifications. The Project will be produced in color on , using both studio and location recording techniques. Budget. Script. Date of Delivery. Ownership of Rights in Project. Credits. Right to Enter Project in Competitions.
Write the name of the contract at the top of the page. Follow with the names or company names of all parties, in this format: This agreement is between ____ and ____. Contracts involving a business should include the business' full legal name, including descriptions such as “Ltd.” or “Inc.”
The Low Budget Agreement applies to those films shooting entirely within the United States with a total budget of less than $2,000,000.