Most disputes in production work come not from price but from scope. "How many revisions do I get?", "Do I keep the raw footage?", "When is delivery?", "What happens if the shoot is cancelled?" — when these are not written down at the start, they become the things that sour the end of the project for both sides.
The tool above asks for your project details step by step and produces a ready-to-sign video production service contract, delivered to your inbox as a PDF. Free, no sign-up.
It works for production companies and for brands buying the service. If you are a freelance director or videographer, you can generate a draft here and edit it instead of writing a contract from scratch for every job.
Name and address of the service provider and the client.
Project type, shooting date and number of days, revision rounds, whether raw footage is delivered, payment structure, total fee and delivery time.
A structured contract is assembled from the information you provided.
The contract is emailed to you as a PDF. Download it, edit it, show it to your lawyer and put it up for signature.
How many videos, what length, delivered in which formats. When scope stays vague, "let's just add this one thing" requests never end.
How many days of filming and how dates may be changed. Who bears the cost of a postponement belongs here too.
How many rounds are included and how further ones are charged. This is the most frequently omitted clause and the one that causes the most trouble.
Whether the raw material is handed to the client, and if so in what format and when. Delivery of raw footage usually carries an additional fee.
Deposit percentage, interim payments and when the final payment falls due. Common practice is a deposit up front and the balance on delivery.
When the video is delivered and where it may be used. Whether usage is perpetual or limited to digital channels has to be explicit.
No. The tool produces a draft based on clauses commonly used in the industry. It sets up the framework a standard production job needs, but it does not know your specific situation.
For high-budget projects, international usage rights, talent and music licensing or unusual payment structures, show the draft to a lawyer. The tool removes the work of writing from scratch and the risk of forgetting a clause; it does not replace legal counsel.
If you are still at the budgeting stage, you may want the budget calculator first. To see how we work, visit video production.
Yes, completely free. No membership or payment required.
When you complete the form the contract is emailed to the address you entered, as a PDF.
Yes. The PDF is a draft; you can add, remove or reword clauses to fit your own terms.
A document signed by both parties that clearly defines mutual obligations is binding. That said, the tool produces a general draft — consult a lawyer for special circumstances.
Yes. The tool is open to everyone and does not require working with us. Use it for a contract with your own client.
Yes, and you are among those who benefit most. Start from a standard draft instead of writing a new contract for every job.
The draft includes a framework for how the video may be used after delivery. For international broadcast, television use or perpetual licences you should adapt that clause yourself.
The details needed to generate and send the contract are processed. Contract content is not shared for commercial purposes.