Screenwriting Collaboration Agreement

Free Fill-in-the-Blank Screenwriting Collaboration Contract Forms for Writers
These are free sample collaboration contracts posted on the web by writer James A. Conrad (me), co-author of Filmmaker's Dictionary with Emmy Award-winning producer-director Ralph S. Singleton. Website: jamesaconrad.com. These contracts can be used as is or you can copy and paste them into a word processor and revise them as you wish. If you have any good suggestions for improving these contracts, send them to me and I will revise them. The contract pages are best viewed as web pages at 800 x 600 pixel screen size; otherwise, view them in Print Preview to see how they will look when printed. They will print the same regardless of what resolution; i.e., screen width, in which you view them. Having the signatures notarized is an option but is not a legal necessity for them to be valid. If you link to here, please link to this entry page and not my individual contract files. Thank you. — James A. Conrad

Screenwriters' Collaboration Agreement

All .doc versions are in Word 2003 and can be edited after downloading to your computer.

Web Page Printout Version: 2 Writers (prints 5 pages)

.pdf version (5 pages)

.doc version (5 pages).

Best Web Page Version viewing settings for Microsoft Internet Explorer browser:
(Ignore these tips if you are using the .pdf and .doc versions.)
Screen resolution: 800 x 600 (they will print the same at all resolutions).
Text size: Medium.
Printer page setup margins: .75 inches.
Remove footer code &u&b&d temporarily in File Page Setup if you do not want the web page address and date to print at the bottom of each page.
In case you want to remove and return the header code (which prints "Screenwriting Collaboraton Agreement" and page number at the top of each page) in Page Setup, here it is for later copy and paste: &w&bPage &p of &P ( leave in the "Page &p of &P" if you would like the contract pages numbered: "Page 1 of 5," etc.). The contract should print out as five pages on a laser printer. Check Print Preview first if you have it on your computer.

Web Page Printout Version: 3 Writers (prints 5 pages)

.pdf (5 pages)

.doc (5 pages).

Web Page Printout Version: 4 Writers (prints 6 pages)

.pdf (6 pages)

.doc (6 pages).

Note: Writing teams of four or more writers require a team waiver if at least one of them is a member of the Writers Guild of America West or East. The member(s) submit the waiver request to the Guild. Three writers or less do not require a waiver.

What if your script is being written by three writers, one of whom only provides the story? Sample filled-in contract.

Research - Movies with a writing team of three or more screenwriters (1930 - present):

Collaboration Movie List (Written by "A & B & C," not "A and B and C")

Supplementary contract forms:

Print the following add-on forms using the above settings:

Collaboration Contract Amendment Form (can be used to cancel the agreement also). .pdf (1 page) .doc (1 page).
Continuation Sheet Form. .pdf (1 page) .doc (1 page).
Another contract: Author Collaboration Agreement (general writer collaboration contract for books, articles, etc.).

Offsite Information:

Writers Guild of America Writer's Collaboration Agreement (.pdf file). Note: On writing teams of three or more, if one person is a Writers Guild of America member, a "team waiver" must first be obtained from the Guild before a spec script can be sold or a Guild member writer hired to write.
"The Contract and the Writer" article by Angela Bond.
Done Deal Professional (Many contracts: collaboration, life story, screenplay option, releases).
More contracts: Sonnyboo.com, IndependentFilmmakerContracts.com, MovieForms.com
MovieLaw.com: Deal points check lists (with video tutorial links).
Wikipedia: Screenwriter's salary (with External links).

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