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We review your creative materials from the early stages of concept development for any potential legal and FTC concerns, as well as use of any third-party intellectual property rights to safeguard your production. 

We specialize in navigating the complexities of both SAG-AFTRA and non-union talent negotiations for commercial productions.  Our core capabilities include:

• Talent Estimating & Budgeting: Crafting precise, realistic talent cost projections early in production to prevent unexpected overages.
• Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Authorizing and vetting comprehensive talent contracts that protect your production and maintain full compliance.
• Flexible Payroll & Paymaster Services: Facilitating talent payments seamlessly using trusted paymaster services, or integrating with your preferred payroll provider.
• Signatory Services: Facilitating SAG-AFTRA signatory status with trusted partners when required, allowing non-signatory entities to produce union content smoothly and legally.

We streamline high-profile talent acquisition for both on-camera and off-camera Celebrities and Influencers.  We work with appropriate agency/client personnel to prepare usage specs that suit your commercial production needs .  Managing everything from strategic outreach and talent ballparking to deal structuring, budget advocacy, and legal contract drafting for A-list celebrities and top-tier influencers, our team efficiently protects your interests and secures the spotlight your brand deserves.

We work with appropriate agency/client personnel to generate music specs that suit your commercial production needs.  We conduct outreach with music licensors to obtain interest, availability and associated music licensing fees.  Negotiate music licenses with appropriate third-parties, including publishers and record labels, as applicable.  Work with SAG-AFTRA and AFM to determine if union singer and musician residuals are due.Add an answer to this item.

We manage the end-to-end acquisition of third-party intellectual property rights for your commercial needs, handling search, outreach, negotiation, and contracting for everything from stock imagery and artwork to logos and architecture. We carefully review every detail so your rights are fully secured, risk is minimized, and your production timeline stays on track.

Our core capabilities for Production BA include the following:

• Conduct preliminary desktop trademark searches
• Partner with agency’s designated Traffic personnel for Network Clearance or facilitate the necessary Traffic functions with a trusted partner resource (if applicable)
• Partner with Producer to generate production estimate
• Review and generate agency approved production, post-production and various vendor agreements
• Partner with Account Team/Producer for Casting Specs
• Generate Casting Checklist to ensure Casting Director has appropriate employment conditions for talent engagement 
• Work with Casting Director to book talent (if applicable)
• Conduct Station 12 and generate Taft-Hartley (if applicable)
• On-set talent support (as needed)
• Generate and process talent contracts with agency/client assigned third-party talent payroll vendor or facilitate the execution of a service agreement with a trusted partner resource 
• Generate talent completion report based upon final cast with agency’s assigned third-party talent payroll vendor
• Monitor/pay applicable talent residuals based on commercial media buy