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offlineKomaticom

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Nov 19 06 3:53 PM

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Hey guys,

Is it usual for a freelance DoP (who offers his services for free, to simply things), who owns his own camera kit and lighting, to keep to the rushes of my video project? That is, after the shoot, he leaves with the miniDV tapes.

What paperwork do I need to prepare, if any, so that I can gaurantee that I can access those tapes, or if possible, have full ownership of them?

I'm not enlightened as I should be on these legal matters. I'd appreciate it tonnes if someone can fill me in on the basics of how to deal with freelance folk?

Thanks in advance.

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Nov 24 06 2:28 PM

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Hi,

This strikes me as unusual, as on any kind of paid job the rushes would go to the producer or whoever the producer nominates as responsible for handling the rushes.

If I were you and concerned about this happening on a shoot, then a deferral memo with your DoP would mean he's making an agreement to do work for the production (ie. the producer). If you wish to, you can discuss the issue of rushes ownership with them verbally (they'll understand if you've had a problem like this in the past with othet Dops and just want to "clarify before we start.").

On a no-budget job, personally I'd consider it fair to allow the DOP to use anything he's shot on his reel, so giving him dubs wouldn't be an issue, but the masters stay with the producer (who can arrange dubs if needed).

I've never heard of a DoP holding onto rushes. Sounds wierd!

Cheers, Scott

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