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I'm an illustrator. I was approached by a friend of a friend to draw storyboards for a cartoon series pitch which he's showing to a major network.
He said he would pay me for the work I do and if the show is green-lit, I can come on board as art director and get a percentage.
I'm just wondering how this works legally. I'd love to be art director for a cartoon show and get a percentage but I still want to be paid for the time I'm putting in drawing this whether it gets picked up or not.
What kind of contract should I set up to make sure I get paid but also be granted the right to become art director if this pitch is picked up?
Should I just create a contract which entails being paid for the work I'm doing now? Should I add a clause that says along the lines of "if series is picked up a funded by network, artist will be assigned art director and granted 8%?"
I just want to be paid for the time I put in but I also want to be art director for a cartoon show.
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>>1422015
TL;DR, should getting paid for the work I do now and getting appointed art director be in one agreement or two separate contracts?
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>>1422015
Either get a lump sum agreement with your friend
Or
Get an hourly wage/per storyboard wage
make these paid on completion regardless if show is green-lit or not
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>>1422092
I plan to get paid for the storyboards whether it's greenlit or not.
My main question is, should I add a clause to this contract that says something along the lines that I will be assigned art director if show gets greenlit?
Or should that be a separate agreement altogether?
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>>1422132
add clause and have it all be on one contract!
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>>1422157
Is there a specific way these clauses should be written in a contract?
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