MODEL BOOKING POLICIES

PHOTOGRAPHY RATES

One hour minimum; fractions to the next half hour. Booking length must be specified and will be billed accordingly. We must be given client, advertising agency, end use, and product information at the time of the booking. Open-ended bookings must be authorized by the office. Rates for multiple days are negotiable.

OVERTIME

Daily work hours in excess of 8 hours will be charged at time and one-half. Bookings or portions thereof before 8:00 am and/or after 6:00 pm are time and one-half.

SATURDAY

Time and one-half.

SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS

Double time.

FITTING SESSIONS

Half fee; one hour minimum. On set/on location styling and make-up, full fee.

WEATHER PERMIT

Must be stated at the time of the booking. Type of weather must be specified. First cancellation due to weather is at no charge, provided it is rebooked at the time of the cancellation. Not rebooked, half fee. At location, full fee. Second cancellation, half fee; third and subsequent cancellations, full fee.

TENTATIVE BOOKINGS

Tentative ("Holds") will be considered in effect until 10:00 am on the following business day at which time they will automatically lapse unless reconfirmed by the client.


TRAVEL TIME

Location shots which are 20 kms outside the booking office metropolitan area will be billed at half the hourly rate. Travel time must be discussed and confirmed prior to the shooting schedule.

EDITORIAL

Negotiable. 

USAGE

All rights are granted contingent upon payment of all fees, including agency service charges. Show Foundry must be informed of end use, client, advertising agency, and product at the time of the booking. Rights released are only those specifically listed on the Uniform Model Release provided by the models. All other rights are reserved. Use fees will be charged for billboards, posters, packaging, POP's, national retail magazine/newspaper ads, international uses, FSI'S, stills for television, internet use, exclusivity, use of name and/or other special uses. Usages are for a one-year period unless otherwise specified. If a usage fee has been negotiated, options for such usages must be exercised within sixty days of the signing of the contract or said fees will be subject to re-negotiation. Paid use fees are non-refundable.

WARDROBE

Models/talent for commercial print/film will provide a maximum of 3 "generic" outfits. Specific wardrobe is the responsibility of the stylist or client.

RELEASES

Valid releases will be provided by the models/actors. Client agrees that all other releases are invalid unless signed by an Officer of Show Foundry Media Resources Pvt. Ltd. Models WILL NOT SIGN and will not be asked to sign any release other those they provide or those provided by Show Foundry.  Releases valid only upon receipt of payment including use fees, service charges, and interest charges.

CONFLICTS/EXCLUSIVITY

Please check with Show Foundry regarding possible product conflicts. We will provide you with the most accurate information available to us. We do not, however, guarantee or warranty the accuracy of the information. Exclusivity must be negotiated as a special use.

SERVICE CHARGE

A service charge of 20 percent will be added to all model/talent fees, use fees, and re-negotiated fees. Overdue accounts will be charged at the rate of 2% per month of the unpaid balance. In the event of non-payment all collection costs (including any legal expenses and court fees) will be the responsibility of the client, advertising agency, or their representatives.

CLIENT LIABILITY

All parties contracting for models' services are considered to be acting for the client specified in the Show Foundry Model Release Billing Collection Authorization. Show Foundry and Show Foundry models/talent reserve the right of recourse to the named client in regard to payment, use, etc. In accordance with the customs of the industry, Model, and Show Foundry will accept the signature of the photographer or studio employee on the supplied contract as binding upon the advertising agency, publication or sponsor for whom the work is performed. No comparable model on a booking may be paid more in booking or usage fees than the model submitting the Show Foundry contract.

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