Legal Documents

Talent Release Form

"A release form is used to give the production company permission to produce and share a video where a person appears." https://youtu.be/6K3rb6Elhi4 Effectively, it just prevents actors with their voice or image featured in the content you have produced forcing you to retract the video at any point and time.

Personal Release Form

"A personal release form is a document that gives you, the filmmaker, the rights to film another person for your project and then to use that footage in your film." http://www.howtomake-a-documentary.com/documentary-tips/37-documentary-tips-1 It also gives the filmmaker the rights to edit the content in whichever way they want.

Location Release Form

"A location release form grants permission to the filmmakers by the property owner to film on a specific property." https://www.peerspace.com/resources/location-release-form/ They prevent property owners from claiming the footage filmed on their property as their own.

Risk Assessment Form

A risk assessment form should also be written as they "allow employers to effectively identify hazards, assess the level and likelihood of the risks they pose and put control measures in place to reduce or, where possible, completely eliminate risks." https://www.chas.co.uk/blog/risk-assessment-template/