Guarantee (filmmaking)

In filmmaking, a guarantee, or informally a "pay-or-play" contract, is a term in a contract of an actor, director, or other participant that guarantees pay if the participant is released from the contract with various exceptions.[1]

Not to be confused with Pay to Play.

Studios are reluctant to agree to guarantees but accept them as part of the deal for signing major talent. They also have the advantage of enabling a studio to remove a participant under such a contract, with few legal complications.[2]

References
  1. Appleton, Dina (12 June 2008). "What Does 'Pay or Play' Really Mean?". www.backstage.com. Backstage. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. Navigating The "Pay Or Play" Minefield Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, The Business Of Film October 1997.
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