Production write-through contract

A production write-through contract is an arrangement, specific to the film industry, where a screenwriter enters into a commercial agreement with a studio that guarantees the screenwriter the right to do all the necessary rewrites to his or her screenplay. The screenwriter will be on the set throughout the production of the film, and will do the rewrites that a production rewriter would otherwise do. [A book about entertainment law is required as a proper source for this term.] cite news |title=William Monahan Talks The Departed |author=Sasha Stone |date=2007-02-16 |publisher=OscarWatch.com |url=http://www.oscarwatch.com/2007/02/william_monahan_talks_the_depa.html |accessdate=2007-02-26 Excerpt from interview with American screenwriter William Monahan:"Did you spend any time on the set?" I was on set through the entire shoot on what is known as a production write-through contract. I did the same thing on Kingdom of Heaven. I'll rarely be in there with headphones on while the cameras are rolling, because I think that actors need to work with the director without the writer spooking at them. I'll usually watch the first couple of takes on behalf of the team to make sure I'm not catching any gremlins and then split. I worked through post-production as well, with Thelma and Marty, doing ADR stuff."]

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