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Question: 20/60/10/10 formula

Answer: A payment schedule pursuant to which talent (most commonly producers and directors) are paid:

20% of the negotiated fee over the period of formal pre-production;

60% over the scheduled period of principal photography;

10 percent upon delivery of the director’s cut;

10% upon delivery of the final print of the film.

Question: 100/5

Answer: The promise to pay an additional 100% of a television writer’s negotiated royalty over the first five repeat broadcasts of an episode.

20% of the negotiated amount would be paid upon each of the first five repeat broadcasts of the episode.

Question: 100/50/50

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Question: abandonment

Answer: When a producer or studio ceases to develop a motion picture or television project, formally “passing” or abandoning such project.

Question: above-the-line

Answer: Refers to specific elements of a production budget, generally appearing in the top portion of the budget (above an actual line separating such costs from other costs, known as below-the-line costs). These elements include rights payments, as well as fees to actors, directors, writers, and producers (all of whom are referred to as “above-the-line” talent).

Question: ad-supported

Answer: Network wireless or broadband programming that is supported through advertisement sales.

Question: adjusted gross participation

Answer: Generally, the equivalent of a gross participation (a % of total revenue realized by a studio) less certain specified deductions, most notable a “reduced” distribution fee (i.e., a lesser fee than the studio charges to net participants).

Question: answer print

Answer: The first finalized print made from the edited picture and soundtrack, incorporating fades, dissolves, and other effects.

Question: AVOD

Answer: Ad-supported Video On Demand, referring to VOD that is streamed on the Internet and not available for permanent download. Such programming contains commercial breaks, which cannot be fast-forwarded.

Question: back nine

Answer: The nine additional series episodes sometimes ordered by networks to reach a full season of 22 episodes (after initially committing to produce only 13).

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