Video Release Form Question

jimingo wrote on 1/14/2006, 1:11 AM

I am making a dance demo video to send to local dance schools from recitals that I have videotaped. The clips that I want to use are only a couple of seconds long. I am not using the original music played during the recital. Is getting permission from the dance studio owner enough, or do I have to get permission from every person before putting them in my demo video (and have them sign release forms)? Again, the clips are no longer than a couple of seconds long. I am cutting the clips short to protect the choreography. I am only using these videos to send to local dance studios.

Thanks
-Jim

Comments

richard-courtney wrote on 1/14/2006, 4:34 PM

Each person can hire an attorney..... each person signs.

Padre wrote on 1/14/2006, 7:04 PM

the easy solution i found to this is to include a public release clause within my contract, so irrespctive of the job, if i want to use material as a promotional piece, this clause lets me do jsut that.

IF however im doing public vox pops (I do ALOT of these coz a majority of my work is corporate marketing, so we go out in the street to the real world and ask ordinary people....), i do have a seperate release form which is signed by the people in question.