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film or television project pays a development fee to the writer or producer for the right to have the first look at the new material before others in the industry get to see it, and at that time make an offer to purchase or distribute or adhere to purchasing or distribution terms already stated in
42:, or right of first offer (also called a right of first negotiation) to another party, who then is given the first opportunity to buy outright, co-own, invest in, license, etc., something that is newly coming into existence or on the market for the first time or after an absence, such as 133:"First look deal. A contractual agreement between a studio and independent producer that the studio have first rights to consider a film by that producer for production and/or distribution by giving financial support during the development period." 58:, it is an agreement between a writer and an independent production company or between an independent production company and a film studio in which the potential buyer (producer or studio) of a not-yet-written script or 63:
the agreement. If the studio or company is not interested in the project, the nature of the deal allows the developer to take the project to other potential buyers.
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is any contract containing a clause granting, usually for a fee or other consideration that covers a specified period of time, a
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This article related to film or motion picture terminology is a
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First look arrangement
pre-emption right
right of first refusal
intellectual property
film industry
in-development
Film portal
Tag-along right
Drag-along right
Overall deal
ISBN
0-670-10009-9
"First-Look Deals: How Much, Who's Getting Them and Why"
The Ankler
Archived
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Categories
Film production
Intellectual property law
Film terminology stubs

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