Is anyone able to advise me regarding model release forms? Is there a standard template one can use in the UK, perhaps even a link to downloadable forms? I'm not sure where to start, short of consulting my lawyer.
I think you can find links to some template ones on the "Add a scene" page of your profile, but US ones tend to be a lot more elaborate than is required in the UK.
Mine just state that "name of model" gives "my real name, photographer" the right to use their image and likeness in all forms of trade and business. Think last revision I added a line for the model's date of birth. It also has a very brief description of the scene(s) the model has done that session, including the formal set number (we have a code system based loosely on the way Rob Blaine did his scene numbers long ago, so that say gm-2f126 is the 126th scene in the second order of food mess scenes in the "gungemaster" line).
And then at the bottom there is a note of what the model was paid, and a second signature line, so they sign the top bit to pass over ownership of the images and again to confirm they were paid.
If you're going to start shooting multiple scenes, work out a naming and numbering scheme to organise the files on your hard disk, makes life a lot easier.
DungeonMasterOne said: I think you can find links to some template ones on the "Add a scene" page of your profile, but US ones tend to be a lot more elaborate than is required in the UK.
Mine just state that "name of model" gives "my real name, photographer" the right to use their image and likeness in all forms of trade and business. Think last revision I added a line for the model's date of birth. It also has a very brief description of the scene(s) the model has done that session, including the formal set number (we have a code system based loosely on the way Rob Blaine did his scene numbers long ago, so that say gm-2f126 is the 126th scene in the second order of food mess scenes in the "gungemaster" line).
And then at the bottom there is a note of what the model was paid, and a second signature line, so they sign the top bit to pass over ownership of the images and again to confirm they were paid.
If you're going to start shooting multiple scenes, work out a naming and numbering scheme to organise the files on your hard disk, makes life a lot easier.
Thanks for the info DM, that's exactly what I was looking for. I appreciate you taking the time.
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