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Video usage rights and footage ownership

The short answer

Before we film, your proposal sets out where you can use the finished video, what happens to the raw footage and any limits on music or paid talent. Everyone on camera signs a release form. Agreeing this up front means you never find out later that a video cannot run in an ad or on a new platform.

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What you get when we deliver

Website and social media
Included
As standard
National TV broadcast
Extra fee
Agreed in your proposal

As standard, you can use the final edited videos on your website and social media. National TV broadcast carries an additional usage fee, agreed in your proposal before we start.

Release forms for everyone on camera

Anyone who appears in a video and can be identified should give written permission to be filmed and to have the footage used.

We manage this

Each person signs a release form on the day, explaining in plain words how the video will be used. If your organisation has its own release form, we use that instead.

Music and stock footage

The music in your video is licensed for the uses agreed in your proposal. If you later want to run the video somewhere new, such as a paid TV campaign, the music licence may need to be extended. The same applies to any stock footage.

Paid ads and talent

Videos made for paid advertising sometimes need extra permissions, especially when they feature paid actors or voiceover artists, whose fees often depend on where and for how long the ad runs. We plan for this when we quote campaign work.

Raw footage

Raw footage is the unedited material from the shoot. Access to raw files is available for a fee.

If you think you will want to re-edit the video yourselves later, tell us at the brief stage.

Our portfolio

We only show a project in our portfolio, showreel or case studies with your permission. Confidential and internal projects stay private.

How long we keep your files

We keep project files and footage in secure storage after delivery, so we can make changes or new edits later.

After delivery

Kept for six months

After six months

Archived, with a fee to retrieve

What we need from you

Where you plan to use the video, now and in the next year or two

Whether it will run as a paid ad or on TV

Whether you will want the raw footage

Any brand or legal review needed before release

This guide explains how WVFRM works. It is not legal advice; for specific legal questions, speak to a lawyer.

FAQ

Usage rights FAQs

Still have a question? Talk to our team

Who owns the video once it is delivered?

Your proposal spells this out before we start. As standard, you can use the final videos on your website and social media. National TV broadcast carries an additional usage fee.

Can we use the video in paid ads?

Yes, when that is agreed up front. Paid campaigns can need extended music licences or talent usage, so tell us at the brief stage.

Do the people in the video need to sign anything?

Yes. Everyone who can be identified signs a release form giving permission for the footage to be used.

Can we get the raw footage?

Yes, for a fee. If you think you will want to re-edit the video yourselves, let us know at the brief stage.

Have a question about using your video somewhere specific?

Ask us when you send your brief and we will build it into your quote.

Prefer to talk it through? Book a 30-minute call or phone us on (03) 9997 7085.

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