This agreement is the plain-language rulebook we both follow so the project stays on track: what you’ll get, what I need from you, how feedback works, and when files and rights are handed over. If anything conflicts between the proposal and these terms, I’ll flag it before we start so we can fix it in writing.
What you get
Animation production covers the full build from early planning through final exports: storyboard and animatic, style direction from your existing brand assets, animation production in After Effects and any required 3D pipeline, then final renders and delivery-ready versions.
Your specific deliverables for this project are listed below. I’ll produce those items to the agreed specs and to the approved creative at each stage. If you need extra versions later (new sizes, new cutdowns, new languages, new placements), I’m happy to help, and I’ll quote it as an add-on before I start.
* Storyboard frames * Animatic video * Style frames * Final animation master * Export set for placements * Project handoff folder
Payment
To book the project, you pay a 30% deposit when you sign. The remaining 70% is due when I hand over the finished work. I invoice at those points, and each invoice is payable within 14 days of the invoice date.
If a payment is late, I’ll pause new work and hold back final delivery until the account is brought up to date. If a platform deadline is coming up, tell me early. I can often adjust the schedule, but I can’t keep pushing a project forward without payment being kept current.
Revisions
Your project includes three revision passes: one on storyboard and animatic, one on style frames, and one on the near-final animation. A revision pass means one consolidated set of notes sent at once, so I can address everything in a clean sweep and keep the schedule predictable.
Revisions are for refining what’s already approved, not for changing direction. If the script, shot list, or deliverable specs change after a stage is approved, I’ll price the change and get your written approval before I do that work. That way you stay in control of cost and timing, and nothing quietly drifts.
Who owns what
Once the final invoice is paid, you own the final delivered videos and exports I hand over for this project. That includes the versions in the agreed aspect ratios and formats, and you can use them for your campaign and placements without coming back to me for permission.
I keep ownership of my working methods and tools, including templates, rigs, expressions, plugins, and any reusable setup I bring to the job. Project files are included only if “Project handoff folder” is part of the agreed deliverables. Even then, I can only pass along items that can legally be transferred, and any third-party licenses remain subject to their own terms.
Portfolio use
Unless you tell me not to in writing, I may show the finished work as part of my portfolio. That can include my website, reels, social posts, and pitches, and it’s limited to what you have approved and what I delivered.
If you need the work to stay private for a launch, a stealth product, or an internal project, just say so. You can also ask me to wait to post until after a specific release date, or to share only selected clips or stills. I’ll follow what you request in writing.
Limits
I’m responsible for delivering the work I agreed to, in the formats and specs we confirm before rendering. I’m not responsible for problems caused by materials you supply (like incorrect brand colors, fonts you don’t have rights to use, or files that are missing or corrupted), or for delays caused by late feedback or late source files.
I’m also not responsible for how a third-party platform changes its ad specs or playback behavior after delivery. If something doesn’t place correctly because a platform rejects a format, I’ll help you troubleshoot and propose a workable export, but any rework beyond the agreed scope is billed separately once you approve it.
Ending the project
Either of us can end the project by giving notice in writing. When that happens, I’ll stop work, send a brief status summary of what’s done and what’s in progress, and invoice for the work completed up to the end date. If you’ve already paid more than the value of work completed, I’ll credit or refund the difference.
After the final balance for completed work is paid, I’ll hand over what’s been produced to date in a usable form (for example: the latest approved renders and any finished exports). I don’t release working files or partially completed project materials unless they are part of the agreed deliverables, and I can’t hand over anything tied to non-transferable licenses.
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