34 KEYFRAME
BY
EVAN
HENERSON
INSIDERS
OFFER
INSIGHTS
AND
TIPS
ON
HOW
TO
NEGOTIATE
YOUR
CONTRACT.
34 KEYFRAME
F E AT U R E
WHAT'S
THE
DEAL?
NO,
WE'RE
NOT
BEING
FLIP.
EVERYONE
WANTS
TO
GET
INTO
THE
CREATIVE
STUFF,
BUT
BEFORE
THE
WORK
CAN
BEGIN,
THERE'S
THE
PERSONAL
SERVICES
CONTRACT,
ALSO
KNOWN
AS
THE
DEAL
MEMO,
THAT
LAYS
OUT
THE
TERMS
OF
A
JOB
ASSIGNMENT.
DEAL
MEMOS
CAN
VARY
FROM
PROJECT
TO
PROJECT
BASED
ON
THE
NATURE
OF
THE
WORK,
THE
DURATION
OF
THE
PROJECT,
AND
NUMEROUS
OTHER
FACTORS.