1.
CONTRACT: This master agreement ("Agreement") and any attachment hereto
contain the entire Agreement between Camera Support, LLC and the Client
and supersede all other agreements, expressed or implied, oral or
written. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by an agreement
in writing signed by Camera Support, LLC and the Client. This rental of
equipment, manpower and any other miscellaneous items referred to in
this Agreement furnished by Camera Support, LLC are collectively
referred to as "Services".
2. TERMS OF
PAYMENT: 50% of the estimated cost is due in advance of the Client's
rental with the balance due 10 days after the date of the final invoice
unless otherwise specified elsewhere in the Agreement. In the case of
projects that are ongoing over a period of time, invoices will be
generated on a weekly basis and payment is due as set forth in such
invoices.
3. INTEREST ON LATE PAYMENTS:
Any amounts remaining unpaid when due shall be subject to an interest
charge calculated at the maximum annual rate permitted by law. Any
adjustment claim must be presented in writing within 10 days of the
date of invoice. Client is responsible for any and all costs, including
legal fees and court costs incurred by Camera Support, LLC in the
collection of unpaid invoices.
4. TAXES:
The client is liable for any taxes due, including sales tax, imposed
upon Services provided by Camera Support, LLC hereunder.
5.
NOT RESPONSIBLE: CAMERA SUPPORT WILL NOT BE HELD FINANCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE, IN ANY WAY, FOR ANY DOWN TIME RESULTING FROM EQUIPMENT
FAILURE, LATE DELIVERY, OR OPERATOR RELATED PROBLEMS.
6.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: In no event, including in the case of a claim
of negligence or failure to perform, for any reason beyond the control
of Camera Support, LLC shall Camera Support, LLC be liable to the
Client for incidental or consequential damages. This includes, but is
not limited to liability for damages caused by, or claims arising from,
defective materials or Services or loss of business due to failure of,
or defective, materials or Services.
7.
PUBLICITY: Camera Support, LLC may make reference to, or use stills
from the production in printed matter advertising Camera Support, LLC.
8. INSURANCE: Client shall, at it's expense, at all times, from the
time of delivery of equipment to the Client, maintain property damage
and liability insurance in amounts and with insurance companies
satisfactory to Camera Support, LLC, naming Camera Support, LLC as an
additional insured and loss payee and providing for 10 days written
notice to Camera Support, LLC before any policy shall be modified or
cancelled. Client shall deliver to Camera Support, LLC, upon request,
evidence of the insurance coverage satisfactory to Camera Support, LLC.
Should Client fail to procure or pay for the cost of maintaining in
force the insurance specified above to provide Camera Support, LLC upon
request with satisfactory evidence of insurance, Camera Support, LLC
may, but shall not be obligated to, procure the insurance and Client
shall reimburse Camera Support, LLC on demand for its cost. Suffering
lapse or cancellation of the required insurance shall constitute
immediate and automatic default by Client under this Agreement.
9.
RETURN, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE: If any item of equipment is returned in a
damaged or destroyed condition or if any such item is not returned for
any reason (including, but not limited to, destruction, confiscation,
theft, or act of God), Client shall pay to Camera Support, LLC the
monetary value of such item. Client specifically agrees that the
monetary value of each item of equipment is the cost of replacement of
that item. If any equipment is returned in a repairable, damaged
condition, Client shall pay Camera Support, LLC the cost of such
repairs as determined by Camera Support, LLC. In determining whether
equipment shall be repaired or replaced, Camera Support, LLC's
judgement shall be conclusive upon Client. Notwithstanding anything
contrary in this Agreement, and regardless of when client pays Camera
Support, LLC the monetary value of the equipment or the cost of
repairing the equipment, in the event of loss or damage to the
equipment, Client shall pay rent for replacement equipment until the
equipment has actually been repaired or replaced or returned to Camera
Support, LLC's premises, and Client acknowledges that there may be
delays in repair or replacement attributable to causes beyond Camera
Support LLC's control.
10.
INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS: The Client agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless Camera Support, LLC and its agents from any and all
losses, damages, claims, or expenses, including legal fees and
expenses, arising out of Client's breach of any provision of this
Agreement or any claims arising in connection with the show/project
being produced hereunder.
11.
MANPOWER: For manpower provided by Camera Support, LLC, all rates are
based on a 10-hour day. Overtime charges will be incurred by the Client
after ten working hours from the time Camera Support, LLC's employee is
scheduled to be available to the Client. Overtime rates are as follows:
1.5 times the hourly rate until 12 hours on the job; 2 times the hourly
rate after 12 hours on the job. Meal periods of not less than one-half
hour and no more than one hour shall be provided for manpower provided
by Camera Support, LLC. Meal periods should be scheduled to begin no
less than six hours after starting work or six hours after the
completion of an earlier meal, otherwise meal penalties at the
prevailing rate will occur. Only the first meal is not billable to the
Client.
12. CREDITS: When possible,
screen credit will be given to read as follows: Equipment provided by
Camera Support, LLC.
13. ITEMS NOT
PROVIDED BY CAMERA SUPPORT, LLC: Client will make all arrangements and
pay for normal production expenses including, but not limited to,
security for Camera Support, LLC's equipment while on the Client's
production location, location fees, power hook-up or generator, tape
stock, permits, credentials, camera platforms, telephone lines and
cable access to the venue. Hotel, airfare and per diem expenses for
manpower, when appropriate, will be arranged and paid for by the Client
and will be in addition to the detailed estimate of charges.
14.
MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT: Camera Support, LLC will deliver all
equipment provided to the Client in good working order. Thereafter,
Camera Support, LLC shall be responsible for reasonable maintenance of
such equipment. In the event that any of Camera Support, LLC furnished
equipment fails, it is expressly understood that Camera Support, LLC
shall have no liability (including, without limitation, liability for
incidental or consequential damages) or obligations to the Client other
than to repair, at Camera Support, LLC's expense, such equipment as
soon as possible, or if, in Camera Support, LLC's sole discretion,
repair of such equipment is not possible, to replace such equipment if
replacement equipment is reasonably available. Camera Support, LLC will
be entitled to use up to five percent of the total time billable each
day for each item of equipment for repair or maintenance, without any
deduction for such "down time" from the total charges payable by the
Client. In the event that the "down time" exceeds five percent of the
total time billable in any day, the Client's charges for that
individual item of equipment will be prorated for such excess "down
time". This constitutes the Client's sole and exclusive remedy for any
damage, loss or other claims arising from, related to or otherwise
based upon this Agreement.
15. FORCE
MAJEURE: For the purposes o this paragraph an event of force majeure
shall be deemed to be any act of God, public disaster, fire, flood,
legal enactment, government order or regulation, explosion or act of
war of the public enemy. If either Camera Support, LLC or the Client is
unable to timely perform any of it's obligations hereunder because of
an event of force majeure, neither party shall be deemed in breach or
in default hereunder by reason thereof.
16.
REMEDIES: In the event the Client is in default, then without demand or
notice to the Client, Camera Support, LLC shall have all of the rights
and remedies provided by law, including the right to retain any payment
received, the right to enter the Client's premises peaceable or with
judicial assistance and take possession of the materials provided or
created hereunder and the right to incur reasonable attorney's fees and
expenses in exercising any of its rights or remedies, which fees and
expenses shall become the further liability of the Client. All rights
and remedies provided of are cumulative and exercise of any one or more
of them shall not preclude the additional exercise of others of them.
17.
DEFAULT: The client shall be in default under this Agreement if the
Client is in violation of any of the terms of this Agreement, if the
Client fails to make any payment when due or, if while payment remains
due, the Client becomes insolvent, makes an assignment for the benefit
of creditors, offers an extension to creditors, offers an extension to
creditors, initiates proceedings for the appointment of a receiver or
proceedings of any kind for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws or
state insolvency laws are instituted by or against the Client (if
instituted against the Client, it shall have 60 days to obtain
dismissal of such proceedings). Upon such default the entire price will
be due and payable unless such default is cured within five days of
notice thereof.
18.
ASSIGNMENT: This Agreement and all rights and obligations of Camera
Support, LLC hereunder shall be assignable by Camera Support, LLC
without the Client's consent. The rights and obligations of the Client
hereunder shall not be assignable by the Client without the prior
written consent of Camera Support, LLC.
19.
PROVISIONS SEPARABLE: The provisions of the Agreement are independent
of and separable from each other, and no provision shall be rendered
invalid or unenforceable by virtue of the fact that for any reason any
other or others of them may be invalid or unenforceable in whole or in
part.
20. GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement
shall be governed by the laws of the State of California,
notwithstanding any conflict-of-laws doctrines of any jurisdiction to
the contrary.
21. CORPORATIONS: If the
Client is a corporation, the person signing this Agreement on behalf of
such corporation hereby warrants that he has full authority of such
corporation to sign this Agreement and obligate the corporation. Said
person and the corporation shall be jointly and severally liable for
all sums that may be at any time due and owing to Camera Support, LLC
under terms of this Agreement.
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