DEED FOR FILMMAKERS

CHAIN OF TITLE, CLEAN.

Every contributor signed, every clearance on record, and a film that can actually be sold, sold on and insured.

THE SITUATION

A film is a legal object made of hundreds of small permissions. Cast, crew, composer, footage, locations, brands in the background, a song that plays on a radio in a scene. Any one missing signature is a hole in chain of title.

Distributors and insurers do not want to hear that the paperwork exists somewhere. They want it in order, in one place, before they will write a cheque. That is where independent films get stuck, sometimes for years.

THE RISKS

WHAT BREAKS.

01
MISSING RELEASES
A featured extra, a location owner, a composer's cousin who played on one track, all capable of blocking distribution.
02
MUSIC WITHOUT SYNC
A needle drop that seemed harmless in the cut becomes a rights problem in the master.
03
UNCLEARED ARCHIVE
Archive footage licensed for a festival only, released worldwide by accident.
04
CREW IP
Concept artists and editors whose contributions are not clearly assigned to the production.
05
AI GENERATED SHOTS
Scenes made with tools whose training data is contested, and whose commercial use is unclear.
HOW DEED HELPS

FOUR STEPS.

01DROP

Upload the call sheet, the music cue list and every release you have.

02EXAMINE

Deed maps the film against a chain of title checklist and shows what is missing.

03EXECUTE

Send remaining releases as signable links, close licences and confirm sync terms.

04DEFEND

One verifiable record for insurers, distributors and festivals to inspect on demand.

QUESTIONS
+What does a distributor mean by chain of title?
An unbroken record showing every right in the film was granted to the producer. Deed builds and stores that record as you go, not after wrap.
+Can I clear a needle drop after the fact?
Sometimes. Deed drafts the sync request and tracks the response, and shows you the alternatives if the answer is no.
+How do we handle AI generated shots?
Deed records which tools were used, what was licensed, and what the tool's own terms say. That record is what insurers and platforms are starting to ask for.

START A DEED.