What kind of contract i need in order to cast and hire actors for a independant movie?

Question

I want to producr a independant movie and ive heard many stories about actors sueing and other legal stuff. What kind of contract or release should i sing with them?

Answer 1

Here is a site with sample contracts and releases for indie films:

http://www.dependentfilms.net/files.html

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Go to http://sagindie.com and click on "Contracts." I recommend going SAG, they have contracts for all size budgets and you get better quality actors (even if it's nonpaying job or deferred).