LaTrena S. Mitchell, L.L.C.
SCREENPLAY & TELEPLAY SERVICES AGREEMENT
Working draft · September 18, 2026 · Not legal advice

Shorts, features, pilots, and series pages she writes or rewrites — pages she keeps in WriterDuet.
Use on every film or series file. Clause 4 (credit) is the spine. Do not strike it.

1. Parties
This agreement is between LaTrena S. Mitchell, L.L.C. (“Writer”) and ________________ (“Producer”), dated ______________. Picture / working title: ________________. Form: ☐ short ☐ feature ☐ pilot ☐ episode ☐ series bible / other: ________.

2. Services
Writer will write or rewrite the picture named above. Delivery: ☐ treatment ☐ outline ☐ first draft ☐ rewrite ☐ polish. Pages due: ________. Two revision rounds on that delivery are included unless a quote says otherwise.

3. Fee & deposit
Fee: $________. Half to open the file. Balance on delivery of the draft named in clause 2. Production, festival, or platform use of the pages before the balance is paid is not granted.

4. Credit — this clause survives
On-screen billing, main and end titles, festival submissions, IMDb, press kits, posters, and any sequel, prequel, remake, or series drawn from these pages shall credit LaTrena Mitchell as ☐ Written by ☐ Screenplay by ☐ Co-written by (circle one) LaTrena Mitchell. If another person is Creator of the picture, that credit may stand — it does not replace Writer’s writing credit. Producer shall not remove, reduce, bury, or reassign Writer’s writing credit without Writer’s prior written consent. A later draft, a later director, or a later company does not erase the original writer.

5. Name on the record
Producer will list Writer on IMDb for the picture within thirty days of a public listing, and will not submit a festival or press note that names the script without Writer’s writing credit. The magazines that already named LaTrena Mitchell on Smoke Reloaded are the standard this desk expects.

6. Copyright & license
Until the fee is paid in full, Writer owns the pages. On payment in full, Producer receives a production license to shoot, exhibit, and distribute the picture. Writer retains copyright in the literary work unless a separate, paid assignment is signed. The license is exclusive for the picture named in clause 1; it is not a blanket grab of Writer’s other books, shorts, or series.

7. What this is not
This is not a WGA or union signatory deal unless Producer is signatory and a separate rider says so. This is not a writing credit on any other picture Producer may make — including pictures Writer did not write. Writer does not claim Lionsgate. Writer does not claim Flight Risk.

8. Kill & pause
If Producer stops the work, the deposit is earned. Writer may pause if the balance is late. Credit under clause 4 still attaches to pages already delivered.

9. Law
Arkansas law governs. Notices: Editing_Writing@latrena-mitchell.com. Clause 4 survives termination.

Writer / Editor: ________________________________  Date: ________
Client / Producer: ______________________________  Date: ________

Desk: Editing_Writing@latrena-mitchell.com
Governing law: State of Arkansas