Common use of De Facto Pilot Clause in Contracts

De Facto Pilot. If a television series is produced based upon fictional characters in a dramatic television program not originally intended as a pilot or spinoff episode (or, in the case of non-fictional characters, when the series has the same context and framework as an earlier single television program, including setting, theme and premise), or if a non- dramatic television series is produced which has the same context and framework as an earlier single television program not originally intended as a pilot or spinoff, including setting, theme and premise, the Director of such earlier program shall be paid the difference between the compensation originally paid to said Director for such program and the applicable pilot fee set forth above. The payment of such difference shall be made promptly after such new series is produced. Only one such payment shall be made for any new series. The Guild will determine allocation if there is more than one Director entitled to the payment.

De Facto Pilot. If a television series is produced based upon fictional characters in a dramatic television program not originally intended as a pilot or spinoff episode (or, in the case of non-fictional characters, when the series has the same context and framework as an earlier single television program, including setting, theme and premise), or if a non- non-dramatic television series is produced which has the same context and framework as an earlier single television program not originally intended as a pilot or spinoff, including setting, theme and premise, the Director of such earlier program shall be paid the difference between the compensation originally paid to said Director for such program and the applicable pilot fee set forth above. The payment of such difference shall be made promptly after such new series is produced. Only one such payment shall be made for any new series. The Guild will determine allocation if there is more than one Director entitled to the payment.