Contracts, memos & negotiation instruments · Core
Offer
ELI5
A proposal of specific deal terms made to a person or rights owner.
Used in conversation
“Please send the offer with the next rights or deal package.”
Definition
A proposal of specific deal terms made to a person or rights holder.
Here “Offer” means: A proposal of specific deal terms made to a person or rights holder.
Pitch context
A director may use this term to turn a broad intention into a specific performance or casting choice.
Why it matters: Explains who controls, pays for, approves, exploits or bears risk around a project.
Caution
Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.
Connected terms
- AttachmentAn offer has been made; an attachment means some level of commitment exists. Neither automatically proves the other.
Sources & evidence · 13
Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.
- AICP — Suggested Best Practices for Bidding and Bidding Reference GuideDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Directors Guild of America — DGA Creative Rights HandbookDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- pitch.dog — Pitch Dictionary Deep Research SynthesisDirect source · practitioner · checked 2026-08-14
- SAG-AFTRA — 2025 Interactive Media Agreement AI ProvisionsDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- ScreenSkills — Film and TV Job ProfilesDirect source · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- World Intellectual Property Organization — Rights Clearance: A Guide for Independent FilmmakersSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- World Intellectual Property Organization — Rights, Camera, Action! IP Rights and the Film-Making ProcessSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — No Writing Left BehindSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Writers Guild of America West — Fight Back Against Free WorkSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14
- Producers Guild of America — Producing Credits for Episodic Television (Scripted)Supporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Producers Guild of America — Producing Credits for Non-Fiction TelevisionSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- Format Recognition and Protection Association — FRAPA Format ResourcesSupporting source family · institutional · checked 2026-08-14
- U.S. Copyright Office — Copyright BasicsSupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-14