Is change order process normal in a video production agreement?

A video production agreement should define a written change-order process so out-of-scope work is quoted and approved before it starts. If the draft has no change-order clause, scope creep has no friction and you will absorb it.

What’s market-standard

A short written change-order process: new request, written estimate of added fee and timeline, client approval before work starts. The base schedule shifts to accommodate approved changes.

Warning signs

Wording you can send

Any change to the scope, deliverables, or schedule must be documented in a written Change Order signed by both parties before the additional work begins. Each Change Order states the added fee and the adjusted timeline.

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What it means for you

The mechanism for handling work that falls outside the agreed scope. Without it, out-of-scope requests get absorbed as 'small favors' that add up to weeks of unpaid work.

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