John and Craig are joined by attorney Ken Richman and Laurie Espinosa of the WGA West for a detailed discussion of screenwriting contracts. They look at what to expect, where you can negotiate, and what to watch out for.
Follow along with the example contract [here](https://johnaugust.com/Assets/WGAContractSlides407.pdf).
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**UPDATE 7-11-19:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-407-understanding-your-feature-contract-transcript).