FR/ACTION is a collective of moonlighting lawyers, producers, casting directors, EPs, clearance experts, and MLR veterans working with brands, agencies, and production companies to contract, research, clear, paper, and protect creative work that is — at its best — a successful blend of contractual precision and fiduciary discipline.
We call this new way to work Fiduciary Production. Looking forward to talking about our capabilities, firm and flat pricing, and getting going with you and yours…
BEN SPIVAK
646 418 4595
benjaminmichaelspivak@gmail.com
Not a production company. Not an agency. Not a staffing firm. Not a law firm.
AT FR/ACTION, WE COLLABORATE ON ALL TYPES OF THINGS BUT IF WE PRODUCE IT, THE ONLY DELIVERABLE IS BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOS, FOOTAGE, & EDIT.
SOME OTHER THINGS WE DO:
PRODUCTION AUDITS / PROCUREMENT / BTS Pre-production audits, budget reconciliation, cost consulting, bid leveling, vendor sourcing and governance, rate card review, SOW drafting, invoice review and approval, cost actualization, final estimates, procurement of promotional materials, print and merchandise procurement, on-set BTS capture, still photography, B-roll and interview capture, BTS editorial, sizzle reels, social edits, agency case study edits, asset management, end-of-production reconciliation.
LEGAL / BUSINESS AFFAIRS Contract negotiation, production and talent contracts, deal memos, rate and overscale negotiations, music licensing, master use and sync rights, composer agreements, rights acquisitions and clearances, stock and archival licensing, location agreements, appearance and minor releases, likeness and name-and-likeness agreements, social media usage rights, perpetuity deals, production insurance and E&O, indemnification review, SAG-AFTRA signatory services, Taft-Hartley reports, union payroll, residuals setup, NDA drafting, broadcast clearance, FTC compliance review.
TALENT / CASTING / CONTRACTING Commercial casting, broadcast and editorial casting, spokesperson and voiceover casting, character breakdowns, audition coordination, self-tape review, callbacks and chemistry reads, casting decks, background and extras, minor casting and work permits, celebrity casting and outreach, talent agent and manager relations, influencer sourcing and pairing, social creator casting, athlete casting and endorsements, NIL agreements, real-person and expert casting, diverse and inclusive casting, deal negotiations, billing and credit negotiations, usage windows and exclusivity, talent holds and first refusals.
MLR / REGULATORY Pharmaceutical promotional review, MLR submission preparation, concept review, manuscript review, flat submission, final production review, reference linking and annotation, claims substantiation, fair balance review, ISI placement, prescribing information integration, HCP campaign review, DTC campaign review, patient support materials, branded and unbranded content, approval animatics, storyboard and script submissions, medical affairs coordination, regulatory affairs coordination, FDA OPDP compliance, MedTech promotional review, congress and convention materials, multi-round submission management.
We have made Things Like These Things with THESE CLIENTS…
BRANDS & ORGANIZATIONS 2K Games, Abbvie, Adidas, Aetna, Albertsons, Alive Inside Foundation, Amazon, Amazon Kindle, American Express, American-Scandinavian Foundation, Apple, Apple Music, AstraZeneca, The Atlantic, AT&T, Baha Mar Bahamas, Belvedere Vodka, Boehringer Ingelheim, Best Buy, Bud Light, Cadillac, Caterpillar, Chase, Chase Aviate, Chase Bold, Cisco, Classpass, Clinique, CMJ, Coke, Creative Planning, CVS, Disney, The Economist, Elanco, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Fender, Ferrari, Fiber One, Fidelity, Ford, Fruit Of The Loom, Fuji, Garnier, Gatorade, General Electric, General Motors, Google, Groupon, Hallmark, The Hartford, Hasbro, Herzog & deMeuron, Hilton, HP, HTC, Hugo Boss, Huntington Bank, Hulu, Hurraw, Hyundai, IRS, Jared, JCP, Jeep, Jetblue, Kawasaki, Kmart, KTM, Land Rover, Liberty of London, Life Cereal, Little Caesars, L'Oreal, Lowes, Macys, Marriott, Marriott Bonvoy Bold, Master & Dynamic, McDonalds, Mercedes, Meta, Microsoft, Moby, Moet, Natrol, New York Aquarium, New York Cosmos, New York Public Radio, Neil Diamond, Nike, Novo Nordisk, Nvidia, Oculus, Olivia Rodrigo, Oracle, Pearle Vision, Pfizer, Philips, Polariod, Preferred Hotels, Purina, Qriously, Quaker Mac-A-Roni, Ringling Brothers, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Samsung, SAP, Scotts Miracle Gro, Servpro, Siemens, Sizmek, Shaun White, Skechers, Skyy Vodka, SLB, Sodastream, Sony, Southwest, Starwood Hotels, State Farm, Stonecastle Financial, Sun Pharma, Super Cruise Cadillac, Sylvia Day, Synchronoss, Target, TD Ameritrade, Telus, Toyota, Trident, Trivago, United Healthcare, US Polo Association, V Magazine, Van Cleef & Arpels, Verizon, Virgin, Vogue, Volvo, Vtech, WaterWipes, WeWork, Western Governors University, Wheels Up, Why Hunger, William Grant & Sons, Wired, Wisk, Yahoo
BROADCAST NETWORKS, STUDIOS, & PUBLISHERS A&E, ABC, AMC, Amazon Studios, American Documentary, Animal Planet, AOL On, BBC America, Bio, BET, Bloomberg, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CBS Sports, Centric, Chiller, Cloo, CMT, CNN International, Comedy Central, Discovery, Disney, Disney Junior, E!, ESPN, Esquire, Ken Burns' Florentine Films, Food Network, Fox Sports, Fusion, FYI, G4, Galavision, Global Canada, HBO, Highsnobiety, History, HGTV, Hulu, IFC, LMN, MNN, MSNBC, MTV, National Geographic, NBC Universal, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Nuvo, One World Sports, Ovation, OWN, Oxygen, PBS, Pixar, Playboy, POV Documentaries, Susan Sarandon's Reframed Pictures, Saturday Night Live, Screenvision, Seeso, Sesame Street, Spike, Sprout, Showtime, Sky, Sport24, Starz, Syfy, TBS, Telemundo, TLC, Travel Channel, TV Land, TV One, Univision Deportes, USA, Viasat, VH1, VH1 Classic, Warner Brothers, WNYC, WQXR
AGENCIES & DESIGN COMPANIES 180 Global, 22 Squared, Ad Asia, AEA Consulting, Alma, Amalgamated, Avrett Free Ginsberg, Arnold, Barkley, BBDO, Blitz, Boathouse, Bravo, Colangelo, Cossette, Deloitte Digital, DentsuMB, Deutsch, Digitas, Disney Yellow Shoes, Doner, Eicoff, Eisnor Interactive, Enviromedia, Erwin Penland, FCB, FleishmanHillard, Freestyle Collective, Futurebrand, Grey, Havas, Innocean, Jack Morton, JWT, Kraftworks, Laird+Partners, Lewis Communications, Lippincott, Martin Agency, McCann, McGarryBowen, Merkley+Partners, Methods+Mastery, The Mill, MMB, Momentum Worldwide, Mono, Muhtayzik Hoffer, Mullen, Nice Shoes, NSG Swat, Ogilvy, OKRP, Periscope, Publicis, Proof Advertising, Psyop, Re:think, The Richards Group, Rokkan, Saatchi & Saatchi, Serino Coyne, SGK/Schawk!, Significant Others, Siegal+Gale, Starcom, Tracy Locke, Tronic, Truth Co, Twoxfour, United Virtualities, Uniworld Group, UVPH, Y&R, Walton Isaacson, Wong Doody, Zimmerman