Option (filmmaking)
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In the film industry, an option agreement is a contract that "rents" the rights to a source material to a potential film producer.[1] It grants the film producer the exclusive option to purchase rights to the source material if they live up to the terms of the contract and make a film (or series) from it.
Some examples of producers are film studios, production companies or an individual. Source materials are often a book, theatrical play, or screenplay; however, they may also be articles, video games, songs, or any other work of intellectual property.
The term is often used as a verb. For example, "Paramount optioned a short story by Ted Chiang."