Contingency is an emergency financial reserve built directly into your film's budget to cover unavoidable, unexpected costs. The ironclad industry standard is 10% of your total budget, though high-risk or complex productions often require 15%.

Your Day Rate pays for your time on set. The Buyout pays for the right to use that footage. In German advertising, this is almost always calculated as a percentage of the Day Rate, multiplied by the media type, territory, and duration.