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1. Booking, Fees, and Payment Structure

• Booking Fee: A non-refundable booking fee of 50% of the total quotation is required to secure the videography/photography services for the specified date. No date will be held without a cleared booking fee and a signed contract.

• Balance Settled: The remaining 50% balance is strictly due on or before the day of the wedding.

• Withholding of Deliverables: Under no circumstances will any final videos, teasers, raw footage, or photographic images be delivered, rendered, or previewed to the client until the total balance has been settled in full.

• Payment Details: All electronic electronic transfers (EFT) must be made out to Adam I. Stark. Correct banking details are specified on the official invoice.

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2. Late Payments and Debt Recovery

• Late Interest: In the event of a failure to pay by the stipulated due date, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% will be automatically applied to the outstanding balance, compounded monthly.

• Legal Action & Recovery Costs: If an invoice remains unpaid despite official reminders, A Stark Art reserves the right to initiate legal proceedings or hand the account over to a third-party debt recovery agency. The client explicitly agrees to bear all legal fees, collection commissions, and associated tracing costs on an attorney-and-own-client scale.

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3. Price Variation

• Prices for services and packages are subject to change without prior notice. However, once a contract is signed by both parties and the booking fee is paid, the quoted price is locked and guaranteed. Only current, fully executed contracts will be honoured.

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4. Travel and Transport Logistics

• A complimentary travel radius of 30 km from Wendywood, Johannesburg, 2144 is included in the base package.

• For locations exceeding this 30 km radius, an additional travel surcharge will apply. This rate is calculated using the certified Automobile Association (AA) of South Africa rates applicable for the current year (2026). Clients can reference current baseline metrics at www.aa.co.za.

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5. Delivery Timelines

• Standard Timeline: Due to the meticulous nature of high-end cinematic editing, the initial post-production phase takes approximately 6 to 8 weeks post-wedding.

• Peak Season Timeline: Depending on the peak wedding season, complexity of the event, length of speeches, multi-camera synchronization, and specific music licensing, final delivery can take a minimum of 3 months up to a maximum of 4 to 5 months. A Stark Art prioritizes quality over speed to ensure a premium final product.

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6. Delivery Formats and Digital Media

• Cloud Delivery: All final high-resolution renders will be shared via a secure Google Drive link. It is the client's responsibility to download and backup these files within 30 days of receipt.

• Physical Media: On explicit request, a hard copy can be supplied on a standard SanDisk 32GB Flash Drive.

• Compatibility: Video files are delivered in standard .MP4 and .MOV formats, optimized for maximum compatibility across mainstream media players, smart TVs, and computers. A Stark Art is not responsible for playback issues caused by outdated client hardware, incompatible third-party software, or un-updated operating systems.

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7. Creative Control and Post-Delivery Revisions

• Creative License: A Stark Art retains ultimate creative and editorial control over the editing style, pacing, music selection, and color grading of the cinematic film.

• Revisions: The final delivered edit constitutes the completed product. Any alteration requests, changes, or re-edits requested by the client after the delivery date will be treated as additional work and billed at A Stark Art's standard hourly editing rate.

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8. Copyright and Promotional Use

• Copyright Ownership: All rights to photographic images and raw/edited video footage created by A Stark Art remain the exclusive intellectual property and © Copyright of A Stark Art.

• Usage License: The client is granted a perpetual, non-exclusive license for personal and social media use only. Under no circumstances may the footage be used for commercial, monetary gain, or promotional purposes by the client or third-party vendors (e.g., venues, dressmakers, planners) without express written consent from A Stark Art.

• Promotional Rights: A Stark Art reserves the right to display any portion of the video or photographic material for professional purposes, including but not limited to: online portfolios, social media marketing, advertising, exhibitions, studio promotions, and industry competitions.

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9. Force Majeure, Limitations of Liability, and Technical Malfunction

• Force Majeure: If A Stark Art is unable to perform the agreed-upon services due to an act of God, fire, casualty, strike, civil unrest, act of terrorism, natural disaster, national rolling blackouts/grid failure, or any other extreme cause beyond the control of both parties, A Stark Art will be released from its obligations and no refund will be due.

• Illness or Incapacity: In the highly unlikely event that A Stark Art cannot attend due to sudden severe illness or emergency, all fees paid by the client will be returned in full. A Stark Art will make reasonable efforts to assist in finding a replacement professional videographer, though a replacement cannot be guaranteed.

• Technical Failure & Data Loss: While professional-grade redundant backup systems are strictly utilized (dual card slots, secure workflows), A Stark Art will not be held liable in the catastrophic event that digital video files, negatives, or audio tracks are lost or corrupted through camera hardware malfunction, structural equipment failure, processing damage, or transit loss without direct fault of the videographer. In such a rare event, liability is strictly limited to a pro-rata refund of fees paid for that specific impacted segment of service.