Keith Relkin

Current

Rights and Clearance Supervisor at Various Studios

Past

Rights and Clearance Supervisor at The Walt Disney Company
Clearance Supervisor at Game Show Marathon - ABC
An Inconvenient Truth at Renewable Films

Clearance Supervisor at Tyra Banks Show
Clearance Supervisor / Segment Producer at Switched! on ABC Family (Evolution Film & Tape)
Clearance Supervisor at VH1
Clearance Supervisor at Dick Clark Productions

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Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Recommended

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Connections

96 connections

Industry

Entertainment

Websites

Keith Relkin’s Summary

• Clearance Budgets
• Footage and Photography Research and Clearances
• Talent Negotiation and Talent Clearance
• Coordination with Guilds
• Payroll Management
• Contract Drafting Services
• Music Clearance
• Access to Complete Production Music Libraries for Every Need
• Strategies to Save Money, Locate Alternatives and Bring Projects in On-Budget

Keywords:
rights clearance, intellectual property rights, talent clearance, talent release, talent permission, copyright clearance, licensing, trademark, music clearance, recording rights, sync rights, literary rights, stock footage, film footage, footage research, archival footage, stock photo, celebrity photo, film clip, still photo, archival photo, film licensing, photo licensing, film archive, photo archive, film library,news footage, documentaries, royalty-free music, music library, reality TV, intellectual property rights, performance rights, music rights

Keith Relkin’s Specialties:

Third Party Licensing (i.e. licensees using TV or motion picture footage/images in games/merchandise), Talent Clearances, SAG/AFTRA/WGA/DGA issues. All things Disney.

Keith Relkin’s Experience

Rights and Clearance Supervisor

Various Studios

(Entertainment industry)

1993 — Present (16 years )

I am currently consulting for some of the major studios and their licensees with respect to using footage in video games, interactive products and toys. A full list of clients is available at my website, www.RightsCameraAction.net.
Rights and Clearance Supervisor

The Walt Disney Company

(Public Company; DIS; Information Technology and Services industry)

1993 — 2009 (16 years )

Worked on projects for Pictures and TV, Disney Interactive, Consumer Products and Buena Vista Home Entertainment - including various clips shows, commercial tie-ins, interactive games, home video releases, and theme park productions. Lots of guild-related experience, talent clearances.
Clearance Supervisor

Game Show Marathon - ABC

(Entertainment industry)

2006 — 2006 (less than a year)
An Inconvenient Truth

Renewable Films

(Entertainment industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

Researcher
Clearance Supervisor

Tyra Banks Show

(Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
Clearance Supervisor / Segment Producer

Switched! on ABC Family (Evolution Film & Tape)

(Entertainment industry)

2004 — 2005 (1 year )
Clearance Supervisor

VH1

(Public Company; Entertainment industry)

1997 — 1997 (less than a year)
Clearance Supervisor

Dick Clark Productions

(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)

1995 — 1996 (1 year )

Keith Relkin’s Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

1974 — 1978

Additional Information

Keith Relkin’s Websites:

Keith Relkin’s Groups:

Member of Clear, Inc.

International TV Professionals
Disney Alumni Association
The Walt Disney Company Alumni Group
IPTV Internet Video Broadcast
Film TV Professionals
Disney
Music and Entertainment Professionals
Alternative and Reality Television Professionals
Music Publishing And Licensing
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Crew
Broadcast Business Affairs
Post Production Professionals
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