Our services
The details that keep productions moving
Stylus Solutions is your comprehensive solution for all matters related to Rights and Clearances. Our professional clearance services encompass a diverse spectrum, including digital media, motion pictures, television programs, sample clearances, video games, and advertising agencies.
Pre-Production Clearance Consulting
We support productions early in the process through script review and pre-production clearance consulting. By identifying clearance considerations upfront, we help inform budgeting, assess risk, and guide creative decisions before production begins.
Early engagement allows teams to plan realistically and avoid costly surprises later in the process.
Music Clearances
We clear master and publishing rights for music used across film, television, advertising, and digital media. Our work includes synchronization licensing, sound recording permissions, split confirmations, and derivative use considerations—across both legacy catalogs and contemporary releases.
Music rights can be complex, often involving layered ownership, multiple stakeholders, and hard-to-locate rights holders. Leveraging deep industry experience and long-standing relationships with labels and publishers, our team conducts thorough ownership research, manages negotiations, and ensures all music is fully cleared, documented, and defensible for distribution.
Footage Research & Licensing
We research, source, and clear footage for use across film, television, awards shows, documentaries, and digital platforms. Our work spans current clips, studio library material, broadcast content, and obscure or historical footage sourced from private collections and lesser-known archives.
When ownership is unclear or fragmented, we specialize in tracing rights, verifying control, negotiating licenses, and documenting usage. Our approach ensures footage is properly cleared and ready for use—without leaving unresolved gaps that could create risk down the line.
Image Licensing
We clear still photography and visual materials for use across film, television, and digital media, including photographs, artwork, ephemera, logos, brands, and other image-based assets.
Our team conducts detailed rights research to identify and locate rights holders, secures photo and material releases, and confirms approved usage terms. From single images to large image sets, we ensure all visual assets are properly licensed, documented, and aligned with the project’s intended distribution.
Talent Name & Likeness Permissions
We clear the rights to feature individuals, names, and likenesses across film, television, and digital media. This includes working directly with talent, representatives, managers, agents, guilds, and—when applicable—estates.
Our process involves rights research, outreach, negotiation, and documentation to ensure permissions and usage terms are clearly defined and properly secured. The result is a fully cleared record of appearances that supports both creative intent and legal compliance.
Guild Reporting
We manage guild and union reporting requirements for SAG-AFTRA, WGA, and DGA productions, including reuse and residual-related documentation.
Our team prepares and delivers accurate reports in accordance with union rules and timelines, helping productions remain compliant while avoiding delays, omissions, or unnecessary follow-up. We work closely with production and post teams to ensure reporting is handled efficiently and correctly.