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A233 New Writer means a Writer who at the time of contracting with a Produceron a Series is not a member of the Guild or of any other affiliated WritersGuild and who has not previously received a screen credit as a contractedwriter. Use of this provision is limited to one new Writer per cycle of aSeries. A New Writer shall be contracted at 50% of the applicable ScriptFee, with no reduction in Production Fee.A234 Non-Certified Budget means the Budget of a production that has nocompletion guarantor or government agency involvement. This Budgetmust be accompanied by a letter signed by the Producer confirming that it isthe final itemized Budget prior to principal photography.A235 Non-Theatrical Distribution means, for the purposes of Article D302(a), thatdistribution of a production other than:i) distribution in cinemas or theatres where an admission is charged ormoney is collected; orii) distribution by electronic means over distances or distribution bysatellite (including Internet); oriii)any retail sale to the general public by cassettes, discs, tapes or anyother compact device for home use.A236 Option means a written agreement to acquire from a Writer specified rightsin Script Material for a specific fee and providing a specified time forexercise of the Option.A237 Other Production means sponsored, industrial and other short filmsincluding audio visual productions, not produced for television.A238 Outline means the scene-by-scene development and structuring in amutually agreed form of a story in screen terms to provide a synopsis orschematic of the Television Script to be written from it, in up to 5,000words per half-hour of broadcast time. When no Story or Screen Story iscontracted separately, the Story or Screen Story shall be deemed to beincluded in the Outline.9