David Buick
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Can't you hire a young composer - perhaps a college or grad school student - who might be interested in doing this for a relatively small fee + a credit on the project?

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No - Monopoly is trade-marked so you don't have the right to use that. It doesn't matter that you don't expect to make money on it.

I doubt it will create any really problems for you. But as a rule of thumb, the FIRST thing you do is have all of the actors and crew sign releases, before anything is shot and recorded. Anyone who won't sign, isn't in the movie. If you still need her to record audio, you're probably stuck and don't have a lot of leverage. Just make sure you're never in that...

Welcome to Filmmaker Forum! Beginning directors may not get paid at all, especially for directing a short film. The ones at the top, of course, make many millions of dollars. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) sets pay rates for their members, which you can see here: https://www.dga.org/Contracts/Rates-2018-to-2019.aspx But many low budget movies are...

If the titles are burned into the film, I don't think it can be done.

A screenwriter should not comment on where/how credits should be placed. That's a job for the director, with the help of the editor.

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