Video Consent Form
A video consent form is the difference between a clean publish and an angry email from someone in the background of your event recording who now wants their face blurred out, retroactively, on a video that has 47,000 views. This template captures consent the right way: written, specific, signed, and stored. The form covers what you'd expect (subject name, contact, project, recording date) and the parts most templates miss: the scope of consent (specific use vs broader, online vs broadcast, geographic territory, duration of use, revocability), parental consent for minors, and a release clause that distinguishes consent (permission to record) from release (permission to use and publish). The legal distinction matters; conflating them is where most DIY forms go sideways. Send the form to your subjects before the shoot via a shareable Formester link, capture e-signatures on any device, and auto-store the signed PDF in your project file. For minors, add a conditional parental consent flow that triggers when the subject is under 18.
About this template
A video consent form is the written, signed agreement where a subject grants permission to be recorded on video and for the recording to be used in a specific way. Two legal concepts live inside it: consent (permission to record the subject) and release (permission to use and publish the recording). Both should be captured explicitly, with scope language naming what the recording will be used for, for how long, in what geographic territory, and whether the subject can revoke consent later.
The Formester template ships with all the standard fields plus the scope language most basic templates leave out. Customize the use-case clause for your project (corporate marketing video, podcast interview, classroom recording, event capture, social media reel), trigger a parental-consent flow when the subject is under 18, and capture the e-signature on a phone or laptop in under a minute.
Make collecting video consent a breeze with Formester’s Form Builder! Our Video Consent Form Template allows you to quickly and efficiently gather consent for using video footage, whether it’s for marketing, training, or any other purpose that requires permission from participants.
With Free Form Templates, you can easily customize the form to include necessary details such as the type of video content, where it will be used, and how long it will be stored. You can also ask for additional consent for sharing the video across different platforms, like social media or websites, to ensure full transparency.
To ensure secure submissions, take advantage of the Electronic Signature feature. This lets participants sign the form electronically, giving you a legally binding consent without needing paper documents.
Need to collect more than just signatures? Use File Upload Forms to allow participants to submit identification or other supporting documents along with their consent form. This keeps everything in one place and reduces the back-and-forth communication.
Once a participant submits their consent, you can instantly send them a confirmation using the Autoresponder Email. This feature ensures that everyone receives an acknowledgment of their submission right away.
With Export Form Submission PDF, you can download and store all completed forms securely, making it easy to keep track of who has given consent and when.
Formester’s Video Consent Form Template streamlines the process of obtaining permission, ensuring you stay compliant and organized. Start using Formester today to manage video consent forms with ease and professionalism!
