When a film or TV production shoots unit stills, the talent in those images usually have a contractual right to review and approve how they appear. Getting that right — across hundreds or thousands of frames, multiple cast members and tight publicity deadlines — is what talent image approvals are all about.
These guides explain how the process works in practice: what kill rights are, how solo and group approval percentages are typically negotiated, and the step-by-step workflow that takes a shoot from camera to a clean set of approved, deliverable stills.