| MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION FILM |
| Expires February 15, 2005 |
| Wages: |
| Basic 3-hour session (4% vacation pay included): |
| Per Sidemusician |
Scale |
Per 15 minutes overtime |
| Schedule A: 35 or more musicians
|
261.93
|
21.83 |
| Schedule B: 30 to 34 musicians |
275.02 |
22.92 |
| Schedule C: 24 to 29 musicians |
288.11 |
24.04 |
| Schedule D: 23 musicians or less |
301.26 |
25.11 |
|
| General Provisions for Recording
Musicians: |
| Hold Hour -The musician may be held for one hour beyond a single (3 hour) session or a guaranteed longer call (including a double session). Payment for work done during this hold hour is at the straight time prorated in 15 minute units, except for double sessions (or guaranteed calls longer than a double session.) In these cases, any recording in excess of 6 hours within an 8 hour time span pays at 120%, prorated in 15 minute units. Regardless of the length of the original call, all recording beyond the hold hour, or recording beyond the 8 hour time span, is paid a 150% of the straight time rate prorated in 15 minute units. |
| Rest Periods - 10 minutes per hour, or two 15-minute
rest periods within a three hour session. At no time is a musician
required to perform for more than 90 consecutive minutes on the stand. |
| Minutes of Music (TV Film only) - On the average,
no more than 5 minutes of music per hour shall be recorded. |
| Meal Penalty - A one-hour meal period shall
be given after no more than 6 hours of work. The penalty for delayed
meals is the hourly straight time rate for the length of the delay,
but not less than one-half hour. |
| Doubling - 50% of basic scale for the first
double, 20% of basic scale for each additional double thereafter.
Earned doubles must be indicated in the part or authorized by the
contractor or leader. In calculating doubles, the rate may not be
less than the doubling rate for 3 hours regardless of the length of
a call or the division of a double session (i.e., the instrument that
you start on remains your primary instrument for the entire session,
even if it is only played during the first segment of a double session). |
| Cartage - (if transported by the musician) -
$30.00 for Harp; $12.00 for String Bass, Cello, Tuba, Contra Bass
Trombone, Baritone Horn, Bass Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, contra
bass clarinet, Contra Bassoon, Accordion, Drums, all heavy or bulky
amplifiers. |
| Pre-Recording - For feature films only, when
music recorded under this agreement is used at pre-production rehearsals
a one-time-only payment of 10% of straight time scale wages is paid
to each musician for the period of time the music was recorded. |
| Cancellations - A call for underscoring may
be canceled no less than 96 hours before the session. A call for pre-recording
may be canceled no less than 48 hours before the session. |
| Pension - 10% of scale wages |
| Health & Welfare -
The current cost per day for rehearsal or session musicians (regardless of the number of sessions in the day) is $17.94. Musicians involved in music preparation receive credit based on a page rate formula (see the rates in our music prep tab). For Los Angeles area musicians, these contributions are made directly to the Motion Picture Industry Health Plan. 600 hours is required during a 6 month period to qualify for the first time. Subsequently, 300 hours is required during each 6-month qualifying period to maintain coverage. Hours earned in excess of 300 are credited to your bank of hours, up to a maximum of 450 banked hours, which can be drawn upon to maintain eligibility. If you should become ineligible, your eligibility will be reviewed monthly in order that you might re-qualify. Thereafter, your eligibility will only be reviewed when your current benefits are set to expire. |
|
| Electronic Multi-Tracking |
| The following new
rates and conditions shall apply for the use of phonograph records
in motion pictures and television films (including episodic television):
|
| Scale (per hour) |
Overtime (15 minutes) |
| 314.58 |
78.65 |
| 275.29 |
68.82 |
|
| Low-Budget Films: |
| (a) |
This agreement shall apply only
to theatrical motion pictures whose final cost initially is estimated
to be no more than $27 million dollars (29.5 million in 2004). |
| (b) |
Long-Form Motion Pictures produced
for Basic Cable, Pay Television, Television Motion Pictures (including
"Movies of the Week") budgeted at: $2,500,000 (per program
hour). These numbers will to go 2.575 million in 2003 and 2.652
million in 2004. |
| (c) |
Motion Pictures initially released
to Videocassette and Long-Form Television Motion Pictures made for
Pay Television budgeted at more than the amounts in (2) above will
be subject to the Low-Budget provisions on a case by case basis |
| Basic Scale (4% vacation pay does not apply) |
| Per 3 hour session |
174.44 |
| Low-Budget Electronic
Multi-Tracking
(per musician per hour) |
| Electronic Multi-Tracking (1 musician) |
219.65 |
| 2 or more musicians employed under
EMT Rates |
193.83 |
|
| Pension and Health
& Welfare payments are the same as the full budget basic Agreement |
|
| Soundtrack Albums released in conjunction with a motion picture |
| 1. |
If musicians are credited (using the new sideletter
to the Agreement) 25% of Phonograph scale wages at the time the record
is released. This rate is valid up to 25.000 records. If the musicians
are not credited, payment is 50% of Phonograph scale. |
| 2. |
An additional 50% upon sales in excess of 50,000
records. |
| 3. |
Additional 20% upon sales in excess of 100,000
records. |
|
| Scoring Hours (TV Film) |
| (a) |
Add a new provision for 1/2 hour
non-dramatic shows only that will allow the use of phonograph records
(upon the appropriate payment) to be credited against scoring hours,
calculated at 3 scoring hours for each phonograph record so utilized. |
| (b) |
Reduce the number of scoring hours
required for thirteen 1/2 hour dramatic shows from 21 hours to 15
hours. |
|
| Festival Films |
| Please contact Chris Milner @ 213-251-4510 x202 cmilner@afm.org |
| Video Games |
| Please contact Chris Milner @ 213-251-4510 x202 cmilner@afm.org |
| Industrial Film Agreement |
| Basic Scales |
2/16/04 |
| Regular Session (2 hour minimum
call) |
189.70 |
| Each 15 minutes or fraction thereof
of overtime immediately following a Regular Session |
23.71 |
| Contractor |
Required if there are 10 or more
musicians |
200% |
| Leader |
Or only musician called to play
on Session |
| Premium Times |
8:00 pm - Midnight |
120% |
| After Midnight |
200% |
| Premium Days |
Saturdays, Sundays, New Year's
Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas Day |
200% |
| Doubling |
First Double |
50% |
| Each Additional double |
20% |
| Pension Contributions |
% of scale earnings (paid to the
AFM-EP Fund) |
10% |
| H&W Contributions |
for each original service (paid
to the Local 47 H&W Fund) |
20.00 |
|
