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How many hours a day do filmmakers work?
Film sets are run on 12-hour work days, and six-day work weeks. All of this would be acceptable if work days didn’t go over schedule, and there’s an inherent assumption that overtime is a given. A 14-16 hour work day isn’t an unusual day for the crew of a feature film.
How does film production work?
The producer is the money person who buys the scripts, hires the director, actors and crew and organises the making and selling of the film. The producer is usually employed by a production company. Once the producer has a cast of known actors, you can create a sales package, that is, a script with a confirmed cast.
What are the must have qualities of a PA Why are they so important on a film set?
PAs have to be flexible, adaptable, and skilled in many areas. A PA might be asked to handle film equipment, run errands (sorry, coffee runs are very much not out of the question), facilitate communication between departments, do basic office duties like printing and copying, or coordinate extras (or “background”).
How long do film crews work?
12-hour workdays are pretty standard in the film industry—or are supposed to be—and for those just starting out, working long hours is often considered a source of pride, or at the very least, bragging rights.
What does a film PA do?
A production assistant works on television, movie or theater sets to support the producer or director. They get the cast, crew and set ready for each day’s shoot. They help clearly communicate instructions from the director to the cast and crew.
How many hours should a crew member work on a film?
What the inexperienced crew member might not realize is that labor laws dictate that for the first 8 hours of a shoot, she’s supposed to be paid straight time, or for the first 40 hours she works in a week. But after those set hours, she’s owed time and a half (1.5 times her regular hourly rate), for up to 12 hours in a work day.
What happens if my production stops filming after 4 hours?
That is, if your production stops filming on a particular day after 4 hours, you still owe them 8 hours in pay. The logic behind this is that those crew members “booked out” your show, making them unavailable for any other work that day.
How long does it take to shoot a movie?
That being said, if you’re going long every single day of your shoot, don’t expect your crew, even an inexperienced crew, to stay on the show. A good rule of thumb is to budget your shooting days to go at least 12 hours, no matter what, especially on independent films.
Should you pay your film crew the same rate?
On a small film, it might benefit your production to pay everybody the same flat rate, and not worry about time and a half or double time, but that should only be if you’ve got a fairly cohesive group of people working on your film to begin with, and probably only if your crew is made of up largely inexperienced people.