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MDST 3150: Pre-Production

A. Prentiss
Movie Magic Budgeting
ATL Personnel: Rates Digest 2023

PGA (Producers Guild of America)


Personnel: Producer
Agreement: N/A
Rate: 2-5% of budget Flat (before fringes, insurance, and taxes)

Personnel: Co-Producer
Agreement: N/A
Rate: 1-3% of budget Flat (before fringes, insurance, and taxes)

Personnel: Line Producer


Agreement: N/A
Rate: 1% of budget Flat (before fringes, insurance, and taxes)

WGA (Writers Guild of America)


Personnel: Screenwriter
Agreement: Ultra-Low Budget Side Letter (budget under $1.2m)
Rate: $52,059 Flat
Requirements: Sale/Purchase of Original Screenplay

DGA (Directors Guild of America)


Personnel: Director
Agreement: Level 1 (budget under $2.6m)
Rate: STN (subject to negotiation) Week
Requirements: Rate is weekly, based on 5 days/week with each day calculated at 14 hours. Directors must
be paid for at least the same number of post-production days as they worked principal photography.

Basic Crafts (Teamsters)


Personnel: Casting Director
Agreement: Low-Budget / MoW
Rate: $3500 Week
Requirements: Weekly Rate w/ no OT

Personnel: Casting Associate / Assistant


Agreement: Low-Budget / MoW
Rate: $1000 Week
Requirements: Weekly Rate w/ no OT

SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television & Radio Artists)
Personnel: Actor
Agreement: Theatrical Low-Budget (budget under $2m)
Rate: $703 Day
Requirements: Based on an 8 hour workday 5 days/week
Personnel: Stunt Coordinator
Agreement: Theatrical Low-Budget (budget under $2m)
Rate: $1082 Day
Requirements: Based on an 8 hour workday 5 days/week

Personnel: Stunt Performer


Agreement: Theatrical Low-Budget (budget under $2m)
Rate: $703 Day
Requirements: Based on an 8 hour workday 5 days/week

Calculating Overtime (OT)


0-8hrs: 1x rate
8-12hrs: 1.5x rate
12-14hrs: 2x rate
14+ hrs: 2.5x rate

Other Considerations
Pre-Production / Prep: Paid @ 8-hr rate
Wrap & Post-Production: Paid @ 8-hr rate

Scouts: Paid @ 8-hr rate


Tests: Paid @ 8-hr rate

Rehearsals: Paid @ 8-hr rate


Fittings: Paid @ ½ day rate (4-hrs) if 2hrs or under, paid @ 8-hr rate if over 2hrs
MUA Tests: Paid @ ½ day rate (4-hrs) if 2hrs or under, paid @ 8-hr rate if over 2hrs

Travel: Paid @ 8-hr rate


Hold Days: Paid @ 8-hr rate

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