Film production 2.0 Flashcards
W-4 wage and deduction form, I.R.S. I-9 form (contract/tax exempt), Basic time cards, proof of citizenship / I.D. form are examples of what?
Payroll company documents.
Mileage (personal vehicle) Work clothes Work shoes Meals (unreimbursed) Entertainment expenses (%) Hand tools Large tools and equipment equipment trailers Movie tickets Books (Professional Library) Cell phone bill (%) Home office (&) Travel expenses (unreimbursed %) Tolls Fuel / or Fleet Maintenance Union / Membership dues Tax preparation. - are examples of what?
Tax deductions
_______ mission is to “assure safe and healthy working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance”. The agency is also charged with enforcing a variety of whistleblower statutes and regulations.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
There are typically three (3) types of locations:
Practical locations - these are actual places like commercial buildings, banks, schools, libraries, bridges, stadiums, parking garages, warehouses, etc.
- Studio back lots - like those at Warner Bros., WB,Universal Studios, 21st. Century Fox, Paramountand CBS Radford Studios.
- Sound stages - as available from the above listedstudio companies, additionally from MGM, L.A.Center Studios, The Lot, Hermosa BeachStudios,Sunset Gower Studios, and Sony Pictures Studios.
The first scout to take place, during pre-production, is the pre- luminary scout, or the ________.
Directors scout.
Typically, this envoy will consist of the ________, Producer, the _______, the Transportation Coordinator or one of his Captains, and perhaps a stand-in or two.
Director and the cinematographer.
__________ are requisition requests made by department heads, that require money to be approved, and allocated to the budget for any departmental expenditures outside any preapproved spending.
Purchase orders or P.O.’s
Individuals comprising the financial core (Producers, Bondsmen) •Individuals comprising the Management of the production (UPM, AD’s) •The Director and Director’s staff•Creative individuals like the Production Designer, Art Director, Writers, and Composers •In most cases the Cinematographer is above the line, if a film is union organized(These individuals have agent negotiated contracts. There are DP’s who work for scale.)
Above the line echelon of hire.
NOT producer, UPM, AD, directors, cinematographers, etc. These individuals are hired under the condition of weekly hires (salaried), or daily hires (day players)
Below the line echelon of hire.
Two states of hire on a production:
Contracted
•Above the line workers represented by Guilds, or Agency contracts •Below the line workers represented by Labor Unions, or Loan-Out agencies
Non-Contracted
• Above the line workers typically negotiate individual contracts •Below the line workers are subject to rates pre-arranged by the Producers
_____________ serve the interests of the workers, while also seeking to fill the needs of the producers, without breaking their budgets.
Labor Unions
The ____________ is also responsible for hiring the members of his own camera department including special operators for aerials, steadicam, and crane operation.
Cinematographer
The Cinematographer will typically hire their choices for Chief _________ Technician (gaffer), and _____ Grip. These positions, in turn, will hire all the remaining people necessary to flesh out the technical staff including on-set and off- production rigging crews.
Lighting
key
Once the ________ have hired their Director, and he/she has chosen their Cinematographer, then begins the process of filling all the jobs on the roster of a film production.
Producers
The _______ will likely hire the Production Designer. That individual is the head of the entire Art Department. The PD will then choose an ________, who will assemble the crews providing construction, paint, decorating, props, set decorating, and shop labor.
Producer
Art director
