Camera Branch Rate Card
Notes on rates
1. Under the current TV Drama and Major Motion picture agreements, shooting hours, preparation and wrap time should be specified in a deal memo in advance of the engagement.
2. If you are invited to offer your own terms, there’s no reason why you (or your agent) can’t issue your own deal memo to the production – especially if it is to summarise a verbal agreement.
3. The numbers given are for shooting hours. Where prep and wrap time is specified in the deal memo, adjust the rate to cover this additional time.
4. Crew are advised to keep labour rates separate from other charges such as equipment hire and box rates (a fee for your tool kit). If you do a deal, we advise you to maintain the labour rate on the invoice and discount the equipment.
5. Prep and Wrap time (P&W) that is normal to your grade (and noted on the deal memo) does not count as overtime (even when occurring after shooting overtime hours), but P&W time that is not normal to your grade, and is in excess of that norm, is extra work that needs to be paid for as overtime. Check the Camera Branch website for details of what is expected and what is not.
6. Where there is confusion about timings for overtime or other items, the branch advises that the crew reach a consensus to present to production.
7. If there are differing interpretations of the terms of the agreement, contact the branch for clarification.
8. Members are encouraged to send data about rates, hours and other information to our rate survey via our website.
Updates & more information at: http://www.camerabranch.org.uk
21/09/19
Page 1 TV Motion Motion Major Drama TV Drama TV Feature Commercials Pictures Pictures Motion below £850k- Drama Film (weekdays) £4m- £15m- Picture £850k £3m p/h £3m p/h £1m-4m see APA card £15m £30m (£30m+) p/h
Cinematographer Ind Neg. Ind Neg. Ind Neg. Ind Neg. Ind Neg. Ind Neg. Ind Neg. Ind Neg. Camera Operator Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 43 43 51 43 52 62 62 52 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 82 82 82 82 65 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 430 432 515 432 519 617 617 520 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 495 497 592 497 596 710 710 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 2152 2161 2573 2161 2593 3087 3087 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 2367 2377 2830 2377 2852 3396 3396
Steadicam Operator (Labour only) Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 62 62 62 62 67 72 77 82 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 82 82 82 82 82 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 617 617 617 617 669 720 772 824 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 710 710 710 710 769 828 888 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 3087 3087 3087 3087 3345 3602 3859 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 3396 3396 3396 3396 3679 3962 4245
Unit Stills Photographer (kit inc.) Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 31 46 67 46 51 154 206 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 82 82 82 82 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 309 463 669 463 515 1544 2058 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 355 533 769 533 592 1775 2367 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1544 2316 3345 2316 2573 7718 10290 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1698 2547 3679 2547 2830 8489 11319
Script Supervisor Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 33 34 39 33 41 43 43 45 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 65 82 82 82 57 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 327 340 391 327 412 432 432 454 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 377 391 450 377 473 497 497 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1637 1698 1955 1637 2058 2161 2161 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1801 1868 2151 1801 2264 2377 2377
Focus Puller/1st AC Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 33 34 39 33 41 43 43 45 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 65 82 82 82 57 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 327 340 391 327 412 432 432 454 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 377 391 450 377 473 497 497 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1637 1698 1955 1637 2058 2161 2161 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1801 1868 2151 1801 2264 2377 2377
DIT (Digital Imaging Technician) Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 29 31 30 29 36 41 41 42 Camera Overtime 43 46 45 58 72 82 82 52 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 288 309 299 288 360 412 412 418 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 331 355 344 331 414 473 473 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1441 1544 1497 1441 1801 2058 2058 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1585 1698 1647 1585 1981 2264 2264 TV low Motion Motion Major TV Feature Commercials budget TV £3m Pictures Pictures Motion £850k- Film (weekdays) (below per hour £4m- £15- Picture £3m p/h £1m-4m see APA card £850ph £15m £30m (£30m)
Stereographer Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 33 34 39 33 41 43 43 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 65 82 82 82 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 327 340 391 327 412 432 432 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 377 391 450 377 473 497 497 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1637 1698 1955 1637 2058 2161 2161 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1801 1868 2151 1801 2264 2377 2377
Stereo Focus Puller Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 33 34 39 33 41 43 43 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 65 82 82 82 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 327 340 391 327 412 432 432 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 377 391 450 377 473 497 497 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1637 1698 1955 1637 2058 2161 2161 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1801 1868 2151 1801 2264 2377 2377
Senior Video Playback Operator Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) n/a n/a 26 n/a n/a 33 33 36 Camera Overtime 39 66 66 53 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 257 329 329 355 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 296 379 379 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1287 1647 1647 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1415 1811 1811
Convergence Puller Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 33 34 39 33 41 43 43 Camera Overtime 45 45 45 65 82 82 82 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 327 340 391 327 412 432 432 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 377 391 450 377 473 497 497 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1637 1698 1955 1637 2058 2161 2161 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1801 1868 2151 1801 2264 2377 2377
Specialist Rig Technician Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 103 Camera Overtime 45 0 0 0 0 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 0 1029 0 0 0 0 0 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 0 1183 0 0 0 0 0 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 0 5145 0 0 0 0 0 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 0 5660 0 0 0 0 0
Clapper Loader/2nd AC Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 25 26 31 25 33 33 33 36 Camera Overtime 37 39 46 49 65 65 65 53 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 247 257 309 247 327 327 327 355 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 284 296 355 284 377 377 377 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1235 1287 1544 1235 1637 1637 1637 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1359 1415 1698 1359 1801 1801 1801 TV low Motion Motion Major TV Feature Commercials budget TV £3m Pictures Pictures Motion £850k- Film (weekdays) (below per hour £4m- £15- Picture £3m p/h £1m-4m see APA card £850ph £15m £30m (£30m)
DIT Assistant Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 26 26 Camera Overtime 52 52 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 262 262 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 301 301 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1310 1310 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1440 1440
Video Playback Operator Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) n/a n/a 21 21 21 26 26 32 Camera Overtime 35 41 41 51 51 48 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 206 206 206 257 257 319 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 237 237 237 296 296 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 1029 1029 1029 1287 1287 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 1132 1132 1132 1415 1415
Data Wrangler Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) n/a n/a 15 15 15 21 21 Camera Overtime 35 31 31 41 41 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 154 154 154 206 206 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 178 178 178 237 237 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 772 772 772 1029 1029 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 849 849 849 1132 1132
Script Supervisor's Assistant Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 Camera Overtime 35 35 35 29 29 31 31 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 144 144 144 144 144 154 154 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 166 166 166 166 166 178 178 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 721 721 721 721 721 772 772 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 793 793 793 793 793 849 849
Camera Trainee Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Inc hols Hour - base rate (1T) 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 19 Camera Overtime 35 35 35 25 25 25 25 29 10 hr day (10 + 1hr Lunch) 130 130 130 130 130 130 130 193 11 hr day (11 + 1hr Lunch) 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 50 hr week (5 x 10hr) 650 650 650 650 650 650 650 55 hr week (5 x 11hr or 5.5 x 10hr) 715 715 715 715 715 715 715