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CREW RATE SHEET
Non-Union Rates
Few productions, save feature films and national commercials, require all the Job Roles expressed below and depending on your actual production needs, other roles, not listed below, may have to be added, as needed.
The day rates listed below are for reference only to give you some idea of what could be charged. However, we can negotiate based on your budget and needs from us. We determined these rates by decades of actual production time and researching both union and non-union rates for an average $1M budget feature film based on an 8 to11 hour workday (if 11 hours, that is, actually a 12 hour day, less the standard breaks of 30 minutes to 1 hour for meals, generally.
Above the Line Production Crew Rates
Above the line crew members are involved in the creative development of your production.
Director's and Producer's rates are highly negotiable and receive between 2 to 5% of the production's overall budget.
Above the Line Job Roles:
Producers* - 2-5% of the production's overall budget.
Directors* - 2-5% of the production's overall budget
Director of Photography - $700 – $1000/day
Production Designer - $500 – $700/day
Key * = rates are highly negotiable
Below the Line Production Crew Rates
Below the line crew members are responsible for the day-to-day filmmaking involved for your Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production tasks. Here is a partial list of Job Roles and a quick breakdown of day rates per department. Other job roles may be required depending on your type of production.
JOB ROLES - Day Rates, per Department:
Production Management Department Job Roles:
Production Manager - $430 /day
Production Coordinator - $433
Production Secretary - $208
Runner - $170
Casting Department Job Roles:
Casting Director - $307 / day
Casting Assistant - $170
Location Department Job Roles:
Location Manager - $450 /day
Unit Manager - $401
Location Scout - $247
AD Department Job Roles:
1st Assistant Director - $337 /day
2nd Assistant Director - $274
3rd Assistant Director - $255
Art Department Job Roles:
Set Designer - $441 /day
Set Decorator - $400
Art Director - $487
Standby Props - $354
Art Assistant - $180
Costume Department Job Roles:
Key Costumer - $325 - $437 /day
Costume Designer - $395
Custom Made Costumer - $293 - $395
Costume Supervisor - $365
Costume Standby - $342
Costumer - $262 - 377
Hair and Makeup Department Job Roles:
Hair/Makeup Designer - $433 /day
Hair/Makeup Artist - $387
Camera Department Job Roles:
Camera Operator - $570 - &630 /day
1st Assistant Camera - $535
2nd Assistant Camera - $293 -$420
Focus Puller - $325 - $548
DIT - $427 - $630
Digital Utility - $263 -$378
Script Supervisor - $418
Still Photographer - $570- $630
Camera Utility - $325 - $437
Grip Department Job Roles:
Key Grip - $433 /day
Best Boy Grip - $387
Lighting Department Job Role:
Gaffer - $570 / day
Best Boy Gaffer - $506
Sound Department Job Roles:
Sound Designer - $564 /day
Boom Operator - $473
Sound Assistant - $354
Post-Production Job Roles:
Editor - $478 /day
1st Assistant Editor - $353
What we consider when calculating daily rates:
1. Are you a member of or affiliated with a union, or non-union?
2. What’s the production type? e.g Film, TV, Interview, PSA, Commercial, Documentary, Political, Indie, etc...
3. What’s the production location(s); how many locations? How far are drive times?
4. What tier does the budget fall under? Tiers/Budgeted productions, like: 1-7 mil? 8-11 mil, 12-25 mil, 26-100+ mil ?
5. What is the length of the shoot day: 6, 8 10, 12+ hours?
6. Where, When, How Long, and in What City(ies) will the production take place?
Wrapping Up Production Crew Rates
To sum up, it can be difficult to calculate the exact rates for any production crew - film or video - as they can vary greatly for each production - small or large. It would be nice if we all got paid the same rate all of the time, but that’s just not the case. Usually, producers, production companies and crew have to negotiate back and forth before they come to an mutual agreement.
Also, remember, as DRP, as a full service production company, we are usually expected to provide our own staff and production kits: such as crew, support staff, camera, dolly, booms, rigs, electrical, audio, and grips, etc. Hence, your full service production company, which will incur extra charges for the necessary staff and/or rental equipment required, unless a package dea is requested. For standard equipment rates, you should provide us with what your production requires for a more accurate quote. All quotes are estimated and may change based on actual production per day needs.
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