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Photographic / Videos / Commercials

Music and Corporate Videos:
Voice-overs:
Promotion Staff/Marketing Stunts:

Fees to be negotiated

Featured artistes in commercials:
Equity Contract rates:

Please contact Equity for current rates or
advice on: 020 7379 6000

Photographic
Hourly Rate:	£100 Minimum 2 hours.
Day Rate (8 hours):	£750
Half-day rate (4 hours): (Press is incorporated into the hourly fee)	£400
UK usage all media:	Negotiable
Worldwide all media:	Negotiable
Posters
48 sheet (hoardings):	£1000
Adshel (bus-stops):	£700
Point of sale:	£200 i.e. 200% of hourly rate
	2nd & Subsequent years add 10% onto original fee e.g. Adshel 2nd year would be £700 + £70 = £770 Adshel 3rd Year would be £770 + £77 = £847
Internet Use:	Often included in press/hourly fee but to be discussed.

Note: a 20% Agency Fee is added to all fees and usage. Please see Terms and Conditions.

The FAA/PACT Agreement is for Background Artistes on PACT UK Film and TV as 1/04/2009

Day rate
Based upon a 9 hour stipulated period inc meal break, between 7am and 10pm (before 7am night time overtime will apply. After 10pm Night time overtime will apply - Unless called as a nightshoot)

Standard day rate	Amount
Basic day rate	£79.59
Derigging- first half hour of signing off	£4.97
Half hour overtime rate	£7.46
Public holiday rate	£119.42
Public holiday half hour overtime rate	£11.19
Holiday pay	£8.57

Night rate
Based upon a 9 hour stipulated period inc meal break, scheduled to extend beyond midnight or to commence before 4am.

Standard night rate	Amount
Basic day rate	£99.47
Derigging- first half hour of signing off	£6.22
Half hour overtime rate	£9.33
Public holiday rate	£149.22
Public holiday half hour overtime rate	£13.99
Holiday pay	£10.71

Based on any seven continuous hours (without a meal break) After seven hours overtime will apply. Applies up to 10pm. After 10pm night time overtime is applicable. Unless called as a continuous working night.

Continuous working day	Amount
Basic day rate	£79.59
Derigging- first half hour of signing off	£4.97
Half hour overtime rate	£7.46
Public holiday rate	£119.42
Public holiday half hour overtime rate	£11.19
Holiday pay	£8.57
Public holiday rate	£74.63
Public holiday overtime (quarter hour)	£11.19
Holiday pay	£4.97

Supplementary performance fees

Category	Amount
Category A : Fire gun	£18.00
Category B : Swim : Drive : Dance : Stills : Minimal dialogue	£24.00
Category C : Horse Ride : PSV : HGV : Special Reaction	£29.00
Category D : Dialogue	£48.00

Supplementary service fees

Category	Amount
Category Alpha : Per Change of Clothes Inclement Weather	£12.00
Category Beta : Doubling : Special Clothes : Wetting Down	£18.00
Category Gamma : Haircut : Supply Car/Dog/Cycle	£29.00
Category Delta : Look-a-like double : Stand-in	£48.00
Broken Lunch : 6hrs from Call-time or the completion of the last meal break, whichever is the later	£14.92
2nd broken meal : After 13hrs from Call-time	£14.92

Travel Allowance

Rate	Amount per call
Calls at Ealing, Elstree, Pinewood, Shepperton, Twickenham or any other studio/base/location with TFL Zones 1 – 3	£8.00
Calls at Bray, Longcross and Leavesden Studios	£11.80
Calls at any other studio/base/location beyond TFL Zones 3 and within 40 miles of Charing Cross	£13.80
In addition to the above travel. Calls at or before 06.00 hours	£13.13
Attendance Fees in a non-performing capacity	Amount
Rate for up to Four Hours	£33.00
Rate for more than Four Hours	Full Standard Day
Meal Allowances	Amount
Breakfast	£4.03
Lunch	£6.71
Supper	£9.41

The BBC Equity Agreement
Rate of pay for Artists	Standard Day	Overtime Day	Standard Night*	Overtime Night
Supporting Artiste	£83.80	£12.80	£91.85	£15.80
S/A Holiday pay	£6.50
Supporting Artist is not required to give individual characterisation in a role or to speak dialogue beyond crowd noise or reaction.
Walk-On Artiste	£103.60	£15.80	£125.35	£21.15
W/O Holiday Pay	£8.00
Rehearsal	£83.80		£91.85
Walk-on Artist is not required to give individual characterisation in a role but may be required to impersonate an identifiable individual, to accept individual direction and to speak a few unimportant (unscripted) words where the precise words spoken do not matter.
Extra Payments
Auditions £17.60	Haircut Very Short £24.50	Special Skills/Driving £39.85	Car for filming Negotiable
Auditions £17.60	Evening Wear or Uniform £23.40	Second or more contemporary outfit £11.15 (per outfit per day)	Costume/Makeup Fittings £45.35 max 8 hrs or £24.35 max 4 hrs
Hours of work are eight out of nine hours a day (nine and a half hours on location, if travel time is being paid)
* Night work is work scheduled either to extend beyond midnight or to begin between 10pm and 7am. Daywork which extends unforeseen into work after 12.15am will be paid at night overtime. Multi-episodic when more than one programme is recorded in the day – additional 50 per cent of the recording fee. Repeat fees Walk-on Artist – 100 per cent of recording fee per repeat transmission on UK terrestrial television. But 50% if repeated within one week of transmission. This applies to repeats of serials/series. Extract fee (up to one minute) £21.15 Extract fee (one to four minutes) £42.00 Opening/closing sequences £86.35 (£86.35 for each block of 13 episodes)
TRAVEL - This is down to the production although there are some loose rules about being paid to nearest BBC studio.
Children
SCHOOL AGE UP UNTIL 16TH BIRTHDAY £31		BELOW SCHOOL AGE £16	CHAPERONE FEE IF A PARENT £46.15	LICENCED CHAPERONES £75
There is no overtime as children are not meant to be on set for longer than 9 hours.

The ITV Equity Agreement
Rate of pay for artists	Standard Day	Overtime Day	Standard Night	Overtime Night
Walk-On 1 Background	£69.54	£12.48	£104.31	£18.72
W/O 1 Holiday pay	£5.80		£8.70
Calls with over 40 W/O 1s	£59.67	£10.71		£18.72
O/40 Holiday pay	£4.97
Walk-On 2 Non Speaking	£90.08	£16.18	£135.12	£24.24
W/O 2 Holiday pay	£7.51		£8.90
Walk-On 3 Speaking	£107.22	£19.23	£160.83	£29.85
W/O 3 Holiday pay	£8.93
Extra Payments	Short Haircut £10.25	Special Skills £34.43	Car for filming Negotiable	Multi Episodes 50% of Fee per Day
Extra Payments	Second Outfit £7.21	Evening or Special Clothing £24.71	Costume/Makeup Fittings £47.13 max 8 hrs or £23.56 max 4 hrs
Working Day: 8 Hours work spread over 9 Hours. Overtime is paid 1½ times hourly rate. Nightwork is paid 1½ times the day rate until 7am.

Special Production Rate
RATES OF PAY FOR CEMETERY JUNCTION
DAY CALLS AND SPLIT DAYS LONDON WITHIN M25	£125 + £8 travel (Day Call London for a 13 hour day. This includes holiday pay (overtime paid at £12 per hour or part hour) £12 travel (Outside M25)
COSTUME FITTINGS	£22 + £8 travel (Fitting Fee to include a hair cut if necessary)

Commercials
Standard Rate for Background	£89.60
Standard Day 10 hours - Overtime paid 1/5th daily rate per hour or part hour. Walk-On, Feature & Buyout payments are variable.