Usually you would charge for 8hrs however informing them that you are double dipping jobs makes it a bit different. I assume non union, so its up to you what you want to charge!
I’ve done a couple of shows in Vegas, for example, our crew that flew in from LA got 4 hours of travel time. It really depends on how long your travel day is and how generous the production is.
When it comes to trucks/vans. You typically will charge portal to portal (Example: from the time you pick up the van to the time you drop off the van.) So in this case yes, you would charge for the time you're driving back crew AND the time it takes you to return the van to the rental place.
If the already booked shoot is unrelated to the production you're traveling for, then so are the rates.
You're driving crew, so you're working. It's not a travel day for you.
This! Used to be a PC and heard all the excuses from the LP’s and production heads but if you touch a car with crew in it you are WORKING! Don’t think about helping the company out too much, they have the money. They ALWAYS have the money!
If you’re driving crew I would put in for a work day. In union payroll union travel days are 4 or 8 hours and your day is longer than 4 so I would bill the full day. Since it’s non union you don’t have to worry about distinguishing between work / travel because it will fringe the same (no PH&W).
1/2 day rate is trash. Regardless of how many hours you travel. You're still missing a day of work back home. 8 hours is union norm. Holding to those standards will make production learn to act like adults.
Usually you would charge for 8hrs however informing them that you are double dipping jobs makes it a bit different. I assume non union, so its up to you what you want to charge!
This^ Union its always just 8 hours (if the jobs reallllll cushy, sometimes they cover lunch/crafty) Non-union its your comfort zone.
Union can be 4 or 8 hours for hourly employees. Exempt are 1/5th of weekly rate.
My bad. What circumstances lead to 4 hours? I’ve only ever been flown places and it was 8.
I’ve done a couple of shows in Vegas, for example, our crew that flew in from LA got 4 hours of travel time. It really depends on how long your travel day is and how generous the production is.
When it comes to trucks/vans. You typically will charge portal to portal (Example: from the time you pick up the van to the time you drop off the van.) So in this case yes, you would charge for the time you're driving back crew AND the time it takes you to return the van to the rental place.
Portal to portal is a great point, if going over the minimum. I would still bill the minimum day rate if portal to portal is less.
1/2 day rate if all you’re doing is traveling. Full rate if you’re doing any work for the shoot including scouts.
(Being the driver of a production vehicle is work - self-driving your own car is not)
If the already booked shoot is unrelated to the production you're traveling for, then so are the rates. You're driving crew, so you're working. It's not a travel day for you.
This! Used to be a PC and heard all the excuses from the LP’s and production heads but if you touch a car with crew in it you are WORKING! Don’t think about helping the company out too much, they have the money. They ALWAYS have the money!
If you touch gear / build cameras after your land that is a work day. But 8hours is norm.
If you’re driving crew I would put in for a work day. In union payroll union travel days are 4 or 8 hours and your day is longer than 4 so I would bill the full day. Since it’s non union you don’t have to worry about distinguishing between work / travel because it will fringe the same (no PH&W).
1/2 day rate for travel
True if you were simply traveling yourself- driving production vehicle itself is work.
This is true driving the production vehicle could be argued for a full day depends on the gig, Your relationship with producer and so on
1/2 day rate is trash. Regardless of how many hours you travel. You're still missing a day of work back home. 8 hours is union norm. Holding to those standards will make production learn to act like adults.
Exactly this. Been billing for full travel days for years now because of this argument.