Common use of First Unit Crew Clause in Contracts

First Unit Crew. (a) The minimum crew on a First Unit shall consist of a Director of Photography, a Camera Operator, a First Camera Assistant, a Second Camera Assistant and, on a feature film, a Stills Photographer, (hereinafter referred to respectively as a D.O.P., Operator, First Assistant, Second Assistant and Stills Photographer). (b) Any additional cameras, with the exception of locked-off cameras, shall require an Operator and a First Assistant. (c) If four (4) or more cameras, excepting locked-off cameras, are used simultaneously, an additional Second Assistant shall be employed, and if seven (7) or more cameras are used simultaneously, another additional Second Assistant shall be employed.

First Unit Crew. (a) The minimum crew on a First Unit or an Additional Unit (with Principal Actors) shall consist of a Director of Photography, a Camera Operator, a First Camera Assistant, a Second Camera Assistant and, on a feature film, a Stills Photographer, (hereinafter referred to respectively as a D.O.P., Operator, First Assistant, Second Assistant and Stills Photographer). (b) Any additional cameras, with the exception of locked-off cameras, shall require an Operator and a First Assistant. (c) If four (4) or more cameras, excepting locked-off cameras, are used simultaneously, an additional Second Assistant shall be employed, and if seven (7) or more cameras are used simultaneously, another additional Second Assistant shall be employed. (d) The photographic staff shall not be below a reasonable number in accordance with the general and usual practices of the Employer.

First Unit Crew. (a) The minimum crew on a First Unit shall consist of a Director of Photography, a Camera Operator, a First Camera Assistant, a Second Camera Assistant and, on a feature film, a Stills Photographer, (hereinafter referred to respectively as a D.O.P., Operator, First Assistant, Second Assistant and Stills Photographer). (b) Any additional cameras, with the exception of locked-off cameras, shall require an Operator and a First Assistant. (c) If four (4) or more cameras, excepting locked-off cameras, are used simultaneously, an additional Second Assistant shall be employed, and if seven (7) or more cameras are used simultaneously, another additional Second Assistant shall be employed. (d) The photographic staff shall not be below a reasonable number in accordance with the general and usual practices of the Employer.