SIDELINE MUSICIANS. DEFINITION FEES FOR SIDELINE MUSICIANS Leader and Contractor – As in the Scale Agreement. Contract service fees – When three (3) or more musicians are engaged (including Leader) to perform as a group; a contract service fee, being the equivalent of ten percent (10%) of an individual Musician’s scale fees shall be paid by the NFB to the Local in whose jurisdiction the engagement takes place (i.e. the sound recording and/or the filmed performance of the engaged Musicians). This amount is to accompany the contract being filed for the engagement, and is in addition to the amounts representing the Musicians’ Pension Fund of Canada contribution payable hereunder. ELECTRONIC MUSIC DEVICES (EMD), DIGITAL AUDIO WORKSTATIONS (DAW) AND SYNCHRONIZED DEVICES
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. SCALE 12/01/05 minimum pay for 8 hours: One person alone $197.58 $232.84 OVERTIME (after 8 work hours) Per 15 minutes One person alone $ 9.26 $ 10.92 All work must be consecutive (except that a one hour meal period, deductible from work time, will be allowed in nine hours). Night Premium: For hours between 12:00 midnight and 1:00 A.M. - 10% additional per hour For hours between 1:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. - 20% additional per hour Interviews: $31.04 allowance for 1 1/2 hour interview Fittings: $41.38 allowance for two hours Wardrobe allowance: $15.00 allowance for tuxedo or white tie and tails Wardrobe Change: $5.00 for first change and $7.50 for two or more changes. Wardrobe Removal: Whenever a sideline musician turns in wardrobe or property on time which he/she is not otherwise compensated, he/she shall be paid a wardrobe allowance of thirty minutes at the regular hourly rate for that day. If more than one-half hour is required, he/she shall be paid for such excess time in units of 15 minutes. Cancellation of calls: Calls may be canceled for any of the following reasons only:
1. Illiness in principal cast
2. Fire, flood or other similar catastrophe
3. Governmental regulations or other issues due to a national emergency. In the event of a cancellation, the musician so canceled shall be entitled to a one-half check, EXCEPT if the musician is notified of the cancellation before 6:00 P.M. of the day previous to the work date by the same or any other producer, HE/SHE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO SUCH ONE-HALF CHECK. Orhcestra Manager: If ten (10) or more sideline musicians (including leader) are employed, an orchestra manager is required for such call. He/shall may be one of the sideline musicians and in that event he/she shall receive double scale. It shall be the duty of the orchestra manager to see that all musical activities conform to Federation rules and regulations which do not contravene any valid law. The orchestra manager shall be physically present at all times that the sideline musicians engaged by him/her are working during the entire engagement. Doubling: 25% for the first double, 10% for each additional double. Travel time: $19.78 per hour (between 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.) Meals: Meal periods shall not be less than one-half hour nor more than one hour. Not more than one meal period shall be deducted from work time of call, and subsequent meal period not later than six (6) hours after termination of preceding meal period. Silent Bit: When directed to do...
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. A sideline musician is a member who is filmed miming a musical instrument, but not recording. may record at the prevailing session rates and also act as a sideline if is engaged by the to perform in both categories. as of March 2007; 2008;
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. 22. WORK DAY
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. Increase base amounts as follows: (i) Side Musician/Orchestra Manager - $215.00, (ii) Overtime after eight hours - $10.00, (iii) one person alone - $250, (iv) one person alone, overtime - $12.00.
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. 22. Work Day 78 23. Weather-Permitting Calls. 78 IV. SIDELINE MUSICIANS (continued) Paragraph Page 24. Fittings and Interviews. 79 25. Notification and Cancellation of Calls. 80 26. Basic Scales. 82 27. Meals. 82 28. Wardrobe. 83 29. Make-Up 84 30. Leaders. 84 31. On Location. 84 32. Recording by Sideline Musicians. 85
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. Conditions and fees for sideline musicians shall be as provided in Schedule “E”.
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. 22. Work Day 84 23. Weather-Permitting Calls 84 IV. SIDELINE MUSICIANS (continued) Paragraph Page 24. Fittings and Interviews 85 25. Notification and Cancellation of Calls 86 26. Basic Scales 87 27. Meals 88 28. Wardrobe 89 29. Make-Up 89 30. Leaders 90 31. On Location 90 32. Recording by Sideline Musicians 90 33. Doubling Sideline Musicians 91 34. When Established Photographically 91 35. Silent Bit 91 36. Orchestra Manager for Sideline Musicians 91 37. Definitions 92 38. Recordings 92 39. Meals 92 40. Vocal or Instrumental Orchestration Rates 93 41. Page Rates 93 42. Weekly Engagements 94 43. Miscellaneous Work 94 44. Orchestrations 95
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. Paragraph Page 22. Work Day 72 23. Weather-Permitting Calls 72 24. Fittings and Interviews 73 25. Notification and Cancellation of Calls 74 26. Basic Scales 76 27. Meals 76 28. Wardrobe 77 29. Make-Up 78 30. Leaders 78 31. On Location 78 32. Recording by Sideline Musicians 78 33. Doubling Sideline Musicians 79 34. When Established Photographically 79 35. Silent Bit 79 36. Orchestra Manager for Sideline Musicians 79 37. Definitions 80 38. Recordings 80 39. Meals 80 40. Vocal or Instrumental Orchestration Rates 81 41. Page Rates 81 42. Weekly Engagements 82 43. Miscellaneous Work 82 44. Orchestrations 83 45. Librarians as Supervisors 83 46. Rate for Copyist Performing Librarian's Duties 83 47. Supplies 83 48. Copyist Page Rates 83 49. Copying Parts From Sketch or Score 87 50. Proofreader 87 51. Miscellaneous 89 52. Meals (for daily and weekly employees only) 89 Paragraph Page 53. Librarians 89 54. Music Librarians 89 55. Assistant to Librarian 90 56. Assistant Music Librarian 90 57. Assistant Music Librarian Duties 90 58. Music Librarian Rates, Page Rates, Supervising Copyist Rates 90 59. Vacation Pay 91 60. Night Premiums 93 61. Low Budget Films* 93 61(a) SCOPE 93 61(a)(1) Budget Per Program Hour 93
SIDELINE MUSICIANS. A “Sideline Musician” is a person covered by this Agreement who is engaged to mime the playing of a musical instrument.
