Common use of SPECIAL CALLS AND PATCH SESSIONS FOR AUDIO- VISUAL PRODUCT Clause in Contracts

SPECIAL CALLS AND PATCH SESSIONS FOR AUDIO- VISUAL PRODUCT. A. Special Calls 1. For each orchestra service that has been called solely for rehearsal for an audio- visual product, or for audio and/or audio-visual capture for an audio-visual product, where the Musicians are not credited with a rehearsal or performance fee under the Local CBA (“Special Call” or “Studio Session”), each Musician shall be paid the greater of $275.94, or 25% over the per-service rate in the Local CBA, for up to a three-hour service. 2. There shall be rest periods of not less than an average of ten (10) minutes per hour away from the stand. No Musician shall be required to work more than sixty (60) consecutive minutes without a rest period of at least ten (10) minutes except during performances, or simulated performances, where the requirements of musical continuity dictate that a longer period of time is necessary, in which case the subsequent break period shall be no less than fifteen (15) minutes. 3. There shall be no more than two (2) Special Calls permitted in any one (1) day with at least a one (1) hour break between the end of the first Special Call and the beginning of the second Special Call. 4. The Employer shall provide Musicians with notice of its intent to schedule a Special Call in accordance with the notice provisions of the CBA. 5. A Special Call shall not be canceled, postponed or otherwise rescheduled less than seven (7) days prior to its scheduled date, except in the case of an emergency with the consent of the Office of the Federation President.