Common use of Weather Permitting Calls Clause in Contracts

Weather Permitting Calls. Weather permitting calls are allowable for principal performers subject to the following limitations and conditions: 1. Weather permitting calls shall not be issued for stages in studios. 2. A principal performer receiving 2 times the session fee per commercial per day or less shall be paid a half-check upon the cancellation of any weather permitting call. This check shall entitle the Producer to hold the principal performer for not exceeding 4 hours. The principal performer shall receive a half- check for each additional 4 hours, or portion thereof, during which he/she is held by the Producer. During this waiting period the Producer has the privilege of putting principal performers into costumes, rehearsing, or making other use of their services. If however, any recording or photographing is done, whether still pictures or otherwise, the principal performer shall be paid the agreed daily wage. 3. Weather permitting calls may not be issued to a principal performer after the commencement of photography, and the fact that a weather permitting call or calls have been issued before the commencement of photography shall not cause the consecutive employment provisions of these rules to come into effect. 4. At the time of acceptance by a principal performer of a weather permitting call, the principal performer shall advise Producer of any possible conflict for immediately subsequent days.