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1-301 Director

1-302 Unit Production Manager

1-303 First Assistant Director

1-305 Associate Director

1-401 Definition of Guild Shop

1-402 Future Employment Contracts

1-403 Notice of Failure to Pay Dues and Fees

1-501 Employer's Lists

1-502 Guild's Lists

1-503 Reliance on Lists

1-504 Guild Dues

1-505 Continuation of Employment

1-506 Interpretation

1-507 Definition of "Dues"

1-508 Right to Deduct Dues

2-101 Arbitrability

2-102 Limitation on Arbitrator's Power

2-201 Time Limits

2-202 Grievance Notice

2-301 Parties

2-302 Demand for Arbitration

2-304 Selection of the Arbitrator

2-305 Situs of Arbitration

2-306 Notification to Arbitrator

2-307 Hearing

2-308 Exchange of Information

Section 2-500 Arbitral Remedies

2-501 Authority of Arbitrator

2-502 Consideration for Determining Remedies

2-601 Arbitration Exclusive Remedy

2-602 Claims for Compensation

2-701

3-102 *Guaranteed Period of Employment

3-103 **Preparation Time

3-104 ***Cutting Allowance Time

3-105 ****Photography for Unknown Type of Theatrical Motion Picture

3-106 Interchange of Assignment - Theatrical - Television 38

3-107 The Daily Rate

3-108 Series Bonus

3-109 Sequel Payments

4-103 Starting Date

4-104 Travel

4-105 Compensation on Recall for Particular Services

4-106 Compensation for Fractional Week (for Theatrical Motion Pictures)

4-107 Holidays, Sixth and Seventh Days Worked in the Director's Workweek

4-108 Deal Memorandum

4-109 Personal Services Agreement

4-110 Prohibition Against Credits and Offsets

4-111 Development Services

5-103 Layoff

6-102

6-103

6-104 Replacement of Director Who Furnishes Material

6-105 Payment To and Mitigation By Discharged Employees

7-101

7-201 Disclosure Before Assignment

7-202 Consultation After Assignment

7-203 Consultation Regarding UPM

7-204 Selection of First Assistant Director

7-205 Second Unit Director

7-206 Individual With Final Cutting Authority

7-207 Production Executives

7-208 One Director To A Film

Section 7-300 Preparation

7-301 Literary Material

7-302 Delivery of Shooting Script

7-303 Stunts

7-304 Television Preparation Time

7-305 Inclusion of Director's Name on Episodic Television Scripts

Section 7-400 Production

7-401 Dailies

7-402 Distant Location Viewing Facilities

7-403 Private Office and Parking

7-404 Second Unit Photography

7-405 Special Photography and Processes

7-406 Use of Video Assist

7-407 Videotape of Performance

7-408 Audience Switchers

Section 7-500 Editing and Post-Production

7-501 Responsibility of Director

7-502 "Hotline"

7-503 Vesting of Post-Production Rights

7-504 No Interference with Director's Cut

7-505 Preparation of Director's Cut

7-506 Right to Be Present and to Consult

7-507 Delivery Date for Television Film

7-508 Right to Director's Cut

7-509 Editing Theatrical Motion Pictures

7-510 Editing of Motion Picture for Foreign Television Exhibition

7-511 Assumption of Obligations by Buyer or Assignee

7-512 Producer's Scheduling Authority

7-513 Right of Consultation

7-514 Screenings of Unfinished Television Films

7-515 Motion Picture Rating

7-516 Circulation of Film Materials

7-517 Editing Theatrical Motion Pictures for Foreign Exhibition

7-518 Release of "Director's Cut"

7-519 Notice of Director's Editing/Consultation Rights

7-520 Participation of Directors in Post-Production Process for One-Hour Series Television

7-521 DVD Release of Theatrical Motion Pictures or Long-Form Television Motion Pictures

Section 7-600 Copy of Motion Picture

7-601

7-602

7-603

Section 7-700 Previews

7-701

7-702

7-703

7-704

Section 7-800 Compensation for Cutting Time

7-801

Section 7-900 Compensation in Case of Lending (Theatrical Motion Pictures)

Section 7-1000 Additional Scenes and/or Retakes

7-1001

Section 7-1100 Looping and Narration

7-1101

7-1102

7-1103

7-1104

Section 7-1200 The Dubbing of Sound and Music

7-1201

Section 7-1300 Foreign Version

7-1301

Section 7-1400 Replacement of Director

7-1401

Section 7-1500 General Provisions

7-1501 Employer’s Decision Final

7-1502 Third Party Agreements

7-1503 No Retaliation

7-1504 Attendance at Casting Sessions

7-1505 Electronic Transmissions

7-1506 Creative Rights Standing Committee

7-1507 Post-Production/VFX Committee

8-101 Guild to Determine Controversy Over Credits

8-102 Form of Director's Credit

8-103 Restriction on Use of Word "Director"

8-104 Better Conditions

8-201 Screen Credit

8-202 Visibility of Director's Name

8-203 Credits on Paid Advertising

8-204 Publicity

8-205 Publicity Tours

8-206 Phonograph Records, Books and Tapes

8-207 Theatrical and Souvenir Programs

8-208 Videodisc/Videocassette Containers

8-209 Distribution and Licensing Agreements

8-210 Submission of Press Books and Advertising to Guild

8-211 Pseudonym

8-301 Screen Credit

8-302 Commercial and Other Material Not to Interfere with Director's Screen Credit

8-303 Size of Director's Screen Credit

8-304 Visibility of Director's Screen Credit

8-305 Submission of Proposed Screen Credit Format to Guild

8-306 Advertising Credit

8-307 Assumption of Obligations

8-308 Publicity

8-309 Publicity Tours

8-310 Director's Credit for Television Film Released Theatrically

8-311 Pseudonym

8-312 Pilot Director Recognition

9-101 Underwater Work Allowance

9-102 Aircraft Flight Allowance

9-103 Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance

9-104 Reporting of Hospitalization

9-105 Distant Location Notice

9-106 Wearing Apparel

9-107 Producing Directors (Television)

Section 10-101 Minimum Salaries

10-102 Compensation for Fractional Week

10-103 Pilot and Spinoff Films

10-104 Interchange of Assignment - Theatrical - Television

10-105 Other Provisions

10-106 Daily Employment

10-107 Adjustment of Term Directors

10-108 Preparation Allowance Time

10-109 Order of Shooting or Preparation of Consecutive Films a Employer's Discretion

10-110 Trailers and Promos

10-111 Options - Notice to Director

10-112 Multiple Picture Commitments

10-113 Director Rest Period

10-114 Subcommittee for Long-Form Television Motion Pictures

10-115 Director Residency

Section 11-100 Additional Compensation for Reruns and Foreign Telecasts

11-101 Additional Compensation for Reruns

11-102 Foreign Telecasting Payments

11-103 Method of Payment; Guild Access to Records

11-104 Reports for Foreign Telecasting

11-105 Television Motion Pictures and Contracts to Which Provisions Hereof Are Applicable

11-106 Employer's Acquisition of Title

11-107 [Deleted]

11-108 Basic Cable Exhibition

Section 11-200 Additional Compensation for Theatrical Exhibition

11-201

11-202 Television Film Amplified or Combined

11-203 Television Films to Which Additional Compensation Applicable

11-204 Time of Payment for Theatrical Release

11-205 Method of Payment and Records of Theatrical Releases

11-206 [Deleted]

11-207 Excerpts From a Free Television Program

11-208 Films Exhibited Without Admission Charge

11-209 Compilation Television Programs

11-210 Lead-Ins

Section 11-300 General

11-301 No Director May Waive Minimum Salaries or Minimum Additional Compensation for Reruns or Theatrical Use of TV Films

11-302 Payment for Combined or Extended Films

11-303 Excerpt From a Theatrical Motion Picture

11-304 Special Work for Theatrical Release or Reruns

11-305 Reruns and Payments for Theatrical Release of Television Films are Separate Additions to Minimum Salaries

Section 12-100 General Provisions

12-101 Trust Agreements

12-102 Trustees

12-103 Delinquent Contributions

12-104 Arbitration

12-105 Loan-outs

Section 12-200 Pension Plan

12-201 Employer Contributions

12-202 Definition of Salary

12-203 Employee Contributions

12-204 Loan-outs

12-205 UPM/Producer

Section 12-300 Health and Welfare Plan

12-301 Employer Contributions

12-302 Loan-outs

12-303 Contributions Not Deemed Wages

12-304 [Deleted]

12-305 [Deleted]

13-101 Minimum Salary Schedules and Conditions for UPMs, Assistant Directors and Associate Director/Technical Coordinators

13-102 Completion of Assignment Pay for Term Contract Assistant Directors and UPMs

13-103 Completion of Assignment Pay for Freelance First Assistant Directors, Freelance UPMs and Freelance Associate Director/Technical Coordinators

13-104 Completion of Assignment Pay for Freelance Second Assistant Directors

13-105 Employment Contracts and Layoffs - UPMs and Assistant Directors

13-106 No Intent to Evade

13-107 Deal Memorandum - No Credit or Offset

13-108 Payroll Week

13-109 Time of Payment

13-110 Extended Workday

13-111 Call for Daily UPM, Assistant Director and Associate Director/Technical Coordinator

13-112 Workweek, Partial Workweek, Prorating of Fractional Payroll Weeks, Work on the Sixth and Seventh Days in the Employee's Workweek and Shifts in the Employee's Workweek

13-113 Holidays - Assistant Directors, UPMs and Associate Directors

13-114 Distant Location Days

13-115 Unworked Holidays - Assistant Directors, UPMs and Associate Director/Technical Coordinators

13-116 Rest Period

13-117 Work in the New York Metropolitan Area

13-118 Wrap Supervision Allowance

13-301

13-302

13-303

13-304

13-305 Rehearsal Days

13-306 Order of Assignment

13-307 Waivers (For Television Films)

13-308 Preparing the Script

13-401

13-701

Section 14-100 Trainee Program

14-105

14-106

14-107

14-108

14-109

14-110

14-111

14-112

14-113

14-114 Additional Training

Section 14-150 Interns

14-151

14-152 Eligibility

14-153

14-154 Compensation

14-155

14-156 Reporting

Section 14-200 Qualification Lists

14-201

14-202

14-203

14-204

14-205

14-206

Section 14-300 Southern California Qualification List

14-301 Composition

14-302 Requirements for Placement

14-303

14-304

14-305

14-306

14-307

Section 14-400 New York Area Qualification List

14-401 Initial Composition

14-402 Requirements for Placement

14-403

14-404

14-405

14-406

14-407

14-408

14-409

14-410

Section 14-500 Third Area Qualification Lists

14-502 Requirements for Placement

14-503

14-504

14-505

14-506

Section 14-600 Unit Production Manager Multi-Camera Qualification Lists

14-602 Requirements for Placement

14-603 Preference of Employment

Section 14-800 Conflict with Laws

Section 15-100 Policy

15-101

15-102

Section 15-200 Employment of Ethnic Minorities and Women

15-201 Directors

15-202 UPMs, First Assistant Directors, Second Assistant Directors and Technical Coordinators

Section 15-300 Reports

15-301

15-302

Section 15-400 Representatives

15-401

15-402

15-403

Section 15-500 Human Resources Coordinating Committee

15-501

Section 15-600 Arbitration

15-601

15-602

15-603

15-604

Section 15-700 Diversity Meetings

16-100 Term

16-200 Negotiations For A New Agreement

Section 17-100 Cooperation Between Employer and Guild

17-101 No Strike, No Lockout Provisions

17-102 Waiver of Liability Re Strike

17-103 Suspension of Services During Strike

17-104 Employer's Options Re Strike

17-105 Exercise of Rights

17-106 Statute of Limitations

17-107 Right to Sue

17-108 Incorporated in Employment Contract

17-109 Guild's Obligation

17-110 Employer-Director Cooperative Committee

17-111 Guild By-Laws to Comply with this BA

17-113 Members of Guild to Comply with this BA

17-114 Any Member of the Guild May Obtain Better Terms

17-115 No Waiver of Minimum Terms

17-116 Guild Will Issue Waivers and Act Promptly Thereon

17-117 Contracts to Comply with this BA - No Deferment of Minimums

17-118 Hold Harmless

17-119 Proof of Performance

17-120 UPMs' and Assistant Directors' Residuals

17-121 Delay in Payment or Default

17-122 Guild Access to Premises

17-123 Morals Clause

17-124 Delegation of Authority

Section 17-200 Scope and Intent of this BA

17-201 Geographical Application of this BA

17-202 BA to be Interpreted in Accordance with Law

17-203 BA Binding on Whom

17-204 Subcontracting

17-205 Change of Name by Employer

17-206 This BA Never to Be Interpreted as a "Closed Shop" Agreement

17-207 Intent to Prevent Breach of Individual Contracts

17-208 Working Conditions Used in Interpretation

17-209 Guild's Right to Discipline Members

17-210 Guild's Right to Accept Members Under Its By-Laws

17-211 Assumed Obligations

17-212 Exclusions

17-213 Notices, How Given

17-214 Application

17-215 Motion Picture and Television Relief Fund

Section 17-300 Explanation of Terms Used

17-301 All Terms are Used in the Ordinary Accepted Sense in the Industry

17-302 Significance of Titles and Sub-Titles

17-303 Terms Used

Section 17-400 Residuals Audits

Section 17-500 Safety

Section 17-600 ISAN Numbers

Section 18-101 Motion Pictures Covered

18-102 Definitions

18-103 Supplemental Market Distribution Other than by Cassettes

18-104 Supplemental Market Distribution on Cassettes

18-105 Participating Employees

18-106 Reports and Manner of Payment

18-107 Charge for Late Payment

18-108

18-109

18-110 Employer's Acquisition of Title

18-111 Production, Finance, Distribution Agreement

18-112 Employer Continuing Liability

18-113 Failure to Deliver Assumption Agreement

18-114 Employer's Dissolution

18-115 Networks and Television Stations

18-116 Trailers, Advertising, Stock Shots

18-117 Termination of BA

Section 19-101 Motion Pictures Covered

19-102 Percentage of Accountable Receipts Payable

19-103 Definition of "Employer's Gross"

19-104 Definition of "Accountable Receipts"

19-105 Accrual of Employer's Obligation; Charge for Late Payments

19-106 Allocation of License or Sales Fee

19-107 Participating Director

19-108 Reports and Manner of Payment

19-109 Crediting

19-110 Employer's Acquisition of Title

19-111 Mortgage, Pledge or Lien

19-112 Production, Finance, Distribution Agreement

19-113 Bona Fide Theatrical Release

19-114 Continuing Obligation Beyond Term of BA

Section 20-100 Applicability of this Article

20-101 Covered Motion Pictures

20-102 Videodisc/Videocassette

20-103 Pay Television

20-104 Service and Subscribers

20-105 Exhibition Year

Section 20-200 Directors' Minimum Salaries

20-201 Initial Minimum

Section 20-300 Residual Compensation for Pay Television and Videodisc/Videocassette Exhibition

20-301 Time of Payment

Section 20-400 Residual Compensation for Pay Television Excluding (A) Pay-Per-View and (B) Sports and Non-Staged Event Programs

20-401 Subscriber Residual

20-402 Percentage Residual

Section 20-800 Residual Compensation for Exhibition of Covered Motion Pictures in Other Markets

20-801 Free Television Exhibition of Covered Motion Pictures

20-802 Basic Cable Exhibition of Covered Motion Pictures

20-803 Theatrical Exhibition of Covered Motion Pictures

20-804 Supplemental Market Exhibition of Covered Motion Pictures

20-805 Other Exhibition of Covered Motion Pictures

Section 20-900 Miscellaneous Provisions

20-901 License Covering More than One Motion Picture

20-902 License Covering More than One Market

20-903 Reports

20-904 Availability of Records

20-905 Future Negotiations

20-906 Charge for Late Payment

20-907 Second Unit, Etc.

20-908 No Waiver of Minimum Terms

20-909 Excerpts From a Pay Television Program

Section 20-1000 Employer's Acquisition of Title

Section 20-1100 Application of "Free Television" Provisions

20-1101

20-1102

20-1103

20-1104

20-1105

20-1106

Section 21-100

Section 22-100 Employer's Responsibility and Distributor's Liability

22-101 Distributor's Assumption Agreement for Theatrical Motion Pictures - Television and Supplemental Markets

22-102 Financial Assurances

22-103 Qualified Distributors

22-104 Buyer's Assumption Agreement - Television and Supplemental Markets

22-105 Security Interests - Buyer's Rights

22-106 Qualified Buyer

Section 22-200 Distributor's Liability

22-301 Television Distributor's Assumption Agreement - Television Reruns, Basic Cable Exhibition, Foreign Television Exhibition, Theatrical Exhibition and Supplemental Markets Use

22-302 Financial Assurances

22-303 Qualified Residual Payor

22-304 Television Buyer's Assumption Agreement

22-305 Financial Security

Section 22-500 Assumption Agreement Not Required

Section 23-100 Terms and Conditions for High Budget Dramatic Programs One-Half Hour or More in Length Made Primarily for the Basic Cable Market

23-101 High Budget Figures

23-102 Initial Compensation and Included Days – Directors

23-103 Initial Compensation – Other Employees

Section 23-300 Terms and Conditions for Other Entertainment Programs Made Primarily for the Basic Cable Market

Section 24-300 Terms and Conditions Applicable to Directors Employed on Covered Programs

24-301 Base for Residual Payments for Reruns Other than in Network Prime Time

Section 24-400 Terms and Conditions Applicable to Classifications Other than Directors (i.e., for "Below-The-Line" Employees) Employed on Covered Programs

24-401 Staffing

24-402 Definitions/Duties

24-403 Salary Rates and Production Fees

24-404 Prep Time

24-405 Completion of Assignment Pay

24-406 Other Working Conditions

Section 24-500 Eligibility for Placement on Multi-Camera Qualification Lists

24-501 Requirements for Placement

24-502 Eligibility Criteria for MCQL for Second Second Assistant Directors and Additional Second Assistant Directors

24-503 Eligibility Criteria for MCQL for Key Second Assistant Directors

24-504 Eligibility Criteria for MCQL for First Assistant Directors

Section 24-600 Preference of Employment

Exhibit A-1
Qualified Distributor/Buyer Letter of Agreement

Exhibit A-2
Qualified Residual Payor Letter of Agreement

Exhibit B-1
Standard Letter of Guaranty for Qualified Distributors/Buyers

Exhibit B-2
Standard Letter of Guaranty for Qualified Residual Payors

Exhibit C-1
Form for Director Deal Memorandum (Theatrical)

Exhibit C-2
Form for Director Deal Memorandum (Television)

Exhibit C-4
Form for Unit Production Manager, Assistant Director, Associate Director – Week-to-Week or Daily Deal Memorandum

Exhibit D
Instructions and Employment Data Report

Exhibit E-1
Pay Television and Videodisc/Videocassette Payments Fund Agreement

Exhibit E-1(A)
Instructions to Pay TV Fund Administrator

Exhibit E-2:

• Part A: Subscriber Rates for Motion Pictures Made for Pay Television Services with Fewer than 6,000,000 Subscribers In The First Exhibition Year of the Motion Picture
  

• Part B: Subscriber Rates for Motion Pictures Made for Pay Television Services with 6,000,000 or More Subscribers in the First Exhibition Year of the Motion Picture
  

Exhibit E-3
Accountable Receipts Plateaus

Sideletter No. 1
re Committee on Unprofessional Practices

Sideletter No. 2
re Editing of Theatrical Motion Pictures by Local Television Stations

Sideletter No. 3
re Definition of "New York Area"

Sideletter No. 4
re Exercise of Peremptory Challenges to Arbitrators

Sideletter No. 5
re Negotiations in Good Faith with Respect to Exhibit E-1(B)

Sideletter No. 6
re Security of Employees

Sideletter No. 8
re Requirement for Placement on Qualifications List

Sideletter No. 10
re New Residual Formula for One-Hour Network Prime Time Dramatic Series

Sideletter No. 11
re Distributor's/Buyer's Liability for Residuals; Notice and Opportunity to Cure Default

Sideletter No. 12
re Experiment in Syndication of Half-Hour Series in Markets Representing 50% or Fewer of U.S. Television Households

Sideletter No. 13
re Waivers for Distant Location Shooting on One-Hour Series

Sideletter No. 14
re DGA, Inc.

Sideletter No. 15
re Exhibition of Motion Pictures Transmitted via the Internet

Sideletter No. 16
re Los Angeles Panel of Arbitrators for Major Studios and Networks

Sideletter No. 17
re Arbitration of Disputes Concerning Tri-Guild Residual Audits

Sideletter No. 18
re Continuation of Industry Residual Study

Sideletter No. 19
re Conservation Collection Sideletter

Sideletter No. 20
re Terms and Conditions for Non-Prime Time Multi-Camera Dramatic Programs

Sideletter No. 21
re Special Conditions for Pilots and New One-Hour Series

Sideletter No. 22
re Diversity

Sideletter No. 23
re Changes in Health and Welfare Plan Benefits

Sideletter No. 24
re Diversion of Pension Plan Contributions

Sideletter No. 25
re Script Delivery in Television

Sideletter No. 26
re "Supersized" Episodes

Sideletter No. 27
re Possessive Credit

Sideletter No. 28
re Meetings and Committees

Sideletter No. 29
re Single Camera Assistant Director Cooperative Committee

Sideletter No. 30
re Directors Guild of America-Producer Health Plan

Sideletter No. 31
re Geographic Scope Committee

Sideletter No. 32
re Episodic Television Committee

Sideletter No. 33
re Third Area Meeting

Sideletter No. 34
re Alternative Digital Broadcast and Cable Channel Committee

Sideletter No. 35
re Programs Produced for New Media