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MULTI-CAMERA PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS LISTS
- Section 14-600 of the Basic Agreement will be amended to establish Multi-Camera Qualification Lists ("MCQLs") for UPMs, First ADs, Key Second ADs and Second Second and Additional Second ADs on multi-camera programs.
The MCQLs shall be in addition to the existing AD and UPM Qualifications Lists. The MCQLs will be national lists. The MCQLs shall be composed of those qualified and available persons who satisfy the eligibility provisions below.
2. Requirements for Placement
a. Only the following rules shall govern placement on the MCQLs:
- All qualifying days must be obtained on multi-camera television motion pictures (including videodisc/videocassette, pay television and basic cable motion pictures) of the type covered by the Basic Agreement or by the DGA Freelance Live and Tape Television Agreement. The employment required under this provision for placement on a MCQL may be satisfied by employment with signatory companies to any agreement with the Guild and/or with non-signatory companies.
- Seventy-five percent (75% ) of the qualifying days must be "shoot days." For purposes of the MCQLs only, individuals may count any shooting or blocking day on a multi-camera program as well as the remaining work days in a week during which there is at least one (1) shoot day and one (1) camera blocking day. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total days may include prep and wrap days.
- There shall be no location requirements.
- The verification process for counting days for placement on the MCQLs should include, to the extent possible, payroll records; pay stubs; crew/staff lists; screen credit lists; and letters of verification from production company executives. All letters must specify the duties performed.
The parties agree to consider in good faith alternative verification documents.
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b. QL Eligibility Criteria
- MCQL for Second Second Assistant Directors and Additional Second Assistant Directors:
The following persons shall be eligible for placement on the Second Second Assistant Director/Additional Second Assistant Director Multi-Camera Qualification List:
- Any individual who has worked at least 100 days as an Assistant Director, Technical Coordinator, Unit Production Manager, Stage Manager and/or Associate Director on multi-camera programs other than news or sports programs; and
- Any individual who has worked at least 200 days as a Stage Manager or Associate Director on multi-camera news or sports programs.
- MCQL for Key Second Assistant Directors:
The following persons shall be eligible for placement on the Key Second Assistant Director Multi-Camera Qualification List:
- Any Second Second Assistant Director/Additional Second Assistant Director already on a Qualification List who works an additional 100 days as an Assistant Director, Associate Director, Technical Coordinator, Stage Manager and/or UPM on multi-camera programs other than sports or news programs;
- Any individual who has worked at least 200 days as an Assistant Director, Associate Director, Technical Coordinator, Stage Manager and/or Unit Production Manager on multi-camera programs other than sports or news programs; and
- Any individual who has worked at least 300 days as a Stage Manager or Associate Director on multi-camera news and sports programs.
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- MCQL for First Assistant Directors:
The following persons shall be eligible for placement on the First Assistant Directors Multi-Camera Qualification List:
- Any Key Second Assistant Director already on a Qualification List or any Associate Director who works an additional 200 days as an Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Associate Director, Technical Coordinator and/or UPM on multi-camera programs other than sports or news programs;
- Any individual who has worked at least 400 days as an Assistant Director, Stage Manager, Associate Director, Technical Coordinator and/or Unit Production Manager on multi-camera programs other than sports or news programs; and
- Any individual who as worked at least 275 days as an First Assistant Director or as a First Stage Manager on multi-camera programs other than sports or news programs; and
- Any individual who has worked at least 500 days as an Associate Director or Stage Manager on multi-camera news and sports programs. (iv) MCQL for Unit Production Managers
- MCQL for Unit Production Managers
- The following persons shall be eligible for placement on the UPM MCQL:
- Any Multi-Camera First Assistant Director or First Assistant Director already on a Qualification List who completes at least 200 shoot days as a First Assistant Director or as a Unit Production Manager/First Assistant Director on a multi-camera dramatic program shall be eligible to be upgraded to the UPM MCQL.
- Any individual who has been employed at least 275 shoot days in the production of videotape multi-camera dramatic programs performing the equivalent of Unit Production Manager duties on such shows. The individual must have been credited on a dramatic videotape show as either a Production Manager, Associate Producer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Coordinating Producer or Line Producer on the program for which qualifying days are being submitted. No more than two (2) individuals may submit days for a program.
- Any individual employed for 275 shoot days who performs Unit Production Manager duties on multi-camera dramatic programs.
- Any individual employed for 275 shoot days prior to June 30, 1999 as a "Line Producer" (as that term is commonly understood in the motion picture industry) on any multi-camera film sitcom. For the purpose of this provision only, a "multi-camera film sitcom" shall be defined as any one-half hour program intended to be an episode, pilot or presentation for a series in the genre commonly known as sitcoms, shot on film, which utilizes multiple cameras and typically shoots predominantly in a studio.
- Any individual employed for 275 shoot days as a "Line Producer" (as that term is commonly understood in the motion picture industry) or as an Associate Producer on any multi-camera dramatic program, provided that at least one (1) of such shoot days occurs on or after July 1, 1999.
- Any individual who has been employed as a studio production executive and supervised multi-camera television productions for not less than five (5) years.
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- With respect to subparagraphs (A)(3), (4) and (5) above, only one individual per program may count days towards placement.
- Individuals may combine experience under subparagraphs (A)(2), (4) and/or (5) above in order to qualify for the UPM MCQL.
- Any individual applying for placement on the UPM MCQL pursuant to subparagraphs (A)(2), (3), (4) or (5) above must document that he or she performed some or all of the duties described in BA Paragraph 1-302.
3. Preference of Employment
Employer shall give preference of employment to persons on the appropriate MCQL or, either the applicable New York Area Qualification List, the applicable Third Area Qualification List, or the applicable Southern California Qualification List (whichever is geographically applicable), when employing UPMs and Assistant Directors on multi-camera prime time dramatic programs.
Employer may employ any person as an Associate Director or as an Associate Director/Technical Coordinator on a multi-camera prime time dramatic program if such person meets the employment criteria set forth in Article 10, Part 3, Section A. of the FLTTA, except that the guarantee in subparagraph 1. of that provision shall be modified to twenty-seven (27) days of employment within nine (9) consecutive production weeks.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
- Any individual who has worked as an Associate Director, Stage Manager, Technical Coordinator, Assistant Director or UPM on any multi-camera program for a minimum of 30 days within the past five years shall be eligible for employment on multi-camera prime time dramatic programs in that category and in any other category which requires fewer qualifying days under Appendix A. Such additional experience shall constitute qualified days for placement on the QL. Employer shall verify the employee's eligibility for employment pursuant to this provision. DGACA and DGA will use best efforts to establish a list of such employees.
- Employer may employ any person as a Second Second or Additional Second Assistant Director on a multi-camera prime time dramatic program, or as a Second Second Assistant Director or Additional Second Assistant Director on a multi-camera prime time dramatic program on which there is a line cut, if such person is guaranteed twenty-seven (27) days of employment within nine (9) consecutive production weeks.
- For information regarding placement on the Southern California Area and the Third Area Qualification Lists for feature films and television, please contact DGACA at (818) 461-0916. or visit their website at http://www.dgaca.org/dgaca.
- For information regarding placement on the New York Area Qualification List for feature films and television, please contact DGACA EAST at (914) 747-2979.
- The offices administering the above Qualification Lists do not have information regarding membership, dues or work availability. Please contact the DGA Membership Office at (310) 289-2000 for assistance with these matters.
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