What is scale for dga members?

Answer 1

Hi I think I can try to summarize the answer to your question - but it is actually more involved than a simple figure: 1st: It depend on your so called "rank" and the position you hold You could be a set PA and get into the dga after meeting a set of impossible guidelines & hours. They get paid almost nothing for the amount of hrs they work. (traditionally $8/hr) You could be a KEY 1st AD, KEY 2nd AD, just 1st and just a 2nd, you could be a 2nd 2nd or and additional second Semi Big Bucks ($2000K /week to $5000.00/week) You could be UMP/Line Producer/Production Supervisior (in scenarios on union productions there has to be someone who is DGA) Production Manager. Big Bucks can range from $9000.00 a week or episode or above) Depends on your agent, who you neg the deal with... And then there are even BIGger bucks... Directors. Usually Scale payment is approx $36,000per episode for TV and the rate for features is obviously some sort of deal. Then there are schedules and overtime, what season it is. There is something called a paymaster at the payroll companies.... they have all that information. So does the dga. I hope this helps somewhat... PS.. Just as a disclaimer -- I could be a off on my figures a bit