Attila Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Hi, normally as a freelance sound recordist with own equipment I calculate my working time from door to door. (From home. Not from the hotel) Today I had the case, that I am not allowed to do this and my start time for me is as on the call sheet and the end is when wrapped. I am working in Germany. How do you handle this? And how do you argument that working time starts with loading equipment? And another point is, do you calculate a safety buffer (e.g. traffic jams etc...)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted July 4, 2019 Report Share Posted July 4, 2019 Nearly all of my working life has been billed as my hours starting at my call time on set, and ending when I leave the set. Sometimes (rare any more) there is "drive time" money (vis a vis the highly malleable "studio zone"). Grip and lighting truck drivers get "portal to portal" pay, but in the USA generally the rest of the crew does not. I will say that load-up time at the end of the day (esp on a complex shoot with a lot of gear out) is considered part of wrapping and IS on the clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Westgate Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Totally Phil Call time then work then wrap is the normal basic work time here Common extras are travel time and overtime For shoots away from base motel to motel is usually the time charged for mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Posted July 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Ok. I see. The methods in the US are different from here in Germany. But thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 On 7/5/2019 at 5:31 AM, Philip Perkins said: Grip and lighting truck drivers get "portal to portal" pay, but in the USA generally the rest of the crew does not. If our equipment also requires a truck/van then surely it is reasonable we too should get portal to portal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Reasonable? I guess. But it never happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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