Back to Work - Holding your Rate - hosted by Bectu, Filmbase and the BFDG

Back to work:

Holding your Rate!

Hosted by Bectu, Filmbase and the BFDG

With panelists from the

Construction, Lighting Technicians, Props and Art Dept. Bectu Branch Committees

8-9.30pm Wednesday 24th January 2024

on Zoom

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As the industry starts up again, there is concern that crew will be asked to freeze or even drop their rates to accommodate the financial pressures that productions are facing as a result of the new actor and writer agreements. 

With inflation and cost of living at record highs over the last year, crew should be raising rates rather than dropping them, and should not be responsible for absorbing the cost of the actors' and writers' increased rates. 

Our panel will include crew members from both the Art Department and Props Department Bectu Branch committees, who will discuss how crew should respond to any requests by productions to lower or freeze rates. 

We are also excited to have members of the Construction and Lighting Technicians Bectu branches on the panel. Both of these Bectu branches have successfully negotiated independent contracts, rate cards and yearly rate increases with PACT (the producers' trade association), and are renowned for having the strength within their departments to maintain fair rates and terms for their crew. 

The Panel

Art Department:

James Lewis, Supervising Art Director. James  is on the Bectu Art Department Branch committee and also the rate card working group. He started his career in the industry in 1998. Since then, James has worked as a Production Designer on numerous TV series, as well as a Senior and Supervising Art Director on large budget productions such as The Batman and an upcoming Star Wars series.

Props Department:

Nick Akass, Dressing Prop/Dressing Props Chargehand. Nick is vice-chair of the Bectu Props Committee. He has been working in the Props and Art departments for 14 years and has worked on Star Wars Episode IX, 1917 and Eternals. 

Rosie Haliwell, Props Storeperson. Rosie is Secretary of Bectu Props Branch Committee. She has worked in the Props department since 2014. She recently worked as Property Master on TV series Honour and Surge. Her movie work includes being Storeperson for The School for Good and Evil and Dressing Props on The Last Duel.

Construction Department:

Russell Sargent, HoD Carpenter. Russell is a member of the Construction Department Bectu Branch Committee and has worked on a huge range of productions over the last few decades, including Enola Holmes and Pennyworth. 

Lighting Technicians Department:

Mark Thornton is a freelance lighting technician with over 30 years' experience in TV drama and film, as well as high profile live events. Mark joined Bectu in 1999 and was Lighting Technicians Branch Secretary for 10 years until 2022, when he became Branch Training Rep. He has been heavily involved in rates negotiations for the branch in TV and film.

The webinar is free for all crew. You don't need to be a member of Bectu, Filmbase or the BFDG. Let us know any questions you would like the panel to consider when you register.

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