Assignment 2C

Shift work:
Shift work is when different crew members are working 24 hours of the day according to the shift they have been assigned to do. Within the day of filming, different working areas have been divided into individual sifts which are then given to different crew members, this means everyone within the crew have different job areas which each has a different shift pattern during the day as well as the night. There shift hours are given to them by the manager on set, after they have got there shift times they are able to change or rotate hours  there shifts with other  members of the crew according to there shift. However a disadvantage of shift work is the over night shifts can get very long and tiring, this can effect the employee as it might have a strain on the employees personal and family relationships. As there are different shift work to take on within the TV/film, you can take up the different shifts and take turns with another employee and negotiate a shift pattern that suits the employee the most.

Fixed term:
Fixed term is when a employees has to have a contract with the company/organisation which the employee works for, this also implies to a contract that has been signed by the employee which has a set date and time of when the employee should work. This usually occurs when there is a new employee working on a project. Within TV and film companies, their crew members are usually on fixed terms which will end when the film is finished.

Office hours:
Office hours are when there are a set amount of hours that are given that you have to work between. However this doesn't occur as much with the cast and crew from any  TV and film sets, this is as they would tend to have longer hours to get the film done quicker as well as complete the movie within the date they have set. This doesn't always occur with everyone in the crew or cast, as the directors would have to stay longer than any of the cast members. An example of this is the actors/actresses coming in and just performing the part for that scene and then leave once they are done where as the other members of the crew would still have to stay.

Freelance:
A freelancer is someone who works for themselves, which makes them self employed. This means that they are not committed with another employer long term unlike someone with a fixed term. Majority of cast and crew members on a TV and film set are freelancers. A good example of a freelancer in the film and TV industry are actors as they don't work with long term employers.

Irregular pattern:
An irregular pattern is when someone from the cast and crew would work hours that they wouldn't usually work, this can consist of long hours or even early starts. An example of this would be majority of directors would be working an irregular pattern, the reason for this is to make sure the film is at is best and on track. In addition to this editors also work an irregular pattern as they have edit the film together which never has specific hours.

Hourly rates:
Hourly rates is how much the cast and the crew get paid with each hour they work. As there are a range of different job roles within the TV and film industry, people are paid a different amount each hour depending on their position within the job.

Piece work:
A piece work is the decider on how much a certain person should get paid depending on the amount of work they have done. An example of this would be actors, as they are the main characters in the film which are usually famous stars. In most of the footage they are in they are paid a large amount of money as they have a longer viewing on screen. This does not relate to an extra as they get paid less as they have a shorter amount of screen time.