Hi, I was wondering how do directors survive in this business...someone who's not Steven spielberg of course...like for example, how much do they get for directing a movie? All that stuff you know...thank you!
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I believe the Directors Guild minimum in the US is $100,000 a movie. Most folks could live on that fairly comfortably. And many directors manage to make more than the minimum. I'm not sure how many manage more than one movie a year but it should be possible.
I'm not sure what the numbers are for television and independent is hit and miss.
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Directors who aren't Spielberg survive in the business by directing. The DGA sets minimums.
Theatrical
$13,358 per week. Minimums: 2 weeks prep, 10 weeks Production, 1 week cutting allowance. For a total minimum of $173,654
TV
Network Prime Time:
1/2 hour: $19,361 - 1 hour: $32,879 - 2 hour: $92,056
Non Network Prime Time:
1/2 hour: $8,245 - 1 hour: $16, 482 - 2 hour: $34,429
There are no set minimums for non union work.
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I think it's worth pointing out that relatively few director get to work all year round, like any freelance work there is very little security, you just go out and get as much work as you can which is why so many young director who want to do features get sucked into doing TV, it's a lot easier to earn a living, but still a lot harder than most "normal" jobs.
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what is the minimum for the writer guild for a screenplay
Current agreement ends Oct 31, 2006
Low - total cost of less than $5,000,000
High - total cost more than $5,000,000
Original Screenplay, including Treatment: Low: $54,854 High: $102,980
Non-original Screenplay, including Treatment: Low: $47,999 High: $89,262
Original Screenplay (sale/purchase of screenplay) Low: $36,856 High: $75,443
Non-original Screenplay (sale/purchase of screenplay) Low: $29,993 High: $61,725
Rewrite: Low: $17,998 High: $27,438
Polish: Low: $9,004 High: $13,718
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Thanks for the info
thnx guys for the info...So I think that when directors are not "directing" they must be doin something else, right? like what for example? And what happens with directors that are not part of the guild? does anyone know?...thnx
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