Jon O'Brien Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 On professional, big productions, fully financed and all that, what sort of money does the camera operator make compared to the DP? Or is that like asking how long is a piece of string? But there must be some general pay grade I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The 2017 BECTU recommended rate for a camera operator for a 55 hour week is £3300 on a £30m+ feature, The DP rate is individually negotiated, it depends who you are.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 The 2017 BECTU recommended rate for a camera operator for a 55 hour week is £3300 on a £30m+ feature, The DP rate is individually negotiated, it depends who you are.. I remember there being a substantial difference between BECTU rates and what the BBC (or anyone else) actually paid. Has that changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted January 12, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted January 12, 2019 I suspect any such comparison would be made pretty difficulty by the overwhelming variability in DP rates. I wouldn't be surprised if people who were stepping up and taking a big opportunity had on extremely rare occasion been paid less than some of their crew, even on big movies. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I remember there being a substantial difference between BECTU rates and what the BBC (or anyone else) actually paid. Has that changed? The rates I mentioned are for high end productions. BECTU does have rates for different budget levels for drama and TV drama, however, I suspect the actual rates on a BBC drama may vary depending on the budgets and the above the line costs, they tend to be a lot tighter on the crew rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Crikey, I'm definitely putting my Steenbeck rates up then. I only charged the BBC £600 for a week's rental and local transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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