Article D2 - Minimum Compensation

Script Fees and Production Fees for productions with Budgets of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or less are negotiable between the Writer and Producer.

D201

The minimum compensation to be paid a Writer for preparing a Script in the category of Other Production shall be as follows:

Script Fees	2010	2011
15 minutes or less	$1,736	$1,771
30 minutes or less	$3,470	$3,539
60 minutes or less	$6,940	$7,079
90 minutes or less	$10,219	$10,423
120 minutes or less	$13,857	$14,134
Over 120 minutes	calculated on the length of the program and based on the 30 minute rate

D202

The minimum compensation to be paid a Writer for preparing a written Narration for productions in this category shall not be less than fifty percent (50%) of the fees provided in D201.

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