Skillset/UK Film Council Feature Film Production Workforce Survey 2008

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Skillset/UK Film Council Feature Film Production Workforce Survey 2008

4.5 Analysis of annual income and pay rates by occupational group

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4.5 Analysis of annual income and pay rates by occupational group

Table 4.5.1reveals assistant directors were most likely to earn less than £30,000 from audio visual work than any other occupation group. This category includes floor runners whose average earnings (£8,805) were considerably lower than 1^st ADs (£43,833) 2^nd ADs (£30,041) and 3^rd ADs (£17,062). Those working in hair and make-up and construction were least likely to earn £50,000 or more, while those working in editing/post production/VFX had the highest mean income from audio visual work (£42,657).

Table 4.5.1 Gross income from audio visual work in the past year (by occupational group)

		Less than £20,000	£20,000 - £29,999	£30,000 - £39,999	£40,000 - £49,999	£50,000 - £74,999	£75,000 or more	No income from audio visual work in past year	Mean income £000	Base (n)
Production / script development	%	25	19	18	7	10	16	5	36.8	182
Assistant directors	%	52	15	12	5	12	3	2	24.8	60
Art / set decorating / props	%	27	18	20	10	11	7	7	33.1	179
Camera	%	41	10	20	9	10	9	2	30.3	92
Sound / electrical	%	28	16	15	13	19	6	3	35.1	68
Costume	%	27	18	24	5	16	3	6	32.7	62
Make-up / Hair-dressing	%	24	20	22	17	9	2	7	32.0	46
Editing / Post production / VFX	%	17	12	14	17	19	14	8	42.7	59
Construction	%	20	26	17	13	7	0	17	29.6	76
Location	%	36	18	13	13	15	3	3	29.6	39
Others	%	27	16	14	10	14	12	6	35.6	193

Table 4.5.2 suggests that those working in production/ script development and editing/post production/VFX were the most likely to be earning substantial incomes from feature film. In particular, they were the most likely to have earned £50,000 or more in the past year from feature film work. Those in editing / post production/ VFX were also the least likely to have earned £20,000 or less from film work, and they had the highest mean income (£35,737). Those in construction and the camera department were least likely to earn £50,000 or more from film work.

Table 4.5.2 Gross income from feature film work in the past year (by occupational group)

		Less than £20,000	£20,000 - £29,999	£30,000 - £39,999	£40,000 - £49,999	£50,000 - £74,999	£75,000 or more	No income from film work in past year	Mean income £000	Base (n)
Production / script development	%	39	13	16	5	10	16	1	33.0	178
Assistant directors	%	71	6	6	5	8	3	0	17.9	62
Art / set decorating / props	%	48	13	14	6	9	7	3	27.1	180
Camera	%	63	12	8	6	4	4	2	19.0	89
Sound / electrical	%	56	9	13	4	10	6	1	25.1	68
Costume	%	43	21	6	6	14	5	5	27.8	63
Make-up / Hair-dressing	%	55	9	15	6	6	6	2	24.2	47
Editing / Post production / VFX	%	29	15	15	14	12	12	3	35.7	59
Construction	%	42	24	18	10	3	1	1	24.8	78
Location	%	58	13	0	18	8	3	0	23.7	38
Others	%	41	11	15	9	11	12	1	31.8	191

Table 4.5.3 shows that Assistant Directors (a category that includes floor runners) were more likely than other occupational groups to have a daily rate of less than £100 and a weekly rate of less than £400. Those working in editing and ‘other’ roles were more likely to work on a day rate of £400 or more, while those working in production/script development and ‘other’ roles were the most likely to earn a weekly rate of £1800 or more.

Table 4.5.3 Pay rates (by occupational group)

Day rate		Less than £100 per day	£100-£199 per day	£200-£299 per day	£300-£399 per day	£400 or more per day	Base (n)	Base (n)
Production / script development	%	25	36	16	11	11	44	138
Assistant directors	%	35	47	9	6	3	34	46
Art / set decorating / props	%	13	36	32	12	7	69	151
Camera	%	18	5	42	24	11	66	58
Sound / electrical	%	3	18	68	12	-	34	55
Costume	%	4	37	56	4	-	27	50
Make-up / Hair-dressing	%	9	12	62	12	6	34	32
Editing / Post production / VFX	%	17	39	28	-	17	18	46
Construction	%	2	70	20	7	2	46	71
Location	%	21	26	47	5	-	19	35
Others	%	12	36	18	10	24	110	123
Weekly rate		Less than £400 per week	£400-£599 per week	£600-£799 per week	£800-£999 per week	£1,000-£1,199 per week	£1,200-£1,399 per week	£1,400-£1,599 per week	£1,600-£1,799 per week	£,1800 or more per week	Base (n)
Production / script development	%	16	14	14	9	9	11	6	2	19	138
Assistant directors	%	30	4	2	22	7	7	9	2	17	46
Art / set decorating / props	%	10	9	6	13	23	14	10	3	13	151
Camera	%	14	3	3	5	22	16	10	10	16	58
Sound / electrical	%	7	5	4	9	27	24	7	7	9	55
Costume	%	8	2	6	18	26	18	10	6	6	50
Make-up / Hair-dressing	%	3	6	9	6	9	31	16	3	16	32
Editing / Post production / VFX	%	11	7	11	15	9	9	11	11	17	46
Construction	%	4	1	8	49	18	11	6	-	1	71
Location	%	11	9	9	17	17	14	17	3	3	35
Others	%	4	8	9	14	15	10	11	7	22	123