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	2015	2016	2017
15 minutes or less	$1,880	$1,898	$1,917
30 minutes or less	$3,756	$3,794	$3,832
60 minutes or less	$7,513	$7,589	$7,664
90 minutes or less	$11,063	$11,173	$11,285
120 minutes or less	$15,001	$15,151	$15,302
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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