Confusion over the "10 & 3/4rter hour rule"

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rc444

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I've been told that in the film industry, you work a 10 3/4rter hour day from crew call to wrap time.

Then, after that, you must have a 10 and 3/4rter hour break until you next shoot again. At least that's my impression.

But I've heard stories of crews working "14 hour days." I don't get it. How does that work out as 10 and 3/4rter hours???

Do you genuinely get a true 10 and 3/4rter hour break after your shoot, i.e. once the shoot wraps, is how you spend the next 10 and 3/4rter hours before shoot day 2, is that totally up to you how you spend that time?

Please fill me in.

rc444
 
In non-union land, a standard work day is 10 hours. In indie land it can stretch to 12 or 14 or 16 or 18 or 20 or 22 hours. That's really bad, but it happens. In union land there are very strict rules on how long someone can be asked to work, and at what rates (overtime, double time, "golden time", etc).

Anyone giving their crew less than 10 hours' turnaround time is just cruel, 12 hours is preferable. If you call a wrap on the day at 11:00 p.m., a 10-hour turnaround means that they'd report to the set no sooner than 9:00 a.m. the next day. And yes, that's completely free time.
 
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