The Freelance Live and Tape Television Agreement (FLTTA) covers live productions and projects shot on videotape made under an agreement with the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). This contract applies to Directors, Associate Directors and Stage Managers working in these areas.
| p7 | A. | Defintion of Terms | ||||
| p10 | B. | Scope |
| p14 | A. | Directors | ||||
| p15 | B. | Associate Directors | ||||
| p17 | C. | Stage Managers | ||||
| p19 | D. | Construction |
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| p24 | A. | Dramatic Programs | ||||
| p27 | B. | Variety Programs | ||||
| p29 | C. | Quiz and Game Programs | ||||
| p30 | D. | Strip Programs | ||||
| p32 | E. | All Other Programs | ||||
| p34 | F. | Sports | ||||
| p35 | G. | News and Commentary Programs | ||||
| p38 | H. | Local Freelance Directors | ||||
| p38 | I. | Budget Table | ||||
| p39 | J. | Segments | ||||
| p39 | K. | Lead-Ins | ||||
| p40 | L. | Talent Test | ||||
| p40 | M. | Intended Broadcast Pattern and Adjustment of Director's Salary | ||||
| p42 | N. | Pilots, Presentations and Workshops | ||||
| p46 | O. | Additional Days | ||||
| p46 | P. | Special Provisions Applicable to Serials | ||||
| p48 | Q. | Compensation on Recall for Particular Services | ||||
| p49 | R. | Double Length Episode | ||||
| p49 | S. | Payment for Combined or Extended Programs | ||||
| p50 | T. | One Director to a Prime Time Dramatic Program | ||||
| p51 | U. | Literary Material | ||||
| p51 | V. | Director Residency |
| p52 | A. | How Paid | ||||
| p53 | B. | Additional Compensation for Reruns | ||||
| p58 | C. | Rerun Payments | ||||
| p59 | D. | Additional Compensation for Foreign Telecasts | ||||
| p66 | E. | Basic Cable Exhibition | ||||
| p67 | F. | Copyright Royalty Tribunal | ||||
| p67 | G. | Residual Audits |
| p69 | A. | Commercials | ||||
| p69 | B. | Promotional Announcements |
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| p78 | B. | |||||
| p91 | C. | Safety | ||||
| p92 | D. | ISAN Numbers |
| p93 | A. | Minimum Salaries | ||||
| p96 | B. | Other Working Conditions | ||||
| p110 | C. | Duties | ||||
| p112 | D. | Budget Disclosure | ||||
| p112 | E. | Termination | ||||
| p113 | F. | No Credit or Offset |
| p114 | A. | Associate Directors | ||||
| p114 | B. | Stage Managers | ||||
| p115 | C. | Associate Director/Stage Manager Combination (where permitted) | ||||
| p115 | D. | Hours of Work |
| p121 | A. | Employment Criteria for Associate Directors and Stage Managers |
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| p122 | B. | Preparation Time | ||||
| p124 | C. | Cancellation of Calls | ||||
| p124 | D. | Vacations | ||||
| p124 | E. | Meal Period | ||||
| p124 | F. | Confirmation of Employment | ||||
| p125 | G. | Production Reports | ||||
| p125 | H. | Replacement | ||||
| p126 | I. | Elimination of Duplicate Contributions for Associate Directors/ Review of Associate Director Rest Periods |
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| p126 | J. | Work in the New York Metropolitan Area | ||||
| p127 | K. | Camera Placement for Awards Programs |
| p128 | A. | Pension | ||||
| p129 | B. | Health |
| p131 | A. | Trust Agreements | ||||
| p131 | B. | Trustees | ||||
| p131 | C. | Delinquent Contributions | ||||
| p131 | D. | Arbitration | ||||
| p132 | E. | Loan-Outs | ||||
| p132 | F. | Claims Period |
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| p135 | A. | Contracts | ||||
| p137 | B. | Employment | ||||
| p138 | C. | Individual Contracts | ||||
| p139 | D. | On or About |
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| p141 | E. |
| p142 | A. | Television Credits | ||||
| p147 | B. | Credits to Determine Controversy Over Credits | ||||
| p147 | C. | Notice of Credits |
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| p150 | A. | Policy | ||||
| p150 | B. | Reports | ||||
| p151 | C. | Representatives | ||||
| p151 | D. | Arbitration | ||||
| p152 | E. | Diversity Meetings |
| p153 | A. | Matters Subject to Grievance and Arbitration | ||||
| p154 | B. | Grievance Procedure | ||||
| p155 | C. | Arbitration Procedure | ||||
| p160 | D. | Expedited Arbitration Procedure | ||||
| p162 | E. | Arbitral Remedies | ||||
| p163 | F. | Court Proceedings | ||||
| p165 | G. | Withdrawal of Services |
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| p170 | B. |
| p183 | A. | Programs Covered | ||||
| p183 | B. | Definitions | ||||
| p185 | C. | Supplemental Market Distribution other than by Cassettes | ||||
| p189 | D. | Supplemental Market Distribution on Cassettes | ||||
| p193 | E. | Participating Employees | ||||
| p194 | F. | Reports and Manner of Payment | ||||
| p197 | G. | Assumption of Obligations | ||||
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| p204 | A. | Applicability of this Article | ||||
| p206 | B. | Directors' Minimum Salaries | ||||
| p210 | C. | Residual Compensation for Pay Television and Videodisc/Videocassette Exhibition |
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| p212 | D. | Residual Compensation for Pay Television, Excluding (i) Pay-Per-View and (ii) Sports and Non-Staged Event Programs |
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| p225 | E. | Residual Compensation for Pay Television Exhibition (Including Pay-Per-View) of Sports and Non-Staged Event Programs |
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| p227 | F. | Residual Compensation for Pay-Per-View Exhibition Other Than Sports and Non-Staged Event Programs |
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| p227 | G. | Residual Compensation for Videodiscs/Videocassettes | ||||
| p228 | H. | Residual Compensation for Exhibition of Covered Programs in Other Markets |
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| p231 | I. | Miscellaneous Provisions | ||||
| p237 | J. | Application of Free Television Provisions |
| p238 | A. | Distributor's Assumption Agreement - Television Reruns, Basic Cable Exhibition, Foreign Television Exhibition, Theatrical Exhibition and Supplemental Markets Use |
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| p246 | B. | Financial Assurances | ||||
| p248 | C. | Qualified Residual Payors | ||||
| p250 | D. | Buyer's Assumption Agreement | ||||
| p259 | E. | Security Interests – Effect on Buyer's Rights | ||||
| p260 | F. | Qualified Buyer |
| p262 | A. | Terms and Conditions for High Budget Dramatic Programs One-Half Hour or More in Length Made Primarily for the Basic Cable Market |
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| p269 | B. | Terms and Conditions for Low Budget Dramatic Programs One-Half Hour or Longer Made Primarily for the Basic Cable Market |
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| p269 | C. | Terms and Conditions for High Budget Variety Programs Made Primarily for the Basic Cable Market |
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| p272 | D. | Terms and Conditions for Other Entertainment Programs Made Primarily for the Basic Cable Market |
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| p275 | Qualified Residual Payor Letter of Agreement |
| p279 | Standard Letter of Guaranty |
| p282 | Instructions; Employment Data Report |
| p285 | Subscriber Rates for Programs Made for Pay Television Services with Fewer than 6,000,000 Subscribers in the First Exhibition Year of the Program |
| p292 | Subscriber Rates for Programs Made for Pay Television Services with 6,000,000 or More Subscribers in the First Exhibition Year of the Program |
| p299 | Accountable Receipts Plateau | |||||
| p299 | A. | High Budget Programs | ||||
| p299 | B. | Dramatic Programs | ||||
| p300 | C. | Dramatic Programs | ||||
| p301 | D. | Quiz and Game Programs | ||||
| p302 | E. | Strip Programs | ||||
| p303 | F. | All Other Programs (Including Segments of Reality-Type Programs) | ||||
| p304 | G. | News and Commentary Programs |
| p305 | Associate Director and Stage Manager Deal Memorandum |
| p307 | Director Deal Memorandum |
| p309 | re “Included Days” |
| p310 | Employment on Commercials |
| p313 | re Assignment of UPMs on Tape Programs |
| p314 | Testing of Television Tape and Film Programs on CATV Systems |
| p315 | Network Prime Time Dramatic or Variety Summer Programs |
| p316 | Programs Produced Primarily for the Basic Cable Market |
| p319 | Peremptory Challenges to Arbitrators |
| p320 | re Director Employed on a Non-Dramatic Program Assigned to Direct Scenes for a Strip Quiz and Game or Strip Variety Program |
| p321 | re Security of Employees Working at Film Lots or Network Facilities in Los Angeles |
| p322 | re Second or Subsequent License of High Budget Dramatic Programs Made for Basic Cable to the Same or a Different Basic Cable Service |
| p324 | re New Residual Formula for One-Hour Network Prime Time Dramatic Series in Article 7.B.1.(c)(i) |
| p328 | re Distributor's/Buyer's Liability for Residuals; Notice and Opportunity to Cure Default |
| p329 | re Employment Criteria for Associate Directors and Stage Managers |
| p330 | re Exhibition of Programs Transmitted Via New Media |
| p343 | re DGA, Inc. |
| p348 | re Los Angeles Panel of Arbitrators for Major Studios and Networks |
| p350 | re Arbitration of Disputes Concerning Tri-Guild Residuals Audits |
| p365 | re License of Free Television, Basic Cable or Pay Television Motion Pictures or Motion Pictures Made for Home Video to Secondary Digital Channels |
| p367 | re Experiment in Syndication of Half-Hour Series in Markets Representing 50% or Fewer of U.S. Television Households |
| p369 | re Terms and Conditions for New Non-Prime Time Multi-Camera Dramatic Programs |
| p370 | re Address Verification / Local Hires |
| p372 | re Diversity |
| p373 | re Virtual MVPD Services |
| p376 | re Diversion of Pension Plan Contributions |
| p377 | re "Supersized" Episodes |
| p388 | re Over-the-Top Delivery of Pay Television Services |
| p389 | [Deleted] |
| p390 | re Programs Produced for New Media |
| p407 | re Serious Misconduct |