A travel day occurs whenever crew is asked to work at a location outside the studio zone.
Enable travel days on timecards
If travel days are enabled in the project’s Default Settings, they’ll appear under the Day Type when filling out a timecard. To learn more about enabling travel days see Project settings/Default settings.
Travel day types
While union contracts stipulate how workers are supposed to be paid on a travel day, not all travel days are the same so it’s important to understand day types.
Nearby Location
The term Nearby Location refers to any situation in which workers are driving themselves to and from the production location each day. A nearby location is outside the studio zone, but close enough for crew to commute there and sleep at home (in some cases, cast and crew may be housed overnight, particularly after a long day of shooting).
Overnight (Working)
Sometimes called a distant location, Overnight Working or Working Overnight refers to a situation in which crew has worked on set during the day and returned to a hotel or similar accommodation at night. In other words, Overnight Working days occur when a crew member is working at a location far enough from the studio zone that overnight accommodations are necessary.
Overnight (Idle)
An Idle Overnight refers to a situation in which a crew member is staying at a hotel overnight, but is not working on that particular day. Idle overnights are essentially off days, like a weekend, that more commonly occur on longer shoots. Idle overnights may be paid or unpaid.
Travel Only
A Travel Only day is any day in which a worker travels to or returns from a shooting location but does not work. If, for example, a crew member has to fly or take a train to another state, it is unlikely that they will arrive in time to work. In that case, they would receive compensation for a Travel Only day.
Hold Day
A Hold Day is any day in which a crew member is asked to be ready to work, but isn't called in. For example, if an actor is asked to report to set only to have their scene rescheduled, it is a Hold Day. In these scenarios, workers are owed a day's pay as if they had worked (including benefits).
Consecutive Pay
Consecutive Pay is the practice of being paid for days of work on a film or television project without any gaps in between. For example, if an actor is required to work on a project for several days in a row, they would receive payment for each of those days without any gaps even for non-working days in between.