Film and TV Technician (1957)

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January 1957 FILM & TV TECHNICIAN 13 KODAK: Our members at Kodak have recommended that we seek discussions with the Management on the following: 1. Three weeks' holiday after 10 years' service. 2. Time and a half for night work. 3. Premium rates for holiday periods and sickness for those on permanent shift work to endeavour to bring them into line with the Laboratory Agreement. The Executive endorsed this recommendation. CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS: (a) N.R.A. The Executive had before it the following proposed formula for revision of the Cost-of-Living Bonus Clause in the agreement between A.C.T.T. and the N.R.A. : "As from January 1957 for each rise or fall of one point in the new published Index the bonus shall be increased or decreased by Is. 6d. per week provided that if the Index rises by more than eight points the N.R.A. shall have the right to call a joint meeting to review the matter and provided that irrespective of any fall in the Index the cost of living bonus shall not be reduced below the figure of £2 10s. Od." This proposed formula was endorsed. (b) A.S.F.P. At a joint meeting between representatives of the A.S.F.P. and A.C.T.T. both sides agreed to recommend to their governing bodies acceptance of the following proposals: That as from January 1957 the new Index of Retail Prices be adopted for calculation of the cost of living bonus on the basis of a rise or fall of Is. 6d. per week for each rise or fall of one point in the Index instead of Is. a point on the old Index, together with payment of the full cost of living bonus at age 18 instead of 21. The Executive endorsed the proposal. (c) B.F.P.A. The Acting General Secretary reported a letter from the B.F.P.A. proposing that the agreed quota for foreign producers and directors in the coming OFFICIAL APPOINTMFNTS FILM DIRECTOR/CAMERMAN required by GOVT, of WESTERN REGION of NIGERIA on contract for 12/24 months in first instance. Salary according to qualifications and experience in scale (including Inducement Additions) £1,728 rising to £1,944 a year. Outfit allowance up to £60. Gratuity at rate £150 a year. Free passages for officer, wife and three children under age 13. Liberal leave on full salary. Candidates should have had at least 5 years' experience with a reputable Film Production Unit or firm including 16mm. and 35mm. productions in black and white and colour mediums. They should be able to script for dialogue and must have had experience of supervising at dubbing sessions. Write to the Crown Agents, 4 Millbank, London, S.W.I. State age, name in block letters, full qualifications and experience and quote M3B/43785/CY. FILM PRODUCTION OFFICER required by NIGERIAN FEDERAL GOVT. INFORMATION SERVICE on contract for 12/24 months in first instance. Salary according to experience in scale (including inducement addition) £954 rising to £1,488 a year. Gratuity at rate £100/£150 a year. Outfit allowance £60. Free passages for officer and wife. Assistance towards cost of children's passages and grant up to £150 annually for their maintenance in U.K. Liberal leave on full salary. Candidates must be of good education and fully conversant with 16mm. and 35mm. editing. Write to the Crown Agents, 4 Millbank, London, S.W.I. State age, name in block letters, full qualifications and experience and quote M3B/35002/CY. FILM EDITOR required by GOVERNMENT OF NORTHERN REGION OF NIGERIA on contract for 12/24 months in first instance. Salary according to qualifications and experience in Scale (including inducement addition) £810 rising to £1,716 a year. Gratuity at rate £100/£150 a year. Clothing allowance £45. Touring Equipment Allowance £40. Free passages for officer and wife. Assistance towards cost of children's passages and grant up to £288 annually for their maintenance in U.K. Liberal leave on full salary. Candidates must have had at least 5 years' experience with reputable film units and long practical experience of handling 35mm. and 16mm. film and magnetic tape recordings. Write to the Crown Agents, 4 Millbank, London, S.W.I. State age, name in block letters, full qualifications and experience and quote M3B/43721/CY. year be a total of seven for foreign producers and seven for foreign directors based on an estimated production of 78 films during the period concerned. The Executive recommend that the proposed quota be accepted on the understanding that the question be reexamined after six months, and, if the total production is less than anticipated, the quota should be reduced accordingly. (d) Associated Rediffusion: Feature rates and overtime payments are now being paid to A.C.T.T. members employed in the Film Section at AssociatedRediffusion following negotiations with Head Office. In addition to receiving wage increases, lump sum payments totalling approximately £1,050 to cover retrospective adjustments have been received by seventeen of the members. RADIANT COLOUR LABORATORIES: Radiant Colour is still operating and had on January 9 two weeks' work in hand. Shop Steward, Bro. Norley, informed the Organiser that normal hours and rates of pay are being paid, and that there are now eight members employed there. Efforts have been made to assist those who have been made redundant, but several of the members, particularly the women, are not willing to work outside Slough. One of the members has obtained employment at another laboratory, and one is now working at Pinewood Studios. (continued on page 14) Camera Hire (1) NEWMAN SINCLAIR— Mirror Shutter. All Cooke Lenses including Series 2., 25mm., f.1.7. SINGLE FRAME EXPOSURE and Electric Motor Drive. (Available fully adapted for CINEMASCOPE if required.) (2) NEWMAN SINCLAIR--Mirror Shutter. Cooke Lenses and 24mm. Angineux Retrofocus. (3) NEWMAN SINCLAIR— Model G. All Cooke Lenses. SINGLE FRAME EXPOSURE and Electric Motor Drive if required. Kingston] Tubular and Vinten Light Gyro Tripods. LOCATION CAMERA DOLLYS Mecal construction, pneumatic tyres, dropdown jacks, lightweight tracks, etc. S. W. SAMUELSON FINchley I 595