Stunt Coordinators are not contractually guaranteed residuals for television and can earn less than the stunt performers they hire.
REAL LIFE EXAMPLE
A stunt coordinator working 60 hours on a show like American Horror Story will make the weekly stunt coordinator flat rate of $4,779, will not be paid for overtime, will not receive adjustment money, will not receive meal penalties and will not receive residuals (unless they managed to negotiate better terms). The stunt double they hire also working 60 hours will make the weekly rate of $3,746.00, receive $500 in adjustments, $2,798 in overtime, $150 in meal penalties and $3,450 in residuals/episode for a total of $10,644 compared to the stunt coordinator working on a flat television contract making $4,779. That is a difference of $5,865.
It is unconscionable that Stunt Coordinators who are responsible for helping to procure safety, attend countless production meetings and scouts, hire stunt performers, choreograph action, not only get paid less than those performers they hire, but who are NOT entitled to a 12 hour turnaround, causing sleep deprivation. This is unsafe and endangers all crew members, actors, stunt performers, background artists and pedestrians.