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Record / Upload Your Workday
Enter your workday details or upload your voucher, including your role, call and wrap times, meals, travel and applicable additional pay.
Our Complete System
How FilmPay Works
Track Your Work, Verify Your Pay, and Catch Payroll Mistakes Before They Cost You Money
FROM WORKDAY TO VERIFIED PAY
Your Work. Your Expected Pay.
One Clear System.
FilmPay turns the details from your workday into a clear expected-pay calculation, then helps you compare that calculation against what payroll actually paid.
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FilmPay Calculates
FilmPay uses your workday information and supported pay rules to calculate what you should expect to be paid.
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Add Your Paystub
When payroll arrives, add the corresponding paystub so FilmPay can connect the payment back to the work you performed.
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Verify Your Pay
FilmPay compares the expected calculation with the applicable amounts reported by payroll.
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See the Result
Quickly see when the numbers match — or when a discrepancy may need a closer look.
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Track Your Income
Keep your workdays, earnings, payments and outstanding income organized in one place.
YOU ENTER
Your Workday
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FILMPAY CALCULATES
Expected Pay
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PAYROLL ARRIVES
Add Your Paystub
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FILMPAY VERIFIES
Match or Discrepancy
THE CALCULATION ENGINE
You Enter the Work.
FilmPay Handles the Math.
Film payroll can involve far more than multiplying your rate by the number of hours you worked. FilmPay is designed around the details that can affect a performer's expected pay.
Based on your role and the information entered for the workday, FilmPay applies the supported calculations automatically.
Overtime
Calculate applicable overtime as your workday extends.
Meal Penalties
Account for supported meal timing and penalty rules.
Premiums & Allowances
Include applicable additional pay in your calculation.
Travel
Include supported travel time and kilometre amounts.
GST & Commission
Account for your applicable GST and agency commission settings.
Principal Pay
Support negotiated rates, guarantees and applicable Principal calculations.
Rights & Use Fees
Organize supported rights, use fees and buyout amounts.
Workday Details
Bring the pieces together into one expected-pay breakdown.
EXPECTED PAY VS ACTUAL PAY
Don't Just Track Your Pay.
Verify It.
Calculating what you should earn is only half the job. FilmPay connects your expected workday calculation with the corresponding payroll information so you can see whether the numbers line up.
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See what FilmPay calculated for the workday
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Compare expected amounts against payroll
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Identify the amount of a potential discrepancy
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Keep the workday and payment connected for your records
EXAMPLE VERIFICATION
Workday Verification
FilmPay Expected Pay
Calculated from workday
$674.05
Payroll Amount
Amount being compared
$492.22
Difference
-$181.83
Pay Discrepancy Detected
The amounts being compared do not match.
Review the breakdown for more detail.
Illustrative FilmPay verification example.
MORE THAN ONE PAY CALCULATION
Keep the Bigger Picture Organized
Every workday becomes part of your FilmPay history, giving you a clearer view of what you've worked, what you've earned and where your payments stand.
Workday History
Keep your productions and workdays organized instead of relying on memory, texts or scattered notes.
Earnings
Build a clearer record of what you've earned across your FilmPay work history.
Outstanding Pay
See which tracked workdays have been connected to payment and which may still be outstanding.
Verification History
Keep your pay verification results connected to the workdays they came from.
BUILT AROUND HOW YOU WORK
One FilmPay Workflow.
Different Types of Work.
The core FilmPay process stays familiar while your membership determines which supported work categories and calculations you can use.
PERFORMER
Performer Roles
Built for supported Performer-side work including Background, Stand-In, Photo Double and SAE / Special Skills.
PRINCIPAL
Principal Roles
Built for supported Principal work including Actor, Principal Actor and Variety Principal.
COMPLETE ACCESS
PLATINUM
All Supported Roles
Complete FilmPay access for performers who work across both Performer and Principal categories.
YOUR INFORMATION
Your Pay Information Stays Under Your Control
FilmPay is designed around the work and payroll information needed to help calculate, organize and verify your pay.
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You control what you submit Add the work and payroll documents needed for your FilmPay records.
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No banking login required FilmPay verification does not require access to your online banking.
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Unnecessary sensitive details can be removed Information not needed for verification can be redacted before upload.
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Your records stay organized Keep relevant workday and payroll information connected inside your FilmPay account.
READY TO TRY FILMPAY?
Know What You Should Be Paid.
Verify What You Actually Received.
Start with 14 days of full Platinum access and experience FilmPay's complete tracking, calculation and verification system.
Complimentary Concierge Reviews become available after becoming a paid Platinum member.
