New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 5 - POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Part 52 - DEVELOPMENT PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING FOR FILM AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Section 5.5.52.7 - DEFINITIONS

A. "Above-the-line" is a film and television industry term derived from where the money is budgeted for creative talent, writers, directors and producers. This term means job positions that are associated with the creative or financial control of a film or multimedia project, generally not the technical aspects.

B. "Below-the-line" is a film and television industry term derived from where the money is budgeted for technical crew that shall work on a film or multimedia project as well as for costs related to the studio, equipment, travel, and location. In regards to job positions, this term means technical crew working in temporary positions and these individuals do not have creative or financial control of the project nor receive residuals.

C. "Craft" means the specialized area or department in which a film technician works.

D. "Credit" means the employee hired by a production company is officially acknowledged by name by the company either on a final list of employees (crew list) or on the actual screen as having worked in the hired position on their film or multimedia project.

E. "Film technician" means a crew member working in a below-the-line job position who often is a member of an international alliance of theater and stage employee (IATSE) film union or guild.

F. "Hands-on classes" mean classes or workshops where materials, tools or chemicals are utilized by participants.

G. "JTIP" means job training incentive program.

H. "PETP" means pre-employment training program.

I. "Production company" means the entity creating a film or television project, which includes film or multimedia project preparation, principal photography and set break down periods.

J. "Resident" means an individual who is domiciled in New Mexico. This domicile is the individual's permanent home; it is a place to which the individual intends to return after any temporary absence. An individual shall have only one domicile. A change in domicile is established only by establishing a physical presence in a new location with intent to abandon the old domicile and make a home in the new location permanently or indefinitely.

K. "Trainee" means the attendee participating in the class, course, workshop, lecture or project available through this program and who will be trained. learning a new skill set or graduating to a higher job classification.

L. "Turn-around-time" means the time between leaving a project and returning to a project to continue training.