Film Accounting Glossary
Day-out-of-days
What is a day-out-of-days?
Also called DOOD, or day out of days.
A day-out-of-days is the schedule report showing exactly which days each cast member, stunt performer, vehicle, or animal works, holds, travels, or drops.
It is a scheduling document that the accounting department depends on, because it drives guaranteed-day payments, holding fees, travel days, and picture-car standby costs. When the day-out-of-days changes, cast and vehicle cost lines change with it, which is why accountants ask for the current version every week.
Example
A supporting actor is scheduled work-hold-hold-work across four days. The two hold days are paid at the guaranteed rate for a performer doing nothing on camera. Moving that second work day one slot earlier drops both holds and saves two days of salary plus per diem.
Figures are illustrative, chosen to show the mechanics rather than to quote market rates.
Where you'll see it
Produced by the first AD and read closely by accounting, because it drives guaranteed days, hold and travel payments, and picture-car standby cost.
Common mistake
Accounting from an outdated version. Cast and vehicle costs move every time the schedule does, so a week-old DOOD produces a week-old labor forecast.
Related questions
- What does a day-out-of-days show?
- Which days each cast member, stunt performer, vehicle, or animal works, holds, travels, or drops, laid out across the whole schedule.
- Why does accounting need the day-out-of-days?
- Because it drives guaranteed-day payments, hold and travel fees, per diem, and picture-car standby. Change the pattern and those costs change with it.