permanence d’activité et de vie

English translation: working and living quarters

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French term or phrase:	permanence d’activité et de vie
English translation:	working and living quarters
Entered by:	B D Finch

10:40 Feb 18, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Contract

French term or phrase: permanence d’activité et de vie

This appears in an agreement for one party to film on premises belonging to the other party, over a period of days. The term also appears as "permanence de vie".

I have looked at the various ways "permanence" has been translated here on Proz but nothing seems to correspond to this. If I were writing in English, I think I would say "maintain a constant presence", as I think this is what it means, although that doesn't look great. Any suggestions?

Context:

Par les présentes, le Contractant autorise le Producteur – ses employés, agents, prestataires, fournisseurs et toute autre partie autorisée par le Producteur – à établir sur les lieux décrits à l’article 2 et pendant la durée mentionnée à l’article 3 une permanence d’activité et de vie en vue du tournage du Programme.

A ce titre, le Producteur pourra être amené à effectuer sur les lieux les opérations ci-dessous mentionnées à titre indicatif (les « Opérations ») :

(i) Tournage en intérieur et/ou en extérieur ;
(ii) Prises de clichés photographiques en intérieur et/ou en extérieur ;
(iii) Réalisation d’enregistrements sonores en intérieur et/ou en extérieur ;
(iv) Installation et démontage des moyens techniques, d’accessoires et de matériel ;
(v) faire venir sur les lieux les équipes et le matériel nécessaires à la préparation et/ou au tournage du Programme ;
(vi) Etablir une permanence de vie pendant le temps du tournage du Programme ;
(vii) Lors des tournages, stockage in situ du matériel nécessaire à la réalisation des Opérations et/ou au tournage du Programme ;
(viii) De manière générale, toute opération nécessaire à la préparation, à l’exécution et à la finition du Programme.

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Local time: 05:18

working and living quarters

Explanation:
"... have been renovated to act as the working and living quarters of the artists. ... Levi is a highly popular destination set amid the wild and unspoiled ..."
www.best-served.co.uk/fly-drive/holiday-inspiration/16.html -

"The film's set is primarily dank and dark. ... contrasts towards the labourers working and living quarters compared to the administration, ..."
www.architecture.uwaterloo.ca/faculty.../outland_discussion...

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i.e. accommodation for the purposes of both work and living in (inc. outside of working hours).

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I believe that "une permanence should be understood here in the following sense:
"(Déb. xxe). Par métonymie. Local où fonctionne ce service. | Permanence d'un commissariat de police. | Adressez-vous à la permanence, première porte à gauche. | Permanence du parti socialiste. — Permanence électorale, permanence d'un candidat : local où un candidat aux élections se tient toujours prêt à recevoir ou à faire recevoir ses électeurs."
Le Grand Robert

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:18

Grading comment

This seems the best solution in this context. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided

4 +2

working and living quarters

B D Finch

location contract

Yvonne Gallagher

to set up a production base / unit production base

Lara Barnett

ongoing presence and activity

rkillings

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

25 mins confidence:

location contract

Explanation:
imo

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this link gives an English version of such a contract, very similar to what you have

Sample Location Contract Location Usage Agreement [OWNER] (hereinafter referred to as ... the exteriors and interiors of the premises located at [ADDRESS], ...
www.dependentfilms.net/download/location_contract.txt - Cached - Similar

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also owners of cars etc used in films would sign contracts

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 05:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

working and living quarters

B D Finch
France
Local time: 06:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

This seems the best solution in this context. Thanks!

9 hrs confidence:

ongoing presence and activity

Explanation:
maintained at the site. Keep it general (and don't assume anyone is going to 'live' there, in any meaning other than spending an inordinate amount of time!).

rkillings
United States
Local time: 21:18
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

to set up a production base / unit production base

Explanation:
During the filming period a film crew base themselves in a unit base or a production unit base where all production paperwork is dealt with and where production team, crew (and cast if present) can deal with other issues, production admin or relax and eat. This becomes the permanent base throughout the entire filming period in that location.

My answer comes from personal experience of working on film sets. These are terms used by both film crew members and those on the higher echelons of production teams such as within the legal circles and amongst executive producers.

"MODEL CONTRACT FOR CINEMATOGRAPHERS...
...
A. Travel to base -and transport from base to location.
- Agreement as to compensation for travelling time to production location or base. Producer has responsibility for transport, etc.
When working outside the base or studio zone, transportation time from the unit base to a location and from such location back to the unit base should be paid as part of the workday and subject to all premiums, penalties, and turnaround and overtime payments
B. ... "
http://www.imago.org/pdfs/230a9a40afb95a7af79e6fc9e1f68942.p... are terms used by both film crew members and those at the higher level of production executives.

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"Production Unit Base" - very common term (typo above)

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You could add the word permanent to production unit base.
"setting up of a permanent production (unit) base for the duration/required period..."

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"...So, what is a unit base? A unit base is simply an off street car park close to film locations, with no height or width restriction, that can facilitate the many vehicles associated with a location shoot, like Winnebago's, caterers, dining buses, make up and wardrobe trucks, camera and lighting vehicles and of course plenty of crew cars! In other words, all essential facility vehicles required by production to support a location shoot. Location Managers want a unit base as close to their film locations (or sets) as possible ...... In fact without unit bases location shoots could not be achieved."
http://www.unitbase.co.uk/9.1.php?pageID=91

Example sentence(s):

""Checking in - Once at the unit base, check-in with the 2nd AD or 3rd AD to let them know you have arrived"
" Leavesden – a permanent UK film production base for the company, as well as a Harry Potter museum. As part of the redevelopment, ..."

Reference: http://www.2020casting.com/index.php/artistes-home/artistes-...
Reference: http://skylarkarts.com/2010/11/10/warner-brothers-permanent-...

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

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