Residual (entertainment industry)

A residual is a payment made to the creator of performance art (or the performer in the work) for subsequent showings or screenings of the (usually filmed) work. A typical use is in the payment of residuals for television reruns. The word is often used in the plural form. Besides members of SAG-AFTRA, members of unions that work behind the camera (such as members of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America) receive residuals as well.