What is the value of a casting director?
What is the difference between a casting director and an agent?
What is the difference between a casting director and a casting agent?
What is the value of hiring union talent?
What union covers Educational & Industrial films?
What about live shows?
What are the current union rates for an actor?
What is the easiest way for me to hire union talent?
What if I want to use a non-union actor in a union shoot?
Can my actors be union and my crew non-union?

What is the value of a casting director?

• Knows how to access the best talent for your project
• Helps budget talent costs before you begin production
• Saves you endless time and needless hassles

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What is the difference between a casting director and an agent?

Casting directors are paid by the producer and usually work on a set fee basis. Their goal is to find the appropriate actor for your needs. Talent agents are paid by the talent themselves and usually work on a commission basis. Their goal is to find work for their actors.

Casting directors have many more resources when looking for suitable talent, including relationships with Talent Agents. These relationships give casting directors access to talent that a producer would not be able to audition by calling a talent agent directly or by advertising. And they can often negotiate more favorable rates for talent than a producer could or than a talent agent would be willing to negotiate.

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What is the difference between a casting director and a casting agent?

None.

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What is the value of hiring union talent?

Experienced talent saves you money, gives you a much better product and much better options to choose from.

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What union covers Educational & Industrial films?

SAG and AFTRA have the same contract when it comes to Educational and Industrial films. However, the production must be covered under one union. Half your cast cannot be SAG and the other AFTRA.

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What about live shows?

Depending upon the nature of the live work, Actors' Equity has a contract for Live Corporate Communication (LLC)

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What are the current union rates for an actor?

See Fees and Rates

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What is the easiest way for me to hire union talent?

• Pay the talent through a payroll service that also can serve as a signatory of the union.
• Unlike commercial contracts that need two signatories, industrials and educational films need only one.

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What if I want to use a non-union actor in a union shoot?

Your casting director or payroll signatory can request a waiver.

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Can my actors be union and my crew non-union?

Yes.

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