The Background Performers » That Infamous Casting Director http://thebackgroundperformers.com/blog Basically extras - A Broken English Film Wed, 16 Feb 2011 01:27:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 That Infamous Casting Director http://thebackgroundperformers.com/blog/2010/07/29/that-infamous-casting-director/ http://thebackgroundperformers.com/blog/2010/07/29/that-infamous-casting-director/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:19:28 +0000 Extras http://thebackgroundperformers.com/blog/?p=51 So today I’m working for that infamous casting director. This guy happens to be the one that all extras fear, the one that requires that you show up extra early (if you’ll excuse the pun), not be paid, bring more than anyone else and inevitably only be there for a short four hour call. Now four hours at non-union rate ($10/hr) is $40, minus agency fees of 15% plus tax, you’ve had a pretty shitty work day. You leave yourself open to an infinitely long day, that’s where the small amount of money is and then you rapidly realize that you’ve been screwed.

Always good to be aware that you’re wasting your time beforehand, isn’t it?

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