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Moderate Low Budget

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Casting Incentives

SAG-AFTRA offers two casting incentives to Moderate Low Budget Project filmmakers that may increase the total production cost maximum.

  • Qualifying for the Diversity-in-Casting Incentive increases total production cost maximum to $950,000
  • Qualifying for the Background Actor Incentive increases total production cost maximum by $112,000

Consecutive Employment

If you have a specific question about consecutive employment or need further information, please contact a business representative at your SAG-AFTRA local office. Please note there are exceptions to consecutive employment rules under the SAG-AFTRA Low Budget theatrical agreements. Contact a business representative for further information on the Low Budget terms.

 

Performers shall be paid on a consecutive basis from the first day they are instructed to report for work, subject to the following:

 

Day Performers:

 

Engagement and Cancellation

If you have a specific question about engagement and cancellation or need further information, please contact a business representative at your SAG-AFTRA local office.

 

For performers guaranteed less than $65,000

 

The performer (Day, Weekly) has a firm engagement, which binds the studio in the following cases:

 

• Written notice of acceptance 

• Contract delivered to the performer

• Script is given to the performer

• When performer is fitted, other than wardrobe tests 

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