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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 373477" data-attributes="member: 27">I&#039;d assume the actor appearing in a different way (via facetime or whatever) still gets paid the same rate, since it&#039;s the same principle as someone appearing as a ghost or in some other special/visual effect.&nbsp; They&#039;re still being &quot;paid to perform&quot;.&nbsp; Cameos like Veronica Redd&#039;s (Mamie) are typically like any short-term role where they get paid per day of work (as opposed to getting paid per episode they appear in).&nbsp; Say she films twenty scenes in three days.&nbsp; Although those twenty scenes might be inserted into ten episodes, she will only get paid for the three days she worked on set.&nbsp; It&#039;s pretty much expected that actors will participate in casting projects, since it benefits all the parties involved.&nbsp; The producers want to see if the auditioning actor meshes well with the same actors that character will be interacting with most.&nbsp; The established cast member would want to assist in the auditions because they may be able to influence the casting director to hire someone they (the cast member) likes most or played well against.&nbsp; But keep in mind that the new production model dictates only a small fraction of the total cast should be in the studio on any given day.&nbsp; Of the 30 cast members, you might only have 6 or 7 actors working on a normal day because they&#039;re filming batches of scenes featuring only those select actors.&nbsp; Members of the group might change every day, and the number might be smaller or larger depending on the scenes, but the actors available to participate in auditions will be dictated by who is already at the studio to do their regular work.&nbsp; If the casting department is holding auditions on a day when a particular actor is not working, they&#039;ll simply ask someone already there to read with the auditioning actors.&nbsp; No dig on EB or MTS, but the producers may recognize that their longevity and seniority might be too intimidating to newcomers.&nbsp; If the character is going to be interacting with Vic/Nik all the time (say, a Victoria recast) then yes, they&#039;d certainly have this person read with both of them.&nbsp; But if it&#039;s a more minor role (say, the 396th Noah recast), they would likely farm out the audition to others.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 373477, member: 27"] I'd assume the actor appearing in a different way (via facetime or whatever) still gets paid the same rate, since it's the same principle as someone appearing as a ghost or in some other special/visual effect. They're still being "paid to perform". Cameos like Veronica Redd's (Mamie) are typically like any short-term role where they get paid per day of work (as opposed to getting paid per episode they appear in). Say she films twenty scenes in three days. Although those twenty scenes might be inserted into ten episodes, she will only get paid for the three days she worked on set. It's pretty much expected that actors will participate in casting projects, since it benefits all the parties involved. The producers want to see if the auditioning actor meshes well with the same actors that character will be interacting with most. The established cast member would want to assist in the auditions because they may be able to influence the casting director to hire someone they (the cast member) likes most or played well against. But keep in mind that the new production model dictates only a small fraction of the total cast should be in the studio on any given day. Of the 30 cast members, you might only have 6 or 7 actors working on a normal day because they're filming batches of scenes featuring only those select actors. Members of the group might change every day, and the number might be smaller or larger depending on the scenes, but the actors available to participate in auditions will be dictated by who is already at the studio to do their regular work. If the casting department is holding auditions on a day when a particular actor is not working, they'll simply ask someone already there to read with the auditioning actors. No dig on EB or MTS, but the producers may recognize that their longevity and seniority might be too intimidating to newcomers. If the character is going to be interacting with Vic/Nik all the time (say, a Victoria recast) then yes, they'd certainly have this person read with both of them. But if it's a more minor role (say, the 396th Noah recast), they would likely farm out the audition to others. [/QUOTE]

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