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Should Actors Pursue Audition Pay?
Being able to connect with casting departments really helps those who have hard time with technology.
Its also for people who dont want to put friends or family to work for free.
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Now the minimum standard is to record the audition at a resolution thats no higher than 720p.
No editing or specific equipment will be required.
Actors also cant be asked to upload the file to a site that demands a fee.
Even better, says Sharma, actors can now do full body shots in portrait orientation.
We didnt get everything we wanted.
Producers cant give preferential treatment to a performer who paid a fee to a casting service, either.
In other noteworthy additions, producers cant circulate self-tapes without getting the consent of the performer.
And they must be stored in a secure facility thats only accessible by persons with a legitimate business purpose.
The first such gathering occurred earlier Monday in an invite-only online meeting.
A lot more such get-togethers are being organized before the ratification vote deadline of early December.
