From my expereince in production work, I feel actors are too quick to argue about having expenses paid and a vhs copy. As I have worked in production over the last few years, I have had to pay out and be out of pocket to create any sort of work. I have worked for free on almost every project I have worked on. I have also been happy to shoot actors showreels for cost. I am aware it's not a great deal the actors are getting, but on shoots, production teams make it so they gain as much expereince of the industry as possible at no cost to themselves. It's an industry where the more expereince you have, the greater your chances of landing paid work. I know alot of FANTASTIC actors that still accept unpaid work as they know the expereince is invaluable. There are too many inexpereinced actors looking for high paid work from budgets that just manage to cover the high costs of equipment. I did actually come onto this forum today to update my posting saying that I have managed to budget that actors WILL be paid. Please do not send me your details for this position as I feel you do not understand the industry you are working in. Kindest Regards, Carrie Austin