I THINK I NEED TO SAY MY BIT ON THIS CHARITY CASTING SUBJECT.HAVING WORKED PROFESSIONALLY AS AN ACTOR FOR MANY YEARS ON COMMERCIALS ESPECIALLY I GET THE DAILY UPDATES OF COMMERCIAL CASTINGS AND BETWEEN MY AGENT DECIDE WHICH ONES TO PUT ME UP FOR. IT IS STANDARD PRACTICE FOR CHARITY COMMERCIALS NOT TO PAY ACTORS AS THEY ARE USUALLY FUNDED BY PUBLIC MONEY AND USUALLY HAVE AN NEW DIRECTOR ATTACHED SO AS TO KEEP COSTS DOWN.I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE IN MY CARREER AS AN ACTOR AND IT WAS THROUGH AN UNPIAD SHORT FILM THAT LED ME TO MY AGENT WHO I HAVE NOW WORKED WITH FOR SIX YEARS AND I AM STILL NOT TO PROUD TO DO UNPAID WORK BECAUSE I LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE AND THE LONG TERM AND THIS INDUSTRY IS ALL ABOUT CONTACTS AND I HAVE ALSO BEEN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSION BEEN REMEMBERED BY A DIRECTOR AND ENDED UP MAKING SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS ON A COMMERCIAL BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS WORK WITH THEM.MOST PROFESSIONAL ACTORS ARE WARE OF THE SCORE WITH CHARITY COMMERCIALS AND CHOSE TO DO THEM FOR CONTACTS AND EXPERIENCE AND CV PURPOSES AND PROBABLY A COPY OF THE COMMERCAIL WHICH IF YOU HAVE DIALOGUE IN IT IS WORTH MUCH MORE THAN MONEY CAN BUY.THIS IS ONLY MY OPINION OF COURSE.BUT YOU CAN REALISE THAT THIS INDUSTRY CAN BE VERY SMALL AND YOUWILL BE KNOWN BY EVERYONE IF YOU DONT HAVE A POSITIVE ATTATUDE TO THE BUISINESS