Damian, you are not correct when you say that charities do not pay actors because they are funded by public money. Promotion of the charity is a legitimate cost and the making of films is quite properly a reveue budget item, just like other goods and services that have to be purchased by the charity to do its work. Even the people who stand on the street with clipboards trying to get passers-by to commit to direct debit donations are paid for their time. I know actors who do it when they are not engaged in performing. Some charities can and do pay people who work on their publicity projects. I am an actor too, and I put in time and effort for charities, but not through my acting work. I do other things for them. The idea that we do free films to enhance our CVs or to get contacts with directors is very selfish, if you excuse me saying. Actors should not see free charity film-making as a route to their own success and to benefit their own careers, they should do charity work for the benefit of the charity and the people they help. That's my approach. I choose not to be exploited in free or low-budget work when crews get paid and equipment hire places get their money.