Hi Damien and David I agree with David totally and the people who told me to get in touch with the London branch of Equity are Equity reps in the north and they do know what they're talking about. If actors want to give their time to do a free charity shoot then that's up to them - if the crew are getting paid though, and the ad asks for actors to give their time and expertise for nothing, then it is still illegal and Equity rely a lot on their members to tell them of anything they think is exploitative. Cheers Antoinette