The following answer is from SAG and it applies to members of the union only.
If the producer has not paid a holding fee to a performer by the first day of the new holding fee cycle, he/she is released from exclusivity and may audition for, and accept employment in, a commercial for a competing product.
Is the producer obligated to send a notice releasing a performer from the commercial?
The producer is not obligated to send a notice releasing a performer from the commercial. If a performer does not receive a holding fee for a new 13-week cycle, the performer has been released from the commercial.
- My son's agent keeps sending him on auditions that don't pay? Is that normal?
- How long does it take to find out if my daughter got the part? They put a pin on her.
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- We might change my daughter's name. Is it best to pick a first and a last name or is it good to do 3 or 4 names?
- What time should we sign in?
