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| 5. Each New Mexico resident employed on your production (excluding Extras) must
complete a Declaration of Residency form, a legal binding form which indicates they are in fact a New Mexico resident and provide proof of residency, which can be one of the following: a. valid New Mexico driver�s license b. or current New Mexico voter registration card c. or copy of last year�s New Mexico personal income tax return A Declaration of Residency form is required for the payroll of every New Mexico resident you include for the tax rebate except for Extras/Background Talent and you must get proof of residency (valid New Mexico driver�s license, current New Mexico voter registration card, or copy of last year�s New Mexico personal income tax return). Please make certain that the employee completely fills out his/her Declaration of Residency form, and include a copy of that form and a copy of their proof of residency in your tax rebate package. � Expenditures attributable to a production for which the film production company receives a tax I read it this way, since the film companies do not get any tax incentives on the background actors of a film they can use this to their advantage to pay us less. Since in a sense we are a drain to the production financially. In my opinion that might be true in the financial sense but in the artistic sense and the sell ability of the film. We make it believable and real. Again I open this up for discussion. Remember even if you are SAG and you are doing background work this applies to you as well. Since Non-Union and SAG Background are in the same boat. |
| Normal Day on a movie set: Normally a 12+ Hour Day Wages are as follows your base rate (for example $64/8 meaning that you get $8 an hour. The industry standard is Time and 1/2 after 8 hrs, and double time after 12. Car bumps are paid if you use your car these rates are varied. For other rates get the book Back To One: The Complete Movie Extras Guidebook by Cullen Chambers &/or The Truth About Being an Extra: How to Become a Good Background Actor by Jo Kelly Both Can be found on Amazon.com |
| NewMexicoActors.com and Myspace.com/newmexicoactors will no longer be posting Non-Paid Movie Jobs, Unless they follow strict criteria as follows : a student film where no profit is made, a private project where no one makes a profit. A production where everyone is paid fairly. These are the only exceptions I will post. Enough is Enough. No More Unpaid Background Actors, when Crew and Principle Actors are being paid union rates.If you do not like the rates being paid it is up to you the person working to decide whether you keep working for them or leave. New Mexico Actors will not be responsible for these actions. Everyone needs to be responsible for their own actions. |
| For Film Related Issues & Concerns Please Contact Sharmaine Garcia, Operations Manager [email protected] 505-476-5600 Per Her Request |
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| For Your Information: NewMexicoActors has recieved & and are recieving information on these projects and more. We are concerned that people are spending their hard earned money and effort unwisely. Love N Dancing is Paying $64/Day meaning that on average it is 12-15 hr days and you are only getting $64 Flat Rate for your day.Plus you have to wait 30 days to get paid. You are considered a vendor. In Your Dreams are paying: $50 dollars a day. The War Boys: are not paying background actors & most of their crew. Fool's Gold are not paying background actors Lives of Angels are not paying background actors and there are others paying below minimum wage. NewMexicoActors.com does not support these projects and neither should you. |
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According to working sources in Los Angeles the minimum wage for Background Actors is $9.00 Don't let them tell you that the wage is lower and that is the industry standard. |
