Another avail notice came in this afternoon. It's great and all, but I'll be happier to actually book the job this time.
I did a little follow-up with SAG regarding the awkward wardrobe/avail thing. I was told that if you are on avail and wardrobe calls you with a date and time for your fitting, you've been engaged for that project and they must pay you your day rate. The loophole in my case, I suppose, is that the lady told me to come in the next day, but danced around giving me a time. The contact at SAG said it was definitely strange, but must've been an error. I wonder if this wardrobe person knows how close she came to putting the production on the hook for a day rate being paid to someone not actually booked. If she's ignorant of the situation and repercussions it's probably not as bad as if she knew and was calculating the whole thing. Next time this happens, I'll just tell them to contact my agent with what I need to know. It makes me rethink putting my cell number on the size card at the audition.
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That really sucked the way that went down, but I would still put your direct phone number down at an audition. From my experience in casting, no matter how great your agent is, it's always better if the actor can be contacted directly. It can save time and sometimes this can make a huge difference if the project is pressed for time. They will generally know if you came from an agent, and you can always ask if they are contacting your agent or if you should. I would say just check with your agent if you get a wishy washy call like that again.
Yeah, I did check with my agent on this one, but they called so late, no one was immediately available. It's disrespectful on the part of the wardrobe person to make unauthorized calls like that.
Yeah, you're right. Sometimes communications between department heads isn't what it should be. All I know is that the casting directors I have worked for (and this is film mainly) always make sure the actor know exactly what's going on. Sometimes the information of the actors is given directly to the wardrobe dept., but most of the time, actors don't deal with wardrobe until they show up for a fitting, which is usually booked by the casting director.
It was unprofessional for that wardrobe person to contact you prematurely, but don't let it get to you.
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