Casting Call Club alternative for producers hiring paid actors

You write a role description, set the location and pay, post it and wait. Performers apply with profiles and demos, you review them, message the ones you like and agree terms. The site is widely used for indie films, audio drama, voice work and student projects, so the pool is large and varied, and many listings are unpaid or low budget.

That reach is useful for a project with a long casting window. The cost is time. Replies come on the applicant's schedule, availability is unknown until someone writes back, and the contract and release are your job. Check the site's current terms for anything on pricing, since they change.

Consider booking directly when these describe your job.

• 01The date is fixed and close, so you cannot wait on applicants
• 02You need one to a few actors, not a long list of submissions
• 03The work is a commercial, brand video, training film or event
• 04You want the rate for your hours visible before anyone is contacted
• 05Your client wants a release and usage terms on record
• 06You do not have a casting director

Stay on a listing site when the role is unusual, needs auditions, or you are building a larger ensemble over weeks. A direct route wins on speed, price clarity and paperwork for dated paid work. Neither is right every time.

ShootModel books verified adult talent. It does not run auditions, supply a casting director or manage union paperwork. If your production falls under a union agreement, handle that directly.

For a consumer spot start with hire actors. Narrative work goes to hire actors for a short film, and training or culture video to hire actors for corporate video. If the date is a live launch or party, see hire actors for events. Background cast is covered at hire extras for commercials.

Compare other casting routes in our guides to the Backstage alternatives, the Mandy alternative and the StarNow alternative. Once an actor is booked, a short call about the script and call time saves a lot of messages, and a meeting scheduler with shareable booking pages keeps that call easy to set up for the client and the cast.

Each actor on ShootModel sets hourly, half day and day rates. You pay the listed rate plus the usage buyout you select, and ShootModel takes its 15% platform fee from the talent payout, so nothing is added at checkout. Payment is held until the shoot and released 48 hours after it. The model rates guide explains how hours are counted.

Decide usage first. A clip for your website costs less than the same clip bought for paid social across the US for a year. Name the channels at checkout and the booking records them.