sag short insurance costs Austin Tx

lambert

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Looking for extra costs associated with using sag actor/actors vs non-union (Insurance, work mans comp, any bonds/fees sag might require) under the short film contract.
The film is a western with five speaking parts, three locations. No horses (although the director would have access to some for background). No squibs, but a replica non-working gun is essential to the story.
Extras would be very few if any. At this point no one is being paid (sag would be deferred), but this could change.
The film should be roughly twelve minutes long and take 3-5 days to shoot.
The director made a short last year from a screenplay I wrote and I'm very happy with the job he did. Looking for a ballpark estimate before I/we go down this road. This will be shot outside Austin Tx. Thanks in advance.
 
We got very reasonable insurance through Fractured Atlas:

Liability: $350
Rental: $350

And these are annual, which is good for us as we will be shooting off and on all year.

Workman's comp is a little bit stickier and kind of depends on how you're handling payroll...

SAG can tell you about the bond.
 
Fractured Atlas

Fractured Atlas

I was wondering is Fractured Atlas only available to non-profits? I looked and it seemed like it was geared for non-profits. We are working on a film but we are not a non-profit. Thanks!
 
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