What is the difference between a day player and a co-star role?β
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Well, nothing really. β
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A co-star refers to the π¦πππ of the role. A day player refers to the type of ππ’π‘π§π₯πππ§. β
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πΈππ πππͺ π‘πππͺππ£π€ (ππ π‘π£ππππ₯πππ) ππ£π ππ -π€π₯ππ£π€ ππ¦π₯ ππ π₯ πππ ππ -π€π₯ππ£π€ ππ£π πππͺ π‘πππͺππ£π€.β
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Deciding which co-star roles are βday playerβ roles comes down to an assessment of the script and ultimately, a locked DOOD. β
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This is why, for a co-star role, you might be pinned longer than you would be for a guest star role. β
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We are (usually) unable to send out an offer without a locked board. β
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This is to ensure we donβt underpay or overpay anyone before knowing the shooting schedule. β
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Itβs easy to assume that a co-star role that only appears in 1 scene might be just a 1-day role. β
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However, there are countless instances when that particular scene was a more complicated setup and required multiple shooting days. β
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If a co-star role works 2 days, you might even be offered a 3-day co-star role as the monetary difference between 2 consecutive workdays are comparable to that of a 3-day co-star role. β
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If the board suggests you will be working for more than 3 days, youβll be placed on a weekly contract. And any days worked beyond a daily, 3-day or weekly contract will result in additional pro-rated days (more $$!)β
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In short, we typically donβt call roles βday playerβ roles as we wonβt exactly know whether that role works one day until we see (at least) a prelim schedule. β
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This is why itβs so important to tell your reps if you are not available for even ONE of the days in the span of dates that surround an episode. β
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You could very easily be scheduled on that ONE day. And if youβre not available for it? Wellβ¦ yikes. Thatβs a whole post for another day. β
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