Why uncredited

SAG is a union. They have rules regarding pay to the actors in the Guild. For actors with a credit, SAG requires its actors to get paid a certain amount. When an actor does a cameo or a favor for a director or producer as was already explained , they will not get credited so as to not cause a large production cost, which would otherwise be required by SAG to a credited actor in a production. Now it's probably as clear as mud.

I'm sure there are more reasons than we could ever think of. Hopefully I didn't muddy the waters too much. I'm pretty sure that SAG doesn't care what someone gets paid as long as it's at or above the SAG scale for the project. What scale is depends on the project's type feature, tv show, commercial etc You know who does care? ANY actor can agree to take scale pay in any job. AndreiFreeman As to Julia Roberts' "and introducing" credit I'm pretty sure that was a joke.

There's no scale requirement that correlates to what you're billed as and how much you make. Show 5 more comments. I haven't seen Mystic River , so I don't know how big Eli Wallach's role is and I don't recognize Olivia Williams enough to look for her in X-Men: First Class , so I can't speak to these two specifically but, on the topic of Cameos: The Wiki article for "Cameo appearance" pretty much does all of the answering.

And why aren't they credited? Refusing Credit Some performers opt not to take credit for a project. Extras There's another possible explanation Community Bot 1. An example, Swing Kids As explained in IMDb: Kenneth Branagh is reported to have refused any billing at all rather than be billed above Christian Bale and the other boys who he said were the stars of the film.

Gerald Edgar Gerald Edgar 1 1 silver badge 5 5 bronze badges. May 1, Joe Ford. Table of Contents. When this occurs, we reference an uncredited or unbilled role. Actors can be uncredited in a film for a number of potential reasons.

Including their own choice, or at the discretion of the Director. Or for a particular purpose. But, why are some film roles uncredited while others receive proper credit? Most actors are unemployed for long periods of time. The UK is a great place to become an actor. June 4, Reilly Featherstone Updated: August 9, Since graduating Reilly signed with a talent agent, Jackson Foster, and is now focusing on developing a full-time career in the arts.

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