TopShort Studios

TopShort lead, 6 days in NYC — $550/day, 13hr days, they paid on time though

Just wrapped a 6-day lead on a TopShort series shooting in Queens. Rate was $550/day flat. No overtime, no meal penalty. 13-hour days were the norm, sometimes pushing 14. The pace was aggressive — 18 pages/day — but the director was prepped and knew what she wanted so we weren't sitting around. Craft services was decent (real lunch, not just snacks). One bathroom for the entire cast and crew though, which got old fast. The best part: they paid net-14. Money hit my account exactly 14 days after wrap. That alone puts them above half the companies I've worked for. Would I work with them again? Yeah, if the rate was $650+. At $550 for those hours my effective hourly was barely $42.