YouTube premium web series — $500/day, 4 days, felt like a real TV set

Got booked for a YouTube Originals web series through a casting director I'd worked with before. $500/day for 4 days, supporting role. This felt like television. Proper production office, real call sheets with weather contingencies, a first AD who actually managed the day. Basecamp had individual trailers for principals and a nice holding area for supporting. Hair and makeup were pros. The director did rehearsals. Script supervisor was on top of continuity. Someone even came around with sunscreen between setups because we were shooting exterior. 10-hour days. Overtime kicked in after 10 hours and they were diligent about tracking it. I got an extra $125 one day for going 11.5 hours. This is the kind of non-union work that makes you realize the bar can be higher. The budget was probably 10x a micro drama but still a fraction of network TV. Paid net-30 exactly.