The prices surprisingly matched almost perfectly on all the platforms i researched.
"Commercial actors, on average, make more per hour than any other type of actor, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 2013, their average hourly wage was $51.08, compared to $41.94 across all categories of actors. As with all actors, though, the most successful earn several million dollars per year.
Most commercial actors are required to join the SAG-AFTRA union, Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Actors, which strictly regulates the rates members are paid by production companies. There are a multitude of variables affecting how much a principal actor in a commercial is paid: how many times the commercial runs in 13-week cycles; in how many cities; and how many 13-week cycles it continues to run. Also affecting the actor's pay are rates for cable and Internet showings, and if there is a 15-second version of the commercial in addition to the standard 30-second version. The benchmark, though, is $627.75 per day for actually making the commercial, and $627.75 for the first time it runs. The actor is paid substantially less than that for every time the commercial runs afterward. "(1)
In the UK, the same union is called Equity:
"Equity, formerly officially titled the British Actors' Equity Association, is the trade union for actors, singers, models, performers, directors, choreographers, designers, stage managers, and other creative workers in the United Kingdom. It was formed by a group of West End performers in 1930 and incorporated the Variety Artistes' Federation in 1967. As of 2017, it has approximately 43,555 members." (2)
"SAG-AFTRA Commercial Rates
On camera principal talent (per spot):
8 hour week day: $671.69
10 hour week day: $923.57 (2 hours overtime)
12 hour week day: $1,259.41 (4 hours overtime)
8 hour week-end/holiday $1,343.38 (double time)
On camera tags (each tag): $198.22
Extra Performers (per spot):
8 hour week day: $366.37
10 hour week day: $503.75 (2 hours overtime)
12 hour week day: $686.93 (4 hours overtime)
8 hour week-end/holiday $732.74 (double time)
8 hour hand model/scale $559.02
10 hour hand model/scale $768.66 (2 hours overtime)
12 hour hand model/scale $1,048.18 (4 hours overtime)" (3)
I also found responses on blogs about 'How much does an actor in a commercial get paid?'
"According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the "median hourly wages of actors were £10.70 in May 2008." The bureau states that annual salaries are not listed because of the short-term nature of acting work. Commercial actors seldom work more than a few days at a time. Those belonging to the Screen Actor's Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) make minimal annual salaries on average. This is due to high competition from other actors and the unpredictability of work.
Under SAG and AFTRA agreements, commercial actors earned £384 per session as of 2009. For commercials airing at least 13 weeks, actors earn £1,080 in residual income. Commercial actors on long-running national commercials can make upward of £97,500 according to talent agent Bill Nauom. However, the average union commercial actor is likely to earn not much more than the 13-week residual rate. Also, due to "conflicts of interest," which limits actors from working for competing companies in commercials and the need for new faces in commercials, employment for union commercial actors is further limited."(5)
As there were many and all different pointing price about how much a commercial actor makes I would use the £16 per hour as that is the average an actor would be making in the UK. Considering we only have 3 adult actors(2 elderly brothers and 1 mother figure) the price for them would be 5 hours a day for 2 days (or £16x5=£80x 2= £160 per actor for the 2 days or £480 for all 3 actors for both days. I would double the overall price in the actual sums overall table so we have space for any hidden prices and/or hidden prices and mistakes in the process.
I then wanted to find how much do commercial child actors make,
"It’s important to keep in mind that child actor pay varies widely, depending on a number of factors, including their draw at the box office, how often they work and on what types of projects. The number of hours child actors can work depends on their age. For example, infants under six months of age can only act for up to 20 minutes a day, while child actors who are 16 to 18 years old can act from six to eight hours a day." (6)
After researching many different blogs and websites and agencies to mothers asking if their child would be a successful actor, non of them actually helped me in finding how much children make in commercials, so price-wise i plan on treating them as the adults on set and pay £16 per hour for each child actor. The children/boys in story 1, would be between the age of 7 and 9 therefore work no more than 4 hours a day, therefore they will be paid £16x4=£64 a day and £128 for the 2 days of work for each actor. That would make the overall of £128x 4= £512 for all boys for the 2 day shoot.
For the 2nd story the little girl would be between the ages of 4-5 therefore work only 3 hours each day, that would equal to £16x 3=£48 a day so for the 2 days of shooting she will get £96.
As the children can only work a max of 3/4 hours per day we would need to work on a she-dual according to them (for more information go to Working with child actors). As I found conflict in some of the hours issued for how long children can work in a day, I am planning on using the less/ shorter hours in my she-dual just to make it safer, for the company as well as the children working on the set.
An agency that I found for young actors, to have good reviews is https://www.mandy.com/jobs/auditions/uk/kids, as well as a good place to advertise for the roles we are looking for.
I also found this post about the top 10 casting agencies in London which could help in finding a broad range of actors-https://actinginlondon.co.uk/best-acting-agencies-in-london/
(1)https://careertrend.com/info-8466340-average-commercial-actors-salary.html
(2)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_(British_trade_union)
(3)https://www.projectcasting.com/tips-and-advice/heres-much-commercial-actors-get-paid/
(4)https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-an-actor-in-a-commercial-get-paid
(5)https://www.ehow.co.uk/info_8466340_average-commercial-actors-salary.html
(6)https://izea.com/2019/02/25/child-actors/
Bibliography
https://careertrend.com/info-8466340-average-commercial-actors-salary.html
https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Actor_%2F_Actress/Salary
https://neuvoo.co.uk/salary/?job=actor
https://actinginlondon.co.uk/best-acting-agencies-in-london/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_(British_trade_union)
https://izea.com/2019/02/25/child-actors/
https://careertrend.com/the-average-salary-of-child-actors-13655190.html
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/everything-need-know-child-actors-money-65122/
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