Actors Are Payed $3K For A Day Of Background Work; But Hey, Things Are Different In A Pandemic

Felicia Scarangello
9 min readMar 24, 2021

From mandatory hotel isolation, to on-set holding pods, this is what it’s like doing extra work in the age of COVID.

George, wearing a mask and shield, in the holding tent
In the holding tent (selfie courtesy of George Pendleton III)

Recently, a casting director contacted actor George Pendleton III, offering to pay 3K for a day of background work on the set of the big budget Netflix movie Don’t Look Up, a political…

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Felicia Scarangello

Likes the funny. Brooklyn Mama. Delaware raised. New to Medium, so be nice. TV prod vet: Bravo, Style, GSN, TLC, MTV, VH-1…