Cast & Crew Independents

Production payroll that fits your production

From budgeting and crew timecards to payroll, accounting and production incentives, get technology and support designed for independent productions of every size.

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Everything your production teams need to keep moving.

Get crews working faster

Onboard crew, collect the information you need and get everyone ready to work.

Capture and approve time

Submit, review and approve digital timecards while keeping payroll moving.

Run entertainment payroll

Manage complex payroll across productions, unions, locations and crew.

Protect your people and production

Access workers’ compensation and support designed around entertainment production.

Keep production accounting connected

Give production finance teams the tools and information they need to manage costs throughout production.

Maximize production incentives

Evaluate production incentives and get expert guidance on programs that could impact where and how you produce.

Independent expertise, built over decades

Media Services heritage

Media Services has supported independent productions for decades. Since 2020, that expertise has been part of Cast & Crew. That means the Showbiz tools and hands-on service independent producers know, backed by the broader technology, payroll expertise and resources of Cast & Crew.

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The power of Cast & Crew

50 years of entertainment payroll expertise, with people who understand the rules, regulations and complexities of production. Add specialists across labor, compliance and production incentives, plus a new generation of technology, and you have the support to take your production further.

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