It's the acting talent that costs, if you already know how to do the producing, writing, directing, editing, photography, and music. You could get free talent.

It's the acting talent that costs, if you already know how to do the producing, writing, directing, editing, photography, and music. You could get free talent. People are glad to have something to show they've done something for someone else when they go out on casting calls and seek agents. But if they're not getting money, you better be prepared to at least feed them.