Our Champion · Initiator · Founding Member (named to the Founding Roll) · initiation pending
Book Jason Caceres for acting, from an estimated $450 entry offer
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| Champion | Jason Caceres |
| Class / role | Initiator · primary attribute Agility |
| Legion · Cohort | Legio I Imaginifera — Film, Stage & Screen · Actors |
| Craft | Acting and modeling |
| Abilities (services) | Acting, Modeling, Producing |
| Signature items | Banner: Undercroft Co.; Instagram portfolio: @jasonscaceres; Nightlife Report interview |
| Attributes | Experience 7/10 · Reputation 5/10 · Quality 8/10 (Guild estimate) |
| Estimated value | ≈ $1,500 per engagement — estimate, not their quoted price |
| Golden Apple | 1 Golden Apple to hand on. The friend who holds it emails editor@nightlifereport.app (subject “Golden Apple interview”) with their email, phone and Instagram; Nightlife Report sends the interview questions, then the link to the published interview. Value of the feature: $297. |
| Standing | Founding Member (named to the Founding Roll) · initiation pending |
The hero’s journey
The ordinary world. Jason works in acting and modeling, under the banner Undercroft Co., in Legio I Imaginifera (Film, Stage & Screen).
The call. In Jason’s words: “The moment I stopped playing small was when I decided to start a production company with my partner, Bryan Schaub.”
The ordeal. In Jason’s words: “Financing is always the biggest hurdle for any production unless you have backing from a major studio. Luckily, we have a group of dedicated individuals that support indie filmmaking and queer storytelling that refuse to let these stories die.”
The return with the elixir. What Jason brings back: “I'm not really sure what game the rest of the industry is playing that I refuse to play. I'm not even sure I'm in the stadium where the games are being played.”
The Linchpin
The art. “I would hope people say that we lead with kindness and joy. The point of starting this company was to tell stories that are fun to make.”
The emotional labor. Story in progress.
Why indispensable. Story in progress.
How we priced it: $1,283 anchor (category benchmark) × (0.5 + (E7 + R5 + Q8) ÷ 30 = 1.17) ≈ $1,500 per engagement; E counts the brand, role, results and awards named in their own answers, R their public links and features, Q how fully and confidently they answered and the standards they set. Self-reported, unverified, not their quoted price.
Why book Jason
Meet Jason Caceres, one of our Champions in Legio I Imaginifera, Film, Stage & Screen. The banner is Undercroft Co.. Jason works in acting and modeling.
Every hero’s journey has a moment where the old road ends. Here is the moment Jason chose this road: “The moment I stopped playing small was when I decided to start a production company with my partner, Bryan Schaub. I was tired of having to basically beg for work and then, when I was cast, have little to no control over any creative decisions.” Then came the wall: “Financing is always the biggest hurdle for any production unless you have backing from a major studio. Luckily, we have a group of dedicated individuals that support indie filmmaking and queer storytelling that refuse to let these stories die.”
Here’s the Big Domino, the one belief that makes the rest of the decision easy. It comes from the game Jason refuses to play: “I'm not really sure what game the rest of the industry is playing that I refuse to play. I'm not even sure I'm in the stadium where the games are being played.” What Jason wants people saying when Jason isn’t in the room: “I would hope people say that we lead with kindness and joy. The point of starting this company was to tell stories that are fun to make.”
The stack, in plain terms: acting, modeling, producing. What’s on the calendar now: “Our first double feature we produced will be released soon. We shot two full length features in San Francisco as our inaugural production. We will have out first rough edit within the next week and then lock down a final edit within the next 90 days.” For budgeting, the industry benchmark for acting and modeling is about $1,283 per engagement (per day), an industry benchmark, not Jason’s quoted price. On the Guild’s unified Experience · Reputation · Quality scale we estimate one engagement at about $1,500, an estimate, not Jason’s quoted price.
What ten times the audience takes, per Jason: “We would probably need more help. Right now, we are a team of two. If our company grows exponentially, we would look at onboarding more talent.” Jason stands on the Founding Roll as a Neophyte, pending acceptance, and the Guild’s job is to protect that work and get it seen. Follow @jasonscaceres, and send booking inquiries through Contact via Guild.
The menu: 5 ways to work with Jason
| Tier | Offering | Estimated value |
| Entry | Self-tape or table read (half day) | ≈ $450 |
| Core | Day-performer booking (1 day) | ≈ $1,500 |
| Premium | Featured-role week (5 days) | ≈ $4,500 |
| Continuity | Recurring series or brand talent (2 days a month) | ≈ $3,000 a month |
| Guild trade | 1 performance day for a Guild member’s production | ≈ $1,500 in trade (no cash) |
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