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The Sims 3 Late Night: Actor and Director
A Career Track Guide for Film's Acting and Directing Branches
About the Actor and Director Jobs
The Film Career is one of the deeper rabbit hole careers. Sims are able to take special job opportunities in town while on the clock, giving a variety of tasks that can be performed to make money and increase performance. Either branch, Acting or Directing, relies heavily on Late Night's new Celebrity rank system. So, Sims who take up these pursuits will end up with a lot of fame and experience the ups and downs of being a star.
Be Prepared to be a Celebrity
Since your Celebrity rank will be heavily relied upon in the upper levels of this career, you'll want to make a Sim that has some potential. Because of the short work days in the upper levels, the Ambitious trait may be helpful, as it will make better use of the short time you have to work toward a promotion. It is hard to get beyond Celebrity level 4, so the Star Quality trait is highly recommended. Both Director and Actors will benefit from the Film level 4 perk, which raises Celebrity point gains. The Superstar Actor, Distinguished Director and Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous LTWs all go well with this career choice.
| Career Track Level | Job Title | Work Hours | Salary/Pay Rate Wages Earned/Day | Job Promotion Factors |
| 1 | Background Extra | 1-7PM M-F | $21/hour, $126/day | Mood |
| 2 | Best Boy | 1-7PM M-F | $25/hour, $150/day | Mood, Cast |
| 3 | Key Grip | 1-6PM M-F | $36/hour, $150/day | Mood, Cast |
| 4 | Personal Assistant | 1-6PM M-F | $52/hour, $260/day | Mood, Cast, Celebrity |
| 5 | Production Manager | 1-6PM M-F | $62/hour, $310/day | Mood, Cast, Celebrity |
| Career Track Level | Job Title | Work Hours | Salary/Pay Rate Wages Earned/Day | Job Promotion Factors |
| 6 | TV Actor | 2PM-7PM M-Th | $97/hour, $485/day | Mood, Cast, Charisma, Celebrity |
| 7 | Featured Actor | 2PM-7PM M-Th | $105/hour, $530/day | Mood, Charisma, Celebrity |
| 8 | Supporting Actor | 2PM-7PM M-Th | $146/hour, $730/day | Mood, Charisma, Celebrity |
| 9 | Lead Actor | 3PM-6PM M, W, Th | $306/hour, 918/day | Mood, Charisma, Celebrity |
| 10 | Superstar Actor | 3PM-6PM M, W, Th | $752/hour, $2256/day | Mood, Charisma, Celebrity |
| Career Track Level | Job Title | Work Hours | Salary/Pay Rate Wages Earned/Day | Job Promotion Factors |
| 6 | Storyboardist | 1-6PM M-Th | $93/hour, $465/day | Mood, Writing, Celebrity, Cast |
| 7 | 2ND Unit Director | 1-6PM M-Th | $122/hour, $610/day | Mood, Writing, Celebrity |
| 8 | Script Writer | 1-6PM M-Th | $159/hour, $795/day | Mood, Writing, Celebrity |
| 9 | Assistant Director | 1-5PM M-Th | $257/hour, $1028/day | Mood, Writing, Celebrity |
| 10 | Distinguished Director | 1-5PM M-Th | $605/hour, $2420/day | Mood, Writing, Celebrity |
Actor Specials
At level 6, Actors gain a permanent bonus, reducing entry requirements to clubs by 1 celebrity level, so they can enter any club easily as a level 4 celeb. At 7, they start riding a limo to work. At level 10, they get a professional Actor's trailer, which is a bit like a tent/dresser combination. It allows your Sim to change clothes and sleep anywhere it can be placed. Actors can also win awards, such as the Simmy Best Actor award.
Actors don't have set uniforms, and will sometimes come home with a different outfit which can be accessed via dresser as 'Miscellaneous 1', but seems to change, as the movie they're filming changes. Share the spotlight with another actor in the event to gain respect from co-workers. Lastly, Actors can use the photo shoot work tone to improve their Celebrity level a little. Everything helps, as it's very time consuming to reach level 5 as a Celebrity.
Director Specials
Directors get the same -1 celebrity level bonus to entry requirements as Actors, and ride a limo to work at level 7. They really differ at level 8, where they'll gain the ability to write screenplays. Screenplays can be drama, sci-fi, indie, romantic comedy, and action. The times to complete a screenplay seem to vary, but you'll generally make a good sum of money from a single one. The least I've seen averaged is about $250 an hour, but I've seen $500 an hour as well.
At level 10, Directors get the Director's Seat of Power. They can also win awards like the Best Director Simmy. Above, you can see a shot of the Director's Seat of Power (just a seat) and the star's trailer. Thanks to Andrew for passing that along to me.
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