EPIC is the preferred digital voucher and Background Actor management platform used by Assistant Directors, Casting Directors, Production Accountants, and other crew to streamline the onboarding, tracking and management, compliance and payroll of Background Actors on set and in the office. From start to finish all in one collaborative environment.
EPIC was created as a joint venture between the founders of the industry’s premier payroll company, and founder of the industry’s first ever digital start work, voucher and background actor management platform.
Our team consists of industry veterans with over a combined 50+ years’ experience.
Taking that experience, we built a solution to help make our own lives easier on set and in the office, and now we share it with our industry peers.
The EPIC platform streamlines the registration, management and tracking of background actors start work and vouchers, including NDAs, photo releases, and federal and state employment payroll documents such as I-9s and W-4s.
The ONLY fully integrated payroll and digital voucher platform in the industry. Use EPIC as a stand alone platform or couple it with the industry’s premiere payroll company, Elevate.
Casting | ADs and PAs | Costume and Property | Production Accounting | Payroll Paymasters | Studios and UPMs
Built by Industry Experts Who’ve Worked on Set | Unrivaled On Set Capabilities | Pioneers of the Digital Start Work and Voucher Process | Works with Everyone | Tracking and Management | Dedicated Account Managers and Tech Support Team
Instant Communication Across All Departments In One Central Platform
All paperwork, including digital vouchers, USCIS Form I-9, W4, state forms, residency forms, digital picture IDs, photo releases, non-disclosures, custom documents, and sexual harassment prevention training/certificates, is handled efficiently and accurately.
Instant check in and check out process
Simplified approval of I-9 forms
Batch edit NDBs, meals, bumps & adjustments, check IN/OUT
The only advanced filtering feature in the industry
Auto calculation of overtime, meal penalties, night premiums, and grace periods
Auto calculated breakdowns
The only advanced calculation engine and smart logic in the industry tied to and integrated with a payroll company.
Digital start work, vouchers and reports readily available for review and approval
Convenient tracking, storage and downloadable options for all necessary documents
Reports automatically generated and downloadable by EPIC’s advanced calculation engine, including breakdown, hot cost, skins, residency and custom reports
Easy tracking and management of digital start work (federal, state, NDAs, photo releases), vouchers and I-9 verifications
Efficient handling of timecard disputes
Quick access to data through enterprise search and data-on-demand retrieval
EPIC software seamlessly integrates with any production team, casting company and payroll company offering compatibility and flexibility.
Leveraging the industry’s most advanced calculation engine, EPIC automatically calculates union and nonunion vouchers, penalties, premiums, bumps, and reports, while reducing manual errors and streamlining processes.
Efficiently manage multiple units in various states (union and non union), all within a single project and tied to our advanced calculation engine and smart logic.
“EPIC is incredibly reliable, efficient, and most importantly to me, communicative. Casting non-union background has its specific challenges and EPIC/Elevate eliminates our worry about the talent being paid properly and on time. When EPIC pairs with Elevate, it is the most user-friendly voucher platform I have worked with to date. With payroll always taken care of, I am able to concentrate on casting the best background talent for all my projects.”
“EPIC has made my life and the life of others so much easier. There is a team of people working off and on set almost 24/7 to make sure everything runs as smoothly as possible….EPIC really makes things safer for the background artists and the production team no longer has to stay hours after wrap to count paper vouchers…my favorite feature in this system would be the ability to batch a group of people and check in/out, give bumps and input lunch times…saving the production so much time!”
EPIC streamlines Background Actor management with instant communication and data sharing across departments.
Attention Background Actors: 2024 W-2’s will be mailed via the US Postal Service prior to January 31, 2025. You may request a digital copy of your W-2 after February 14, 2025. To request your W-2 via telephone please call Elevate Payroll Services at 505-888-9400. You can also request your W-2 via email at info@elevatepayrollservices.com.
