How to Fill Out and Submit the SAG Exhibit G Form

To fill out the SAG Exhibit G form, a production representative records every time stamp of the shooting day for each performer — report time, makeup and wardrobe in and out, on-set and dismiss times, both meal periods, travel segments, and any forced call — then the performer reviews every entry and signs. The completed form drives payroll, benefit contributions, and any later grievance, so accuracy at the moment of signing is the whole point of the exercise.

Who Actually Completes the Form

Performers do not fill out their own Exhibit G, despite a common assumption to the contrary. The production company is responsible for completing it. In practice, the production manager or producer handles the form; if neither is on set, the task falls to a production coordinator or a production assistant. The performer’s job is to read the completed form, confirm every entry matches what happened that day, and sign it.

Getting a Blank Form

SAG-AFTRA publishes a fillable PDF of the Exhibit G on its website, free to download.¹ Most productions keep a stack of blanks in the production office, and the AD or production manager distributes them on set. Performers do not need to bring a copy, but knowing the layout in advance makes the pre-signature review faster.

Header Information

The top of the form ties the time report to a specific project and shooting day. Enter the picture title, production company name, production number, and date, along with a contact name and phone number so payroll or the union can follow up.¹

The header also asks for the shooting location, the production type (motion picture, television, movie of the week, industrial, or other), and whether the date is a designated day off. The day-off checkbox matters for performers on weekly or multi-day contracts paid continuous employment; marking it wrong creates an overpayment or underpayment.

Each performer gets a row with their name, character name, and a minor checkbox. If the performer is a minor, tutor time goes in a separate field. A misspelled name or wrong production number is enough to delay a check, so slow down on this part.

Recording the Day’s Time Stamps

The body of the form is where the shooting day lives. For each performer, record:

Report time, meaning the performer’s first check-in for the day.
Makeup in and out, and wardrobe in and out, in their separate columns.
On-set time and dismiss-from-set time.
Start and end times for the first meal period, and for the second meal period if there is one.
Travel segments: leave for location, arrive on location, leave location, arrive back at studio.
Dismiss time, meaning the official wrap when the performer is released.

The form does not dictate 12-hour versus 24-hour clock. Use whichever convention the production has settled on and stay consistent. If you write in 12-hour format, always mark AM or PM. An ambiguous “7:00” is a payroll problem waiting to surface.

Activity Codes

Activity codes let the production label each performer’s day, and the code determines which pay rate applies. The codes are W for work, R for rehearsal, FT for fitting, TR for travel, S for start, H for hold, T for test, and F for finish.¹ A fitting day pays differently than a shoot day, so coding the day correctly is part of recording the day correctly.

Wardrobe, Stunts, and Special Notations

The wardrobe section captures the number of outfits the performer provided.¹ When a performer brings their own clothing at the production’s request, the producer owes a weekly cleaning allowance of $18 per outfit for formal wear and $12 per outfit for everything else.² The number recorded here is what payroll uses to calculate that allowance, so check it.

The form has a stunt adjustment field for documenting additional compensation when a performer executes stunt work. Any special condition the production needs to flag for the day — wet work, smoke, hazardous conditions — belongs on that same day’s report so it is tied to the correct time entries.

What the Performer Should Verify Before Signing

The signature is the single most consequential mark on the form. Signing confirms that the recorded times reflect the actual workday, and once signed the Exhibit G becomes the governing record for payroll, grievances, and benefit calculations. A signature is not a formality.

Walk through every entry before you sign. Does the call time match when you actually arrived? Are both meal breaks timed correctly, start and end? Does the dismiss time reflect when you were truly released, including costume removal? A few points deserve particular attention:

Meal breaks. The first meal must be called no later than six hours after your call time, and each subsequent meal no later than six hours after the previous meal ended. Missed meal windows trigger liquidated damages of $25 for each of the first and second half-hour violations and $50 per half hour after that. Payroll pulls those penalties straight from the meal columns on this form.³
Forced calls. The form has a dedicated Forced Call field. If your dismiss the night before and your call this morning do not add up to the required rest period between workdays, flag it. Day performer violations pay the daily rate or $900, whichever is less; weekly performers get one day’s pay or $950, whichever is less.⁴
Travel entries. If the day’s work took you outside the studio zone — a 30-mile radius from Beverly and La Cienega in Los Angeles, or an 8-mile radius from Columbus Circle in New York — all four travel fields should be filled in. Those entries determine how much of your day was compensable travel.⁵
Overtime boundaries. Pay tiers for day performers shift at the ninth, tenth, and eleventh hours; background actors have their own ladder. A few minutes of rounding on the Exhibit G can push you into or out of a higher bracket. You do not need to run the math at the signing table, but your call and dismiss times need to be exact.⁶⁷

If something is wrong, raise it with the AD or production manager on the spot. Fixing a time entry before signatures go down is easy. Fixing it after means filing a claim.

What Happens After You Sign

The production office collects the signed form and forwards it, along with the performer’s contract, to the SAG-AFTRA representative assigned to the production.⁸ Many productions now upload documents through SAG-AFTRA’s online Producer Portal, which gives both the production and the union electronic tracking.⁹

Keep your own copy of every signed Exhibit G. On paper-based sets the performer’s copy is traditionally a carbon duplicate. On digital productions, ask for a PDF or photograph the form before it leaves your hands. If a check arrives short, your personal copy is the evidence that supports a pay discrepancy claim. The union also cross-references submitted reports against payroll logs, so your record can confirm what theirs shows.

Why the Entries Matter Beyond This Paycheck

Reported hours and earnings feed directly into SAG-AFTRA health and pension eligibility. For 2026, a performer needs at least $28,090 in covered earnings, or 108 qualifying work days, to earn eligibility for the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, with eligibility quarters starting January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1.¹⁰ Producer contributions to the pension and health plans are calculated as a percentage of the gross compensation reported, and under the 2026 tentative agreement the health plan contribution rate rises by one percent effective July 1, 2026.¹¹ An underreported day shortchanges today’s pay and chips away at long-term benefits. Read every Exhibit G before you sign one.

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SAG-AFTRA. SAG-AFTRA Performers Production Time Report
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SAG-AFTRA. Fittings / Wardrobe Cleaning Allowance
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SAG-AFTRA. When Are Meals Due? What Are the Liquidated Damages if Not Fed on Time
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SAG-AFTRA. Rest Periods (Forced Calls)
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SAG-AFTRA. Background Actors Contracts Digest
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SAG-AFTRA. Overtime
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SAG-AFTRA. Television/Theatrical Background Actors Rate Breakdown Sheet
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SAG-AFTRA. Production – Step 7
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SAG-AFTRA. Producer Portal
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SAG-AFTRA Plans. Earned Eligibility
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SAG-AFTRA. TV/Theatrical Contracts 2026 Summary of Tentative Agreement