Run A Better Set, Software Services & Engineering For Hollywood
The RABS App & Digital Background Voucher is trusted and preferred by Assistant Directors, Accounting, and Casting. RABS is the better service for your best productions.
Trust in a technology that pays for itself and then some.
STREAMLINE COMPLIANCE
Master your data for evolving incentives, regulations, and reporting.
SAVE TIME
Crews achieve more each day with our intelligent and powerful tools.
ONBOARD EXTRAS IN SECONDS
Ensure secure, accurate startwork from the first digital voucher and industry leader.
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RABS Apps, Services
Elite production technology.
Custom Casting Database
The custom casting database and app built by RABS for the background casting director.
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SHIPS by RABS
"Sexual Harassment Interactive Prevention Services". The most efficient tool to ensure interactive compliance with state law and studio policy.
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Development Services
Hire the RABS production design and engineering teams to build your studio or company internal apps and software.
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Better Days For Production
We're glad to be on set with you.
Digital Skin®
Background complete their startwork in the RABS App. Legible, complete, and compliant startwork and digital vouchers, every day.
Wrap®
RABS Wrap® technology ensures ADs and PAs are off the clock sooner, and background are off set as quickly as possible.
Instant Hot-Costing
RABS creates the daily actual spend (hot cost) so fast, it'll still be hot.
Automatic Breakdowns
An accurate breakdown is created each day for the Assistant Directors, Production Assistants and Casting Coordinators.
Maximized Tax Incentives
RABS creates all state, local, and provincial residency documentation, and organizes digital forms and back ups for end of show reporting.
Compliant Form i9
Substantively and technically compliant USCIS form I-9 from each background performer.
Data Secured
RABS is an AICPA SOC Type 2 (SOC2) Certified Company.
Time, Trees & Stress
Skin® and Wrap® technology save production money and time, while digital vouchers, digital startwork, and the efficiencies created by RABS technology save paper and crew labor hours.
$120k
saved
A single ten episode series with six thousand background performers. This is just one show.
Under
Budget
60,000
sheets
Season four. We're not even counting RABS on season three.
Greener
Set
2.25 Million
hours
At call, check out, and in the production and accounting offices.
Outta
Time
Trusted
Proven
Accurate
Estimate Savings On Your Show
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News & Fun
RABS news, thoughts on show business, technology, and other potent ideas.
Background & Extras
Smart productions choose RABS voucher to run a better set
Run A Better Set (RABS) Announces New Features, Building Upon Software Solutions and Digital Voucher Platform for Hollywood Productions
"Today, we're on RABS version 1499. We started on RABS version 1. Our team never stops improving our apps for our clients and for Hollywood. Improving our technology is how we improve our topline,” said RABS CEO, Josh Weinberg.
Terms for Background Actors – Vouchers, Money, More!
Get familiar with these on-set terms! You’ll see them used on your RABS digital voucher and you’ll hear them from the crew while you’re working on set.
The RABS Monthly Day Off, “MDO”, a Work From Home Initiative
The ethos for employees feels something like this - RABS rewards me each month, therefore, I need to bring my best stuff to the table while I'm on the clock.
We offer crews a RABS Certification. Certification entails three detailed training sessions, afterwards, you can add RABS Certified to your production resume.
The RABS App & Digital Background Voucher is approved by the actor’s guilds in the USA and Canada.
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Are You A Background Payroll Company?
RABS isn’t a background payroll company. If you are a production, you’ll need to hire a third party payroll service provider. We work with several across the USA and Canada.
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Are You A Background Casting Company?
RABS isn’t a background casting company. If you are a production, you’ll need to hire a third party background casting director. We work with several across the USA and Canada.
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Is RABS an App In The App Store?
The RABS App isn’t available in the app store. We have agreements with the studios directly. When your production starts, our team administers RABS access to the crew.
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How Do We Learn How To Use RABS?
When we’re hired by production, our team will organize training sessions with Casting, the Assistant Directors, and Accounting. You can also reach out to request a RABS Certification.
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What Sort Of Crew & Tech Support Do You Offer?
We provide 24/7 call, text, and email support for the crew members using the RABS App and a helpdesk with additional FAQs and tickets.