Last week European Production Company that is trying to develop a script reaches out to me and sends me the script they are developing. During the conversation, they say they will reach out to one film director and one actor - Mel Gibson and asked me if I know their manager's contact information. I offer [...]
Harley-Davidson is creating jackets for 7 footers. It is not like 7 Footers are Harley-Davidson’s target audience all of a sudden, but they want to accommodate regular motorcycle drivers and give them extra comfort when they are handling their motorcycle. So they developed extra long sleeves and do something magical in the back of the [...]
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[1] SAG-AFTRA Radio Plays presents Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch, Dec. 1 When: Thursday, Dec. 1 First Show: 3 p.m. Click here to RSVP. Second Show: 7 p.m. Click here to RSVP. Where: The Wells Fargo Theater Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage 4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA 90027 Parking is free and located [...]
Panelists will discuss the elements of craft and technical skill an actor must execute to avoid the cutting room floor and the decisions directors, producers and editors make based on an actor's performance. Audience members will leave with a better understanding of the process of editing a feature film and how the actor can best [...]
In order to meet the November dues period good-standing eligibility requirement to be nominated for election as a national officer, National Board member, local board member or convention delegate, members should ensure that their November 2016 dues bill payment is received by SAG-AFTRA no later than Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. Payments received after Dec. 12, 2016, [...]
Each year, NFMLA receives thousands of submissions. Programming selections are based not only on the merits of a project but are designed to fulfill the criteria in regard to our mission, considerations for the Best of NFMLA Awards, and to ensure that NFMLA delivers diverse and original content consistently to the standard that we have [...]
George Clooney recently joined our Actors' Council. There is a VERY EASY WAY you can join him in supporting our Foundation this holiday season. When you shop on Amazon, do it through their charitable giving program AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), and choose the SAG-AFTRA Foundation as your charity of choice. You will give to us by default when [...]
Please note that the program I Am Frankie, produced in Miami, FL by Paradiso Pictures, in conjunction with New International Mix, a Viacom International company, for exhibition on Nickelodeon is not signatory to any SAG-AFTRA agreement. This company has not yet executed a minimum basic agreement with SAG-AFTRA in spite of outreach from union staff [...]
As we move into the holiday shopping season, let’s make sure our message is heard loud and clear – we need a fair contract for SAG-AFTRA’s video game performers! Today, SAG-AFTRA members and allies are on a virtual picket line to show that our greatest strength is our unity. Please join the #PerformanceMatters picket in social media [...]
A food truck will be available to serve the first 300 who check in to picket! Updated parking details below As we move into the holiday shopping season, let’s make sure our message is heard loud and clear – we need a fair contract for SAG-AFTRA’s video game performers! Join us tomorrow in Burbank for our [...]
A food truck will be available to serve the first 300 who check in to picket! As we move into the holiday shopping season, let’s make sure our message is heard loud and clear – we need a fair contract for SAG-AFTRA’s video game performers! Join us on Thursday in Burbank for our next strike action: [...]
"If you really want to be in the business of being an actor, the days of thinking only as an actor are probably over. The most frustrated actors I know are the ones that are waiting for someone to give them the gig. You must make the gig....And the tools to make stuff now are [...]
Mila Kunis describes herself as "livid" in a recently penned essay calling out Hollywood on issues of gender bias. The essay was published on her husband, Ashton Kutcher's website aplus.com. The Black Swan star describes her experience with an unnamed producer who was pressuring her to pose semi-nude for a men's magazine to promote an [...]
SEEfest to host 2 films @ AFI Fest - GRADUATION and DEATH IN SARAJEVO SEEfest is pleased to be hosting two wonderful films from South East Europe at AFI Fest this year. GRADUATION (BACALAUREAT) is about a middle-aged doctor in the city of Cluj in Romania who will stop at no lengths to keep his [...]
Be in the moment...moment to moment. Phrases familiar to almost every actor. I find that many actors give lip service to these phrases. Yeah, sure, be in the moment, got it, but they actually aren't. Most acting classes teach traditional methods handed down by Stanislavski, Strasberg, Adler, Meisner and Hagen. They want the actor to [...]
Casting Director: Silverman/Zambetti Casting . Audition Notes: -------------------- Pre-read with Casting **Role of IVAN should have a Russian accent** Sides code: C9173 Please try to be as off-book as possible If you have a headshot, please bring it.. Actors must be a US citizen, have a current green card, or O-1 visa. If actor has [...]
Don’t Miss These Events [1] Member Discount: Inner City Cultural Center “Out of the Ashes” Anniversary Celebration, Nov. 4 – 5 [2] 10th Annual United Way of Greater LA HomeWalk, Nov. 19 [3] The Los Angeles Singers Committee presents: Educational Meetings for SAG-AFTRA Singers (EMSAS), Nov. 15 [4] SAG-AFTRA National Native Americans Committee Presents: [...]
Don’t Miss These Events [1] Save the Date: 2016 Annual SAG-AFTRA LA Host Committee’s Winter Celebration, Dec. 9 – Registration Opens Monday, Nov. 14 [2] SAG-AFTRA Annual Toy & Food Drive, Nov. 14 – Dec. 9 [3] The Los Angeles Singers Committee presents: Educational Meetings for SAG-AFTRA Singers (EMSAS), Nov. 15 [4] Improv Workshop with [...]
Some of the tallest men in Hollywood may not seem so on your screen. Paired alongside other tall actors, shorts actors wearing lifts, and actresses of all shapes and sizes, it's hard to tell just how much these famous tall men tower over their coworkers. This list of the tallest men in the world includes [...]
All great successes over time have involved sacrifice. Sacrifice of leisure time, of creative comforts, time with family and friends and purchases. If you don't sacrifice - you are not going anywhere with your life.
Every actor needs to think of himself as a brand. Most actors think of themselves as artists, but their acting skills are a product of their brand. Your singing skills? That is a product. Your monologue? That is a product. How each actor presents their brand on social media can directly affect their reputation. Your [...]
Today I went to see American acting legend Jerry Lewis. He was speaking in Los Angeles. He is 87 and tomorrow is his 88th birthday he said. During his speaking engagement he was showing videos from his past. Mostly older people were in audience - when I mean older I mean 60 years of age [...]
Union Status Non-Union Run(Usage) international film festivals Rate rate varies depending on role, copy/credit Submissions Due By 3/15/2014 Producer Igor Avdyushko Audition Dates 4/11/2014, 4/17/2014, 4/18/2014 Audition Location CAZT Studio 916 N. Formosa Ave. Los Angelels CA 90036 Shoot/Performance Dates 5/22/2014, 5/23/2014, 5/29/2014, 5/30/2014, 6/9/2014, 6/10/2014, 6/11/2014 Shoot/Performance Location Los Angeles, Portland Synopsis Systema was [...]