Tim McCanlies , Austin area resident and director of two previous films from his own scripts (Dancer Texas Pop. 81 and Secondhand Lions) starts filming today on his latest project, THE TWO BOBS. BOBS stars Devin Ratray (Horizontal Bob) and Tyler Francavilla (Vertical Bob). Like his previous directorial outings, THE TWO BOBS is written by [...]

…SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers issued a joint statement early Friday evening that said negotiations had concluded for the day and would resume Saturday… …Both sides have stressed that their primary concerns have to do with paying actors for work performed or re-used in new-media platforms. And SAG president Alan [...]

Back in the Summer of 2000 there was a strike between SAG actors and producers of commercials. This past year we, the public at large, watched as the AMPTP and the WGA worked through a prolonged strike over a new theatrical contract for writers. In doing some internet research for an article I’m trying to [...]

I’ve been playing with a lot of different video compression programs while trying to get the best quality video possible uploaded to the web. I’ve just uploaded, actually embeded a video file from a service called SplashCast. I uploaded a 69.2MB .mp4 file which their site compressed into a flash file. The resulting demo video [...]

While I’m waiting for some responses to my SAG / SAG Eligible post, I’m going to post something based on search terms someone out there in internet land used to make their way to my blog: Someone was looking for information on getting into acting after the age of 30. Now generally this is not [...]

I’m doing some research for an upcoming article on SAG actors in the Central Texas market. I’d love to hear privately from any Texas or other regional actors who are SAG eligible but who haven’t joined SAG. Here are a few questions to consider: What does being SAG eligible mean to you? Is there any [...]

On March 7, 2008 there was a presentation / meeting called byThe Alliance Austin for represented talent and their agents. This was the first general meeting promoted by the group since its founding. The Alliance Austin, consisting of Central Texas casting directors, agents and acting coaches has the following Mission Statement: The Alliance exists to [...]

The chariot race in Ben-Hur remains one of the most vivid of all the movie sequences running through my head. Whether you agreed with his politics or not, Charlton Heston remains one of the greatest of all the Hollywood actors, primarily on the strength of his many Heroic characters. Daily Variety The Hollywood Reporter IMDB

I guess I’m not officially finished in the business even though I declined the audition for Oliver Stone in Shreveport, LA. This week has brought a second director’s read for a neat little film shooting shortly here in Austin (quirky script that reminds me IN TONE, not subject matter, of Little Miss Sunshine). I didn’t [...]