AUSTIN CONSERVATORY PRESENTS a free seminar featuring Texas Film Commission head, Bob Hudgins and friends. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear first hand what Hudgins has to say about the new law, about the positive impact on Texas film production and maybe even yet another explanation of the ‘Waco’ brouhaha. TEXAS INCENTIVES—HOW TO [...]

TXMPA would like to thank everyone who participated in our Regional Caucuses, and a very special thanks to all the candidates who stepped up to run for the open positions in each Region! Below is the list of candidates for the six (6) open At-Large positions on TXMPA’s Board. Please take some time before voting [...]

Hello to Central Region TXMPA members! This is likely my last correspondence as the official representative for the Central Region of the TXMPA. I want to tell all of you that I have been honored to serve as your voice in this relatively new and important alliance of film industry professionals. During the past year, [...]

You will probably recognize Tom Wilson from his many roles in films and television. In case you don’t know he’s also a very funny comedian, singer. His song “Character Actor” is so on the money that I wanted to post it here.

A few days ago I posted some information on posting videos to YouTube, including some possible rendering settings, software used, etc. I’m happy to say that I’ve had a few contacts from actors who have been trying to get their footage to look as good as possible on YouTube and other sites and they thanked [...]

After months of acrimonious negotiations between SAG and the AMPTP and cross guild combat between SAG and AFTRA, a new contract has been ratified. For better or worse, and I personally hope we don’t look back on passage of this contract as the beginning of the end for both SAG and AFTRA, the SAG membership [...]

Okay….so I’m working on a new demo for play on the internet. Each clip is kept brief in an effort limit the total file size and to maximize the quality after all the video compression takes place. It’s still a work in progress but here’s where I am today. This version was uploaded to YouTube [...]