Tax Incentives Lure Productions to Michigan - 15% Not Enough in Indiana

POSTED BY txactor on Aug 23 under Acting, Actors, Auditions, Austin Film, Directors, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Louisiana Film Production, New Mexico Film Production, Producers, Residuals, SAG, SAGIndie, TXMPA, Tax Incentives, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Texas film

Here’s an excellent article on state film incentives from Indy.com
In Texas we are HOPING to get the legislature to increase our incentive from the current dead in the water 5% to a comparatively modest 15%. We are hoping that the existing infrastructure will make 15% more competitive. So far, 15% hasn’t primed the […]

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Acting on Friday Night Lights - Be Ready to Improvise

POSTED BY txactor on Aug 13 under Acting, Actors, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Creating characters, Directors, Film Crew, Filmmaking, Friday Night Lights, Producers, SAG, Self Promotion, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Texas film, Tommy G. Kendrick

“Did anyone talk to you about how we shoot”? When I arrived on the set to shoot a scene as Dr. Campbell, doctor to Grandma Saracen (Louanne Stephens), grandmother of Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford) these were the first words I heard from producer / director Jeffrey Reiner. “Hummm…not really” was my cautious reply, not exactly […]

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August Production Update from SAG

POSTED BY txactor on Aug 7 under Acting, Actors, Auditions, Austin Actors, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Callbacks, Casting Notices, Directors, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Friday Night Lights, Indie Film, Producers, SAG, SAG Eligible, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, Texas Filmmakers, Texas film, Tommy G. Kendrick

The following productions has approached SAG about shooting under a SAG signatory agreement. Not all of these projects will necessarily end up going SAG, so ‘buyer’ beware:
American Cartel – Ultra Low Budget
Agave Productions, LLC
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Letter from Bob Hudgins, Texas Film Commission

A MESSAGE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS PRODUCTION COMMUNITY
Folks, the legislative season is upon us. Long before the session begins in January, much work has already been done — and there’s a great deal yet to be done — toward making Texas’ incentive program more competitive, and regaining some of the ground that Texas […]

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SAG and AMPTP Still Talking per Allen

POSTED BY txactor on Aug 4 under AFTRA, AMPTP, Actors, Alan Rosenberg, NOW MEDIA, New Media, Producers, Residuals, Right to Work, SAG, Strike, Tommy G. Kendrick

SAG members received the following missive from National Exec. Director and Chief Negotiatior, Doug Allen. The impression one would get from reading Daily Variety or listening to other press sources is that there is no ongoing communication and SAG is just stalling with no plan of action in place.
Some of the conventional […]

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Dark Knight Holds off the Mummy while Swing Vote Asks For Recount

POSTED BY txactor on Aug 3 under Box Office, Box Office Mojo, DARK KNIGHT, Directors, Producers, SAG, Tommy G. Kendrick

1 Dark Knight, The $43,800,000
2 Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The $42,450,400
3 Step Brothers […]

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AMPTP STANCE on NEW MEDIA UNITES SAG BOARD

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 30 under AFTRA, AMPTP, Acting, Actors, Alan Rosenberg, Big Media, Daily Variety, Hollywood, NOW MEDIA, Producers, Residuals, SAG, Tommy G. Kendrick

It looks like warring factions inside SAG have found some common ground vs the AMPTP. Finally, all the SAG board agrees that allowing SAG sanctioned, non-Union production and no residuals for certain so called new media production is a bad idea for actors.
Daily Variety reporter and AMPTP fanboy, Dave McNary lays it all out in […]

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Dark Knight Punishes Step Brothers

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 28 under Box Office, Box Office Mojo, DARK KNIGHT, Daily Variety, Film Distribution, Producers, SAG

Rank Title Weekend Gross
1 The Dark Knight (2008) $75.6M $314M
2 Step Brothers (2008) $30M $30M
3 Mamma Mia! (2008) $17.9M $62.7M
4 The X-Files: I […]

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SAG BOARD UNITED ON NEW MEDIA

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 27 under AFTRA, AMPTP, Actors, Alan Rosenberg, Big Media, Filmmaking, NOW MEDIA, New Media, Producers, SAG, Strike

Los Angeles, July 26, 2008 — The National Board of Directors of Screen Actors Guild passed the following resolution at its meeting today:
It is a core principle of Screen Actors Guild –That no non-union work shall be authorized to be done under any Screen Actors Guild agreement […]

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Shot in Texas: TXMPA president hopes for incentives for moviemakers

POSTED BY txactor on Jul 25 under Acting, Actors, Auditions, Austin Film, Austin Studios, Commercials, Don Stokes, Film Crew, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Producers, Right to Work, SAG, TXMPA, Tax Incentives, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Texas film

The following columm appears in The Dallas Morning News Online
08:49 AM CDT on Friday, July 25, 2008
By JOE O’CONNELL / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
filmnewsbyjoe at yahoo.com
Don Stokes skipped junior- high classes to watch Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway succumb to a spray of bullets as Bonnie and Clyde. Now he’s charged with […]

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