Archive for the ‘Producers’ Category

WHAT’S ALL THE FUSS ABOUT NEW MEDIA

March 9th, 2010

Join new media gurus Mike Prasad, Co-Founder and CEO of GirlGamer.com; Mark Friedlander, SAG National Director of New Media; and Will Marshall, SAG iActor online casting coordinator for a compelling look at the phenomenal growth in new media production and distribution.

Austin Conservatory, SAG Script to Screen Team presents Returning Champion Film Script

August 28th, 2009

I’ll be serving as the narrator for the latest SAG AFTRA Script to Screen presentation this weekend by the Austin Conservatory. Here’s an announcement from Conservatory Chair, Pamela Weaver: We could use your support in attending our next script to screen this Sunday. As an experiment this time around, we are using audio and visual [...]

I Want You In My Film – Please Send Me $250 via Western Union

July 15th, 2009

Actor scams. When will they end? They’ll end when actors, wannabe actors and wannabe actors’ parents wise up and get educated to how the business works. What prompts this little rant? I received an email yesterday from an acting related blog I’m apparently subscribed to that led me to a link to a message board [...]

Current SAG Signatory Film Productions for Texas and Louisiana

March 27th, 2009

The productions on this list have all contacted SAG about the possibility of becoming signatory productions but some may not eventually go SAG. So caveat emptor, SAG members. Once again the list of POSSIBLE SAG signatory productions for Louisiana and Texas show that Texas is playing in the rough, with one arm tied behind our [...]

TEXAS FILM INDUSTRY LOBBY DAY IS HERE

March 3rd, 2009

DATE: Wednesday, March 4th TIME: 7:15am LOCATION: The South Steps of the Capitol Building WARDROBE: Wear Red. Look nice. AGENDA: · 7:15am – CALL TIME! Be on the South Steps of the Capitol Building in your snazzy red outfits! There will be a table set up where you can get information, pick up a Rally [...]

A Working Class Actor Looks At The Deal That AFTRA Signed

February 11th, 2009

Self-described ‘working class actor’ John Cygan offers his take on the deal that AFTRA signed and why SAG should not agree to that same deal. What do you think?

SAG Signatory Film Productions – Texas and Louisiana – January Update

January 29th, 2009

The following is a list of POTENTIAL SAG signatory film productions that may shoot in Texas and Louisiana. This list is published in the interest of tracking the level of film production coming to Texas under the current 5% film incentive program. Note that Texas has 11 potential signatory projects listed and Louisiana has 14. [...]

TXMPA Legislative Rally and Mixer In Austin

January 20th, 2009

Attention TXMPA Central Region members, potential members and friends. Do you care about the moving image industry in Texas? Our legislative rallying cry/ kickoff mixer & information session will be Monday, January 26 from 6-9 at: Roux Restaurant 214 E. 6th St, Austin 78701 512 479 0474 just a couple of doors down from the [...]

The Mellow Pros of Texas – Article From Backstage

January 16th, 2009

Here’s another good article about the Texas film business that touches on the lack of a competitive film incentive program. Time to nudge your legislators. The wheelin’ and dealin’ has begun in Austin December 04, 2008 By Mark Dundas Wood Recently, Drew Barrymore directed and starred in a feature called Whip It!, set in Austin, [...]

SAG and AMPTP MEDIATION FAILS – STRIKE VOTE COMING

November 23rd, 2008

For some reason a couple of recent posts have disappeared so I’m republishing the following information. The sessions between SAG, AMPTP and a federal MEDIATOR went nowhere last week and now SAG is saying it will ask the membership for a strike authorization vote. Even though I have no desire to see a strike, I [...]