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The list below is complied from the SAG list of POSSIBLE SAG signatory productions. POSSIBLE means that these productions have made contact with SAG but have not necessarily completed the signatory process. Offered for informational purposes. Use wisely. YMMV.

Going up some of those hills about 20 miles into that first ride, the mental picture I had of myself was as Tim Conway riding a tricycle, struggling up a hill, just getting to the top and then toppling over like a stump. It was at that moment I knew one could feel like their [...]

SAG Announces Plan for Strike Authorization Vote: LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 10, 2008 — Screen Actors Guild today announced that strike authorization ballots will be mailed to paid-up SAG members on Friday January 2, 2009, and will be tabulated on Friday, January 23. A yes vote by 75% of members voting is required to pass the [...]

Here is a copy of the latest missive sent from the SAG negotiating team to their counterparts at AMPTP in an effort to get contract talks restarted: September 29, 2008 Dear Gentlemen: We believe it is clear that our members would fail to ratify your proposal of June 30, 2008. It would serve no productive [...]

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 Location: San Antonio, TX Start Date: August 24, 2008 Devil’s Thumb – Low Budget Modified Ranch Studios Location: Austin, [...]

Today the AMPTP and SAG negotiators met for several hours as the two sides squared off in yet another round in a seemingly interminable contract negotiation. While most major news sources are reporting that SAG simply told the AMPTP ‘no’ to their final offer today, Hollywood Reporter: The studios Thursday said that SAG officially rejected [...]

Recently I recommended a book by Markus Flanagan called ONE LESS BITTER ACTOR. This really is a terrific book for all actors and particularly so for actors at the beginning of this journey. Below is a video of an interview with Flanagan talking about his book and his philosophies on the business of acting. There [...]

It’s interesting to see the search strings that viewers of the blog use to reach my little place here on the web. It has occurred to me, correctly I hope, that from time to time I should use some of those queries and offer a brief explanation. Here are a few facts about SAG and [...]

The following has been pulled from the latest release inDaily Variety: AFTRA and the majors have kept their primetime contract negotiations under the radar while the Screen Actors Guild still waits in the wings. The American Federation of Television & Radio Artists is expected to reach a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture & [...]