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, [...]

The big sticking point in the now on-hold negotiations between SAG and AMPTP apparently centered around actor’s compensation from DVD, Cable, Internet Original Programming, Video Streaming and other so called ‘New Media’ distribution channels. Diane Holloway’s column in today’s Austin American Statesman touches on this issue, though she isn’t discussing the negotiations or a possible [...]

Villa Muse is an incredibly ambitious film studio and housing community that is proposed to be built on an 1100 acre site near Austin, Texas. In order to make this development work, the Villa Muse developers are asking for some serious cooperation from the city of Austin. The building site lies on the outskirts of [...]