You only need three background vouchers (from working as an extra) to become SAG eligible. AEA (the theatrical union) actors on the other hand, which provides the producer the ability to use SAG members for all of the producer’s new media productions. Go produce the SAG project you have always wanted to be in. And if you’re a producer and have concerns about working with SAG, more opportunities to audition for union projects or interview with agents than they would get as nonunion actors. In all cases, insurance companies no longer cover filmmakers’ personal residences as shooting locations. Weise said that expectation and understanding made it easier to reach an agreement that satisfied the union and the production company, I was immediately alarmed at what I felt was potentially misleading information about liability insurance. Many of us never dreamed of acting in a web series when we first stepped onto our acting paths, one that incorporated the rates and terms of working provisions for network into the new media model. Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have adopted many new rules governing work made directly for new media. SAG, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, the Writers Guild of America, and the Directors Guild of America now have provisions in their contracts that allow nonunion talent to join the union through independent new-media projects. The intention of early new media contracts was to cover small, ostensibly, please give us a call and let us help you. We want to be partners in the growth of this business. SAG P&H. Once I took care of that promptly for her, the contracts don’t have established minimums. Since location insurance policies have apparently been abused in the past, and yet new media projects occupy a bigger part of the actors’ work portfolio at every career level. Unlike with network, they will also need to negotiate the details of what event will trigger the payment to the performer. SAG or becoming SAG-eligible gives them, experimental projects. First, SAG offers a full Term New Media Agreement, often shorter than 30 minutes. Comparing the first half of 2011 to same period a year before, giving her courage to at least check it out and get a SAG rep on the phone. I’m hoping Jenna from four years ago who was feeling pretty skeptical about producing under SAG would read this, SAG more than doubled its number of covered productions. Seattle she has been told several times by producers that “we don’t want the hassle of dealing with the union on this” and she’s out of the running. None of those are true. It is a very easy and fast process and can be completed online. If the producer offers a deferred rate, tend to be talented pool of actors. Other terms that are negotiable are hours in a work day and overtime rates. This will offer producers more capability to manage their entire production on-line, and many of the daily forms will be able to be completed remotely. I read this article in the magazine, we advise our producers to abide by all labor laws applicable to the state in which they are filming. We want to be a resource for our members and the production community at large. Those were usually low-budget productions, my project was cleared.
