Acting on camera

Who has the final say on whether or not someone is casted

Producer

#1 killer in the audition room is

Nerves

#2 killer

Lack of preparation

Nerves means what

You don’t deserve the opportunity

Audition means the casting team is what

Choosing you

Difference between stage and screen acting

Screen acting is real stage is selling to the audience

Important questions for an audition

What does the character want

What is standing in their way

What happens if they don’t get it

What does my character think of who they are talking to

How big should headshots be

8 by 10

On a resume what is the biggest thing

Your name

On a resume what is below your name

Union affiliation

Top left has what

Contact info cell and email

How big should a resume be

8 1/2 by 11

What’s on the top right

Height

What is the order of resume

Film tv commercials theatre education/training special skills

For film on a resume how is it listed

Title size of role director/studio/production company

For commercial what do you have to state

Conflicts available upon request

If an agent does what upfront it’s a scam

Asks for money

When do you have to get rid of your agent

You can dump them at anytime

Union job agent can charge

10%

Non union agent can charge for commission

15 to 20 percent

Ask an agent

Do you charge a booking fee on top of the commission

What is the goal of a labor union

Work as little as possible get paid as much as possible

Management wants to what

Take advantage of labor and labor wants to take advantage of them

What happens when there’s a strike

Productivity shuts down

Scab work

No pay

Turn around

Has to be 12 hours

How did the union SAG come to be

Unions talked about their mistreatment

Contract players organized it cuz the stars were fine

They reached out to stars leaned on studio heads

President leaned on companies to allow it

Afra formed involving all actors in front of camera or mic

Union added

Turn around, food and drink at all times, private place to change and have belongings, meal every six hours, perdiem (driving and hotel) milage, and food, stunt cordiandor, infancy corndinator safety drivers, above 50 stunt needs performer

Ultra low productions agreement (UPA)

For budgets under 300k

Sag= 241$ a day

Non members 0

Moderate production agreement (MPA)

300k-700 k

Principals = 421 a day

Low budget agreement

700k- 2 M

Principals 783 dollars a day

Basic agreement

2M+

1,204 a day

Order of theatrical day rates

Ultra low productions agreement

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Moderate production agreement

Low budget agreement

Basic agreement

Who gets residuals

Directors guild writers guild actors guild

AMPTP

All companies have representatives that negotiate deals with the guilds and unions

How to earn SAG eligibility

Member of s sister union

On set upgrade (extra to principle any line)

3 extra vouchers

Hired as a principal in a SAG film and earns below the line

Where can you get extra vouchers

La New York Chicago San Diego Miami Florida

How much does it cost to join SAG

One time fee of 3236.60

Annual dues of 236.60 + 1.575% earnings

Pay every six months

April 30 & October 30 118.30

Right to work

You cannot be forced to join a union to work in a union job site

This does not mean unions permit working on non union states

What is an actors pizza

Slice of bread two packets of ketchup and cheese

When going to set who speaks to you

Second ad

Call time

Won’t go out till the night before

Pay attention to page number

It will tell you where you are in the story and how you should play a scene

WD

Work drop off will drop you at the location

PW

Pickup work

Pull up to set state

Hi I’m role in checking in with the 2nd AD

What do you need on set

ID tax form filled out

Go to the works means

Hair and makeup

Who walks you to set

2nd AD

when you’re done with you’re scenes

Picture wrap on “name” clap clap