Material of interests for actors...Scan Down Commit to your craft. How many people have told you that? How many times have you read it? What does it mean? Have you made that commitment or do you just think you have? When you take an acting class to you attend every hour, every single minute the class meets? Do you turn your cell phone off, leave the social time for before and after class and focus 100% on the class or lessons being shared by the instructor and your fellow students? Do you stay with the same coach at least a year, and preferably several years? Are you a member of at least one of the trade unions? SAG? AFTRA? Equity? Are you active in your union(s) and honest to its rules and regulations? Do you invest in your craft for photos, updated often, video, audio and other marketing tools? Do you have a web site, lists on the casting services, have an IMDB presence and take part in on-line marketing groups? Do you keep track of your mileage, your investments in your craft (classes, cable, movie tickets, video rentals, marketing tools, reading material)? Do you read the trades and learn about other aspects of the industry and the craft? I am amazed at how Las Vegas talent think they are professional and ready because they did some extra work, have earned a union card, have some tape on themselves (regardless of quality) or been told by friends, family and under-qualified instructors that they are ready and professional, before getting to know the true profession and those who work in it. I am proud of those who do the work, concentrate and who prove to producers that Nevada has talent, or who move on to Hollywood, New York or a theater city and launch their careers in earnest. But too often as a teacher I see students disappear for days or weeks without the professionalism to keep their instructor informed, to complete the work they committed to or the true task at hand, feeling they are ready or that they have grown beyond a class, school or market. How can you claim to be a professional if you do not act professionally? If you burn bridges or worse yet simply move on without giving those who worked with your care about you the time of day? Still, this is most of Las Vegas, and Vegas talent. Am I airing sour grapes? No, I am passing on real advice for those who feel they can go from the joy and fun of being actors to the pressure, rewards and career of being true professionals I do tell my students that what you do, what you learn, how you act, the commitment you give will impact you for the rest of your life. If you do it right, you will always feel pride and the love and passion for what you are doing, and why you are doing it, whether for a living or your church, for the community or for additional dollars on the side. Enjoy what your do but respect those who you work with, study with, and with whom you share your passion for performing. You will not regret it. Nevada SAG-AFTRA Contact Julie Crane, 720.932.8193 or [email protected] Student Centered Art Lynch is a GREAT teacher and person. I have learned so very much from Arts classes. His classes are informative and fun, so we learn so much more! Art supports us on all of our projects too, and goes out of his way to help us achieve our goals! Corey Taylor Mission Statement Click here for our mission statement THIS BLOG PROVIDES INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE IN ALL LEVELS OF THEIR CRAFT. THIS BLOG HAS NO AFFILIATION WITH THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD OR SAG-AFTRA OTHER THAN ITS AUTHOR/EDITOR IS A PROUD MEMBER OF THE GUILD AND UNION. Auditioning for non-union projects NOTE: SAG Talent may audition but may not work without a union talent contract. Practice your craft and show producers/directors/young film talent just how talented SAG Actors are. Rule One: do not work non-union We Stand Together: The Screen Actors Guild Rule One is one of the founding principles and strengths of our union: we stand together as actors and do not work without a Guild contract. If you are good at what you do, you should value your time and talents. Professionals join the union and the pay and working conditions unions helps guarantee. Work for the actor lies essentially in two areas: the ability to consistently create reality and the ability to express that reality. - Lee Strasberg Contribute. What stuff do you want to share with others on SAG-AFTRA Actor? Share the news and information you come across with the community! News, links, services, advice, promote your play or film, share how to get around obstacles in this business... Four ways to do so: 1. Comment below each entry. Click the word comments. 2. Join SAG Actor on Facebook and simply post. 3. Join my personal Facebook and simply post. 4. Send your comments, links, articles by e-mail. Thank you in advance for your contributions. Critique, criticism. and of course praise are always welcome. Blog Archive How to find auditions Work in Nevada requires hustling, study and the tools. Recently a student asked me where should they go to audition. My answers: Keep up on this and other blogs. Network with friends and filmmakers. Ask others at the audition to add you to their lists to contact about auditions. List with agents (click here). List with known licensed casting directors (click here). SAG Indie (national- click here) Visit and make contacts through the Nevada Film Office (click here). Casting Call Entertainment and Dark Water Productions (click here) Join Nevada Film Alliance (click here) Join the Nevada Film Group (click here) Join the Film and Television Artists of Nevada (click here). Join UNLV Film (Facebook...click here). Network at UNLV film department. Network with CSN film and video students. Help activate the Nevada Talent Network (click here). Participate in Women in Film (men welcome, click here). Las Vegas Singers and Actors Meet-up (click here) If you have other contacts, ideas or lists, please pass them on to me at [email protected] Thank you in advance.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:11:15 +0000
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