Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) Do Casting?
Today, almost all casting begins with an on-line audition. More on that process here. That means that actors have come to bear the weight of hiring a coach, producing a…
Extreme Roles = Extreme Decisions
Extreme Roles = Extreme Decisions A Checklist of Things for a Parent to Consider At some point in a child actors career, most parents will be faced with an acting…
Learning Lines With Kids
Actor Life Hack: How to Learn Lines with Kids It isn’t unusual to get invited to an audition with less than 24 hours notice. When child actors are working, they…
Unclaimed Coogan List
We prefer to call this the “unpaid wages” fund, because they aren’t really “unclaimed”. Rather, they are wages that were not paid the child for a variety of reasons. In…
Pilot Season
The Real Truth About Pilot Season A cottage industry has developed in Los Angeles in the last 30 years or so, an industry that exists to serve something called “pilot…
Financial Core Research
SAG-AFTRA: Get The Facts About Financial Core Actor’s EquityFinancialCorepage US Department of Labor Report Filed by SAG 2017 The Financial Core Handbook by Mark McIntire. Sharequest Publishing, 15th Edition updated in 2004.…
Financial Core FAQ for Actors
Q. Can my child work non-union if we do Financial Core? Yes. SAG-AFTRA’s “Rule One” states that once you become a union member, you are banned from doing non-union work…
Union Financial Core
Maybe your agent mentioned it as a possibility. Maybe you heard it was a way to pay less dues. Maybe you’ve noticed the increase in non-union jobs out there. Maybe…
Theatrical Negotiations
Theatrical Negotiations for Parents and Their Reps When an agent starts negotiating a deal, panic sets in for most parents. We have no idea what is being discussed or if…
Motion Capture Movie Contracts
Performance Capture, aka Motion Capture, has been used in film for more than 20 years. The first movie to include a main character using motion capture was Star Wars: Episode…