The elections have been had, the votes have been counted, and a new year of work begins for the Screen Actors Guild. If you’re a member of SAG, you can help shape it’s future by serving on any number of committees that help administer and guide various functions the Guild offers for members.
And that includes the committee that I’ve chaired for the last year, SAG’s New Technologies committee
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Jonathan Handel, an attorney that specializes in entertainment law, has assisted BACKSTAGE in trying to make sense of all of these new deals being made to show TV and film work we’ve all done online, for money. How do we get our share, and how much do we get? Continue reading
Aside from looking for new ways to produce in the new media space, I’m constantly looking for what works, what doesn’t and why (to paraphrase Howard Fine). Google Voice doesn’t work just yet, and the why is very interesting. Continue reading
There’s no doubt about the fact that traditional media has become an overabundance of programming on niche channels, all with far lower ratings than were standard when there were just 3 major network outlets and PBS on your TV. And there’s no doubt that the rise of YouTube and VOD and new media based programming is the darling of the news outlets.
But does that mean that new media is our future, and old media is dead? Not so fast. Continue reading
I had to sign yet another online contract today, this time with Apple. They asked if I wanted to offer a 50% off discount on the app I’ve developed to educational purchasers.
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Is it over for Twitter? With all of the gurus telling you the “right” way to use social networking to promote your acting career, I’m surprised none of them have recommended Friendster and Orkut. Be ready to abandon Twitter, and yes, even Facebook. Here’s why. Continue reading
I’m often asked, and it comes up almost monthly in Power Group, what the easiest way is to get into SAG. And now that I’m the National Committee Chairman for SAG’s New Technology Committee, it comes up even more often, along with questions about webisodes and YouTube and QuickTime. Continue reading
