August 2010 – The Actors’ Network

Research makes perfect.

You just booked a looping gig and were told there would be Police calls, Hospital calls, and the “regular” stuff. You said “sure” but have NO clue what to prepare. …

How To Get People To Meet With You: part 3

Your mom was right when she told you that “please” is a magic word. I have another magic word for ya – one that no one has probably told you …

Getting Paid (Part 4 of 4)

Box Office Bonuses: While back end points are based on a percentage of the profits, box office bonuses are usually a flat rate, based upon Daily Variety’s weekly box office …

Interchangable Terms: When negotiating a profit provision in a contract, the definition of profits must be well worded, clearly defined and negotiated very carefully. Net profits, gross profits, gross revenue, …

Getting Paid (Part 2 of 4)

Profit Participation on Lower Budgeted Films: Sometimes actors receive back end points if they are working below the SAG minimum and on a lower budgeted film. SAG has 3 alternatives …

Getting Paid (Part 1 of 4)

There are different ways an actor can get compensated on a feature film: 1) Flat compensation, which is an “up front” daily or weekly rate, payable in lump sums or …

Getting comfortable in front of a mic.

So you wanna loop, but you aren’t comfortable in front of a mic. Or you want some practice. What can you do? I have a few thoughts… Improv is one …

How To Get People To Meet With You: part 2

If you do get a meeting with someone after requesting a very specific amount of their time (as we discussed in part one of this post), make sure that you …

Where’s My Booking?

“I recorded my demo, and I’ve been auditioning for a year, and I haven’t booked anything yet! What gives???” “I used to book all the time, but now it’s been …

Google Phone…not ready for new media prime time

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 …