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| There are new "casting companies" popping up in New Mexico. The standard procedure throughout the industry across the nation for casting speaking roles is always through your agent. Part of why you have an agent is to act as your buffer for bogus projects who want you to work for free. Even student films contact your agent and have the proper paper work for you at both the audition and the start of the project. This is all done for your protection. When legitimate castings are announced and put out to agents, the agent receives the following information: Project Title, Project Director, Approximate start date, Projected number of days shooting, whether the project is Union or Non-Union, If Union - what scale? If the project is Non-Union - what the pay rate is (day, week - what hours constitute a day)? ( If it is a non-union project, SAG members are not allowed to work on the project.) Scheduled Audition Report times, Character(s) the performers will be reading for, Character breakdowns, Storyline Synopsis, Script and/or sides for the audition. Open calls and cattle calls are NOT held for speaking roles. Appointed times are set up for speaking roles - your time is also valuable. And if it is a union project, it is a SAG rule to have appointed times. If the above items are not provided be suspicious as to the legitimacy and caliber of the project. When in doubt, call your agent. |
| Be Aware - John Robert Powers It has come to the attention of RamFilms that someone in the John Robert Powers organization is contacting some New Mexico actors and telling them they have been called in to "Audition". This is NOT an Audition for a film, it is a sales pitch and they will be asking you to spend upwards of 5,000 dollars to be a part of their acting or modeling school. Please be aware this is an modeling / acting school and RamFilms does NOT endorse or support the JRP schools or it's programs. |
| Concerning Unionizing NM BG: Years ago this topic was brought up to the local NM SAG reps. It was explained this way, SAG has always wanted NM BG to be covered under SAG ...... BUT this has always been shot down at the negotiations table between SAG and the AMPTP ( Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) Every time these people sit at the table this subject comes up in the course of discussing the theatrical contracts. NM SAG tries to push the subject at the table, but NM SAG does NOT have a voice in passing or supressing the matter. The AMPTP blocks it every time. We hope that someday AMPTP will agree to it. Actually it will be for the benefit of all concerned to have NM BG covered by SAG. The position of Ramfilms is and has ALWAYS been that NM BG should be under SAG Not for the pay aspect but to protect the talented citizens of the state of NM who take it upon themselves to work these films often under trying circumstances. Hell, I am Ramfilms and most of you know that I ALWAYS try to work on the set even as a lowly paid BG :) EVERY CD and extras CD knows this as well. Ramfilms wishes our fellow website and it's efforts to unionize NM BG all the best 'nuff said |
| Axium International, a major entertainment industry payroll house unexpectedly ceased operations Jan 8th 2008 and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. If you have uncashed or dishonored Axium checks, or if you need further information or assistance, please call the Guild’s Axium Bankruptcy hotline at (323) 549-6450. |
| OF INTEREST TO ALL Please note that Screen Actors Guild has deemed The Mannequin Agency’s Franchise SUSPENDED --- effective February 4, 2008. The effect of this suspension is as follows: No member of Screen Actors Guild may hereafter engage, use or deal through this agency. All contracts in force between this agency and the members of Screen Actors Guild are ipso facto and without further notice terminated except that the agency may retain and collect any commissions earned under said contracts prior to the surrender of franchise. Members shall not be under any obligation to pay commissions to the agent on any moneys earned by members after the termination of the agency contracts, even though such moneys are earned by members on employment contracts in existence at the date of termination of the agency contracts. Please do not hesitate to contact New Mexico Executive Director Julie Crane at (720) 932-8193 or (800) 724-0767, option #7, or National Director of Agency Relations and Senior Counsel Zino Macaluso at 323-549-6745, if you have any outstanding questions. |
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| For Everyone that has waited all these years & did NOT see the film . . . Tortilla Heaven is being released on DVD When? 14 October 2008 Nine years after it was filmed It's a nice family film which has Geaorge Lopez as one of the stars before he hit it big RamFilms highly reccomends this little jewel |
