Around the world, talent and at times production and clients are unaware of what FiCore is. Learn from this video: Even if you have a SAG-AFTRA production, you legally can hire non-union talent If you have a non-union production, you are welcome to hire a union talent, but if the talent lies about their union […]
Actors and Print Models
When you Book a Job with an Agent, the Agent gets Paid, then You get Paid
In the complicated world of being hired for a job in the entertainment industry, it’s almost a guarantee that each individual job will be different from all of the others. There is no straight and narrow path because each job has it’s own production, crew, directors and goals. When you have an agent submitting you […]
The Only Way to get Paid a Higher Rate is to not Accept Low Rate Jobs
Talent of all genres have struggled for years to get better paying rates for jobs. Unfortunately the rates have been sliding downward for some time. What can we do to fix them? You as the people who get paid for the jobs need to put your foot down and state you will only work the […]
Can a Production Require All Talent Hired to be Current Union Members? Meaning SAG-AFTRA or Ficore?
The short answer is no. No, no, no! How do I know? I called SAG-AFTRA months ago and had a long discussion with them. If you receive an audition request or posting requesting talent who are only “union” talent, meaning SAG-AFTRA or Ficore, submit anyway even if you are not a union talent. A union […]
Why All Bookings MUST be Listed on Your Resume, Always
Frequently when reviewing new talent, we see talent who are advised from so called coaches to leave off parts of their bookings on their resumes. Some of the biggest genres of acting being left off is commercial and print bookings. The people who advise talent to leave off categories are misinformed and their coaching is […]
Does a Talent Need a Manager?
In the entertainment industry, there’s many ways to find acting, modeling and voice over opportunities. Some talent like to have professionals assist them to find the “bigger jobs”. Some talent never want to share a penny of their income and find all of their work on their own, some find the right agent who doesn’t […]