Sag

Awmm · 10-29-2008, 09:18 PM

Ive been reading up on acting, and have come across SAG.
I read about it shortly after and still dont understand what exactly it does, can anyone explain?

justgroovy · 10-30-2008, 11:00 AM

SAG (Screen Actors Guild) is a labor union that represents actors.

From wikipedia --

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The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide. According to SAG's Mission Statement, the Guild seeks to: negotiate and enforce collective bargaining agreements that establish equitable levels of compensation, benefits, and working conditions for its performers; collect compensation for exploitation of recorded performances by its members, and provide protection against unauthorized use of those performances; and preserve and expand work opportunities for its members.[1]

The Guild was founded in 1933 in an effort to eliminate exploitation of actors in Hollywood who were being forced into oppressive multi-year contracts with the major movie studios that did not include restrictions on work hours or minimum rest periods, and often had clauses that automatically renewed at the studios' discretion. These contracts were notorious for allowing the studios to dictate the public and private lives of the performers who signed them, and most did not have provisions to allow the performer to end the deal.

Awmm · 10-30-2008, 12:17 PM

Alright, thanks for the info

firecoins · 11-12-2008, 01:26 PM

Its a union. If you do film or television, your pay will be based on their negotiation with the production companies. You will be required to join.

TelnetCarlos · 12-19-2008, 12:25 PM

yeah and there's a annual fee which is "no bueno" cuz if you don't get a gig, then your SOL.

I just don't know whether to join or not to join if I want to do shows like CSI and small part in motion pictures.