Submission INSANITY!
I mean…seriously…I can’t handle it man. Where have we come to at this point in digital technology. Are 9-year olds now posting New Media, Ultra-Low Budget & student films too? At this point I’m trying to calculate between the Legit breakdowns, LA Casting, BackStage, NowCasting, ActorsAccess, Universities and Non-union stuff exactly
Vote, cuz it matters!
Yes, it is VOTING that I’m discussing and that would be that ballot you have sitting on your coffee table RIGHT NOW. Now, if you’ve already voted, yay for you…and I personally appreciate it. And sure, if you’re not yet an eligible voting member of the union…PLEASE read on…because this still applies to you.
Amazon Orders Comedy Pilots!
Recently, as there seems to be almost every week, another conglomerate gets into the game of monetizing or investing in the ability and future reality of content creation. So now Amazon, not so long ago, dumped a bunch of money into the commitment of 6 Comedy Pilot orders. And while this is GREAT news in […]
SAG-AFTRA Merger: Series (4 of 5): Our Money
I’ve saved this for next to last, because I do think in the end, this is the subject that has divided us more recently on the subject or concept of merger as opposed to the reasons that lead to the creation of the two different unions. Because so many years have passed and the differences […]
Does the Web World have a Pilot Season?
According to my brilliant and knowledgeable New Media agent, Brandon Martinez at Abrams Artists…
Interview with Brandon Martinez- Head of the New Media Department at Abrams Artists Agency (Pt. 1)
Brandon Martinez is the head of the New Media Department at Abrams Artists Agency, a top 10 bi-coastal talent & literary agency. AND he happens to be my New Media agent and he kindly took some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions for me… and you…
We need a contract to do a Webisode?
You have a camera. You have a great idea. You know a guy at a great high traffic site who promised to post your hot new show as soon as it was done! Making a webisode is easy. Kind of. But keep in mind that in order to do a webisode and post it online […]
What is a Webisode?
First of all, what is this new word? A somewhat clever combination of “web” and “episode”, defined on Wikipedia as “a short episode, which airs initially as Internet television”. It did not get inducted into Merriam Webster’s Dictionary until 2009 and my computer still spell checks the damn thing every time I write it. Okay, […]