Yay! Congrats!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

what if its a scam

@@zeinao7898 It’s kinda impossible to scam someone on sag cuz it’s super specific and they’d need to lie about a huge team of ppl meaning that a lot of ppl need to be in on it and also they usually do studio work and they’d need to be a sag regulated company so I highly doubt it if you mean a fake comment then it could be a fake comment

@@zeinao7898 Your comment is a scam.

Congrats!

Hi Alex! I'm sorry, but I don't know what the process is for that. I would contact SAG-Aftra directly.

Really you're working together. But technically, the manager is working for you, and they receive a commission on the work they get you.

Angie Patterson oh, ok thank you!

Going fi-core is not as simple as it sounds, and may not be a good idea for everyone. I'd suggest talking with at least a few other actors who have gone fi-core before deciding if it's right for you, since the info available online isn't totally clear.

it's very easy to go fi-core. SAG has an entire dept dedicated to it. It's your legal right to be able to go fi-core. You still pay dues. You give up the screeners and voting rights. But you gain more work opportunities.

@@lesliesykes-warren5664 No true working actors are Fi-Core. That defeats the purpose of joining.

Mike Killagreen Hardly.

Hi Ella! When it says union and non union, it means they are open to casting both actors who are in the union and those who are not. The pay rate for union actors can be found on the SAG-Aftra website. For non-union, they can pay you whatever they want.

Move to Los Angeles to get more work.

@@Metalcomedienne That ship sailed long ago. If I had skipped college and moved right after high school than maybe; I know an actress who was home schooled and already booking roles as a teenager and was able to make that jump (with financial support from her parents) and now shes on a network TV show; but that's the exception. I'm too old to be waiting tables and I have other interests outside of acting, I like having no traffic and a low cost of living. And my family is here, If I lived in another state I would be a stranger to my nieces and nephews and what am I going to care about when I'm 70?

If you don't just the union, you will never earn residuals for your work, or be able to qualify for health insurance through the union.

LMAO

Professional name. :)

Check out the video after this one that tells you how to join. It's less about experience and more about the actual required steps.

It is true that it's hard work to book a job! Especially lately, due to Covid. I would be happy if I booked two jobs this year.

@@AngiePattersonYT no wonder people are afraid of joining SAG/AFTRA..non-union has so much to offer, but the only bad part about it is that no residuals and safety cautions...

@@ahmedhashmi3584 Yep, it's a double edged sword. In the long run of your career though, union is better.

Do well enough in an audition that the director wants to cast you instead of someone else. They have to pay a $300 penalty to Taft Hartley you but thats about it. The real challenge is that once your taft hartleyed you eventually have to join the union and then you can't work non union, but just because your in the union doesn't mean your going to get cast any more frequently so you are limiting the opportunities to work (depending on what market you are in)

@@ktoth29 is it bad to do non union auditions?

@@ellaalves4676 "Bad", no. Waste of time, probably. It depends on how much experience you have and what kind of opportunities are available in your area. If you live anywhere other than NY, LA or maybe Atlanta, non-union is 99% of the work, but 98% of those non union jobs have to be written off as a "learning experience" which you will tire of sooner or later.

Hi Marcelle, here's my video on how to join: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8hplrl20eC7mZ8.html

Hey Lita, I'm almost positive you don't need an agent to become SAG. Please give SAG-Aftra a call for a good answer. :)

@@AngiePattersonYT Thanks.

I finally got in sag it was a pain in the arse to get in

Hi, I'm sorry I don't have an answer for this. I would call SAG-Aftra and ask them. :)

@@AngiePattersonYT is it ok if i live in canada?

Which parts of her info was inaccurate? Was she not summarizing a number of things (and did ask us to refer to the website for detailed descriptions)

You have never been in anything. She's a working successful actress helping people for free. Silence