That makes perfect sense about the AFTRA deal. I had no idea that there's only about ten AFTRA shows out there. All the rest are SAG. But there's a few thousand actors who are both SAG and AFTRA, I think.
Who is the AFTRA deal designed for? What sort of actor? Yipes! That's not good. The new media could open doors for you, get you out there. It is easy to get auditions without representation? I've always heard the opposite. Maybe that's on this coast. You should have say over how your image is used. I know California has laws like that. A friend of mine wanted to sell fan art for charity, but we couldn't depict the actors, or the characters. Eventually, we scraped the whole thing because it just wouldn't work! Those laws don't extend to online, though, do they?
It's a very different world. I don't think we know the full ramifications. The strike only ended four months ago.
They should be thinking of the needs of the many outside the needs of the few. But the few are the ones who bring in the big bucks.
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Re: UPDATE
Date: 2008-06-26 12:14 am (UTC)That makes perfect sense about the AFTRA deal. I had no idea that there's only about ten AFTRA shows out there. All the rest are SAG. But there's a few thousand actors who are both SAG and AFTRA, I think.
Who is the AFTRA deal designed for? What sort of actor? Yipes! That's not good. The new media could open doors for you, get you out there. It is easy to get auditions without representation? I've always heard the opposite. Maybe that's on this coast. You should have say over how your image is used. I know California has laws like that. A friend of mine wanted to sell fan art for charity, but we couldn't depict the actors, or the characters. Eventually, we scraped the whole thing because it just wouldn't work! Those laws don't extend to online, though, do they?
It's a very different world. I don't think we know the full ramifications. The strike only ended four months ago.
They should be thinking of the needs of the many outside the needs of the few. But the few are the ones who bring in the big bucks.
LOL I'm not surprised. :D