NYCastings - DirectSubmit » non-union https://www.nycastings.com Casting Tools for Casting Directors and On-Camera Talent Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:20:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 The SAG-AFTRA Micro-Budget Project Agreement https://www.nycastings.com/the-sag-aftra-micro-budget-project-agreement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sag-aftra-micro-budget-project-agreement https://www.nycastings.com/the-sag-aftra-micro-budget-project-agreement/#comments Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:17:43 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=24781 Deciding whether to make your film project non-union or union is a pivotal choice that can significantly impact the scope, budget, and potential reach of your production. Opting for a non-union route often provides more flexibility in terms of budget constraints and casting options, potentially making it suitable for independent or smaller-scale projects. Conversely, going […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-sag-aftra-micro-budget-project-agreement/feed/ 0 The Eternal Actor’s Question: How Can I Join SAG-AFTRA And Should I? https://www.nycastings.com/the-eternal-actors-question-how-can-i-join-sag-aftra-and-should-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-eternal-actors-question-how-can-i-join-sag-aftra-and-should-i https://www.nycastings.com/the-eternal-actors-question-how-can-i-join-sag-aftra-and-should-i/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2021 18:52:26 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15673 For many actors the question of whether they want to join an actors’ union is a given: hell yes, I want to join! After all, that’s the dream, isn’t it? To be a true PROFESSIONAL actor, to make more money and to make steady money doing what you love. Who wouldn’t love to have higher […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/the-eternal-actors-question-how-can-i-join-sag-aftra-and-should-i/feed/ 0 Being Grounded In Your Authenticity: An Interview with Kevin Kennison https://www.nycastings.com/being-grounded-in-your-authenticity-an-interview-with-kevin-kennison/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-grounded-in-your-authenticity-an-interview-with-kevin-kennison https://www.nycastings.com/being-grounded-in-your-authenticity-an-interview-with-kevin-kennison/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:47:36 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=20058 To properly equip yourself for the entertainment industry, you don’t just need a camera, a script, a degree, or a reel. You need versatility, you need the ups and the downs, and most importantly – according to Kevin Kennison of K2 Casting – you need to be yourself for every step of your journey. Kevin […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/being-grounded-in-your-authenticity-an-interview-with-kevin-kennison/feed/ 0 How to Get Seen at Equity Auditions https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-get-seen-at-equity-auditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-get-seen-at-equity-auditions https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-get-seen-at-equity-auditions/#comments Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:36:45 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=16347 How to Get Seen at Equity Auditions… It’s a tale as old as time – or at least as old as our modern definition of work: you get out of school, your fresh little brain just jam-packed with new knowledge that you’re eager to parley into work in your field to earn some sweet, sweet […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/how-to-get-seen-at-equity-auditions/feed/ 0 Creating Your Own Acting Work: Be Like Matt and Ben Part II https://www.nycastings.com/creating-your-own-acting-work-be-like-matt-and-ben-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-your-own-acting-work-be-like-matt-and-ben-part-ii https://www.nycastings.com/creating-your-own-acting-work-be-like-matt-and-ben-part-ii/#comments Fri, 17 May 2019 16:07:30 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15989 Acting Work! So as we talked earlier this week (Part 1 of Creating Your Own Acting Work), it’s just a fact: in the acting game there are peaks and valleys. The nature of the beast of the actor’s life is that there will sometimes be work, and there will sometimes be dry periods. But it’s a […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/creating-your-own-acting-work-be-like-matt-and-ben-part-ii/feed/ 0 Here’s The Skinny On Actors Equity: How To Join AEA And Some Other Considerations https://www.nycastings.com/heres-the-skinny-on-actors-equity-how-to-join-aea-and-some-other-considerations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-the-skinny-on-actors-equity-how-to-join-aea-and-some-other-considerations https://www.nycastings.com/heres-the-skinny-on-actors-equity-how-to-join-aea-and-some-other-considerations/#comments Thu, 09 May 2019 14:34:40 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15721 To conclude our series on actor’s unions where we talk about the ins and outs of joining, or deciding not to join – or deciding to join but not really joining (i.e. fi-core) – let’s turn finally to AEA, the Actor’s Equity Association, commonly referred to as Equity. This is the union for live theater […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/heres-the-skinny-on-actors-equity-how-to-join-aea-and-some-other-considerations/feed/ 0 To Work Or Not To Work: Considering The Advantages of Fi-Core and Its Consequences https://www.nycastings.com/to-work-or-not-to-work-considering-the-advantages-of-fi-core-and-its-consequences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-work-or-not-to-work-considering-the-advantages-of-fi-core-and-its-consequences https://www.nycastings.com/to-work-or-not-to-work-considering-the-advantages-of-fi-core-and-its-consequences/#comments Tue, 07 May 2019 14:46:33 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15707 As actors, of course we have a drive and a love for performing that supersedes virtually all other considerations. We’re the people who might have been ridiculed in high school as members of the drama club, and we’re the people who bash our heads against the wall of audition after audition. And we may well […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/to-work-or-not-to-work-considering-the-advantages-of-fi-core-and-its-consequences/feed/ 0 Resources To Seek Out In Addition To An Acting Coach To Propel Your Career https://www.nycastings.com/resources-to-seek-out-in-addition-to-an-acting-coach-to-propel-your-career/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resources-to-seek-out-in-addition-to-an-acting-coach-to-propel-your-career https://www.nycastings.com/resources-to-seek-out-in-addition-to-an-acting-coach-to-propel-your-career/#comments Mon, 06 May 2019 15:03:15 +0000 https://www.nycastings.com/?p=15690 As an actor, it’s important to have an acting coach to assist you with keeping the focus on your career, helping you prep lines for auditions and educate you on acting styles and techniques. As is with any job, you should always be learning and growing within your industry to become as close to an […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/resources-to-seek-out-in-addition-to-an-acting-coach-to-propel-your-career/feed/ 0 Union or Non-Union: The Most Important Thing You Need to Know as an Actor https://www.nycastings.com/union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor https://www.nycastings.com/union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor/#comments Thu, 14 Sep 2017 20:53:28 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=10600 One of the most important decisions you will ever make as an actor is whether or not to join the SAG-AFTRA Union. Now at first glance, this seems like the most viable option for any actor with experience and credits. But, and that’s a huge but, it’s not always that black and white. The number […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/union-or-non-union-the-most-important-thing-you-need-to-know-as-an-actor/feed/ 0 Background Acting: How to Make the Most of It https://www.nycastings.com/background-acting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=background-acting https://www.nycastings.com/background-acting/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2015 15:08:01 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/?p=4732 You saw the casting notice on NYCastings, you sent in your best headshot, and the rest is out of your hands. Until, suddenly, you get a late night call from casting saying that you’re needed on set — for one of your favorite TV shows! Okay, so it’s not exactly the speaking role you’ve dreamed of, but it’s […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/background-acting/feed/ 0 Talent – Join Now & Submit To Casting Notices https://www.nycastings.com/actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists https://www.nycastings.com/actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists/#comments Sun, 17 May 2015 19:22:05 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/?p=2709 How & When to Join NYCastings / DirectSubmit lets Actors, Models, Singers & Dancers (Kids to Seniors) ‘DirectSubmit‘ themselves to Film, TV, Theatre, Commercial, Print Casting Calls & Talent Agencies nationwide. We’ve been in business for 24 years, and have had over 96,000 projects work with us.  To do this, the Talent submits their Resume through […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/actors-models-dancers-singers-vo-artists/feed/ 0 ASK THE LAWYER – Contract Advice for Non-Union Actors, by Attorney & Actor Robert Sciglimpaglia https://www.nycastings.com/ask-the-lawyer-contract-advice-for-non-union-actors-by-attorney-actor-robert-sciglimpaglia-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ask-the-lawyer-contract-advice-for-non-union-actors-by-attorney-actor-robert-sciglimpaglia-2 https://www.nycastings.com/ask-the-lawyer-contract-advice-for-non-union-actors-by-attorney-actor-robert-sciglimpaglia-2/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:37:00 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/ask-the-lawyer-contract-advice-for-non-union-actors-by-attorney-actor-robert-sciglimpaglia-2/ Pen in hand, you are about to sign a contract for your latest acting gig as so many questions pop into your head…  Is this contract worded fairly? How will my image be used, exactly? Should I really sign away the rights to ‘everything in the universe known or not known’ because that wording sounds […]

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]]> https://www.nycastings.com/ask-the-lawyer-contract-advice-for-non-union-actors-by-attorney-actor-robert-sciglimpaglia-2/feed/ 0 SAG – 411 Important info from the SAG office https://www.nycastings.com/sag-411-important-info-from-the-sag-office-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sag-411-important-info-from-the-sag-office-2 https://www.nycastings.com/sag-411-important-info-from-the-sag-office-2/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.nycastings.com/wpblog/sag-411-important-info-from-the-sag-office-2/ On a mission to clear up Union vs. Non-Union rumors… NYCastings tapped directly into the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and got them to reveal details about rules, leniencies, and those coveted three waivers… Q. Any expiration date to waivers? A. There is no expiration for Taft-Hartley waivers, but remember – it is the work and […]

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