Tuesday, September 28, 2010



Show your intersts in background work today

As those who attended the Fall "Annual" Nevada Screen Actors Guild meeting were informed, after a drought there will be an escalation of union and non-union production in the coming months. If you are interested in professional background work, both union and pre-union, you are encouraged to register now. Pre-union is not an official term. It is used to indicate a serous interests in the profession, and perhaps the will to join the Screen Actors Guild once you are qualified and the time is right. 





Note that the SAG Franchises agencies may also, from time to time, assist productions with finding qualified professional background talent, so do indicate you interests to your agent, whether or not they are on the list below, as well.





Unlike agency agreements, you may sign and register with as many background "agencies" as you wish, since when it comes to background talent they work for the producers and not us, as talent. Remember their job is to fill background slots with the quality talent the producers are looking for, not specifically to find you work as an actor or background actor.





 "This list is provided only as an accommodation to the Professional Background performer. These agencies are not franchised nor sanctioned by SAG, and SAG makes no representations regarding the quality of services provided by such agencies. These agencies are not allowed to charge SAG members any fees to register with them. They may charge a small one-time set-up fee for non-members ($20-25). These agencies should never require you to take classes from them as a condition of being cast."

  


Baskow & Associates

2948 E. Russell Road

Las Vegas, NV 89120

(702) 733-7818





Casting Entertainment

4350 S. Arville St., Bldg E Suite A4027

Las Vegas, NV 89147

(702) 207-4447





Goldman and Associates

701 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite #200

Henderson, NV 89074

(702) 990-3210 phone

(702) 837-3418 fax





Lear & Associates

41 N. Mojave Road

Las Vegas, NV 89101

(702) 438-9111





On Location Casting

1306 W. Craig Road, Suite E, #315

North Las Vegas, NV 89032

(702) 917-5501





The Red Agency

7860 West Sahara Ave., Suite #110

Las Vegas, NV 89117

(702) 242-1770





VegasBackground.com

2980 S. Rainbow Blvd. Suite #210E

Las Vegas, NV 89146

(702) 866-5924





Wild Streak Talent

3355 W. Spring Mtn. Rd., #264

Las Vegas, NV 89101

(702) 252-8382

Friday, September 24, 2010

Why join SAG?



Why join SAG?



For the benfits: http://www.sag.org/getthefacts/ficore3.html



For the pride of saying "I am a professional."



For the reality that you will be seen as professional.



Because only through union solidarity can all workers be sure of safe working conditions, honest wages, benefits and protections.



Because for over 75 years the names and images you have looked up to on the big screen and on television have been proud SAG members.



Because it is the right thing to do.



For union pride.



To be a part of a union respected and known throughout the world.



Because is it is the Screen Actors Guild.



SAG

Saturday, September 4, 2010





Brought to you by unions: The Weekends

How unions, church, synagogs and and anti-union industrialist brought us weekends.



Worth a listen this Labor Day weekend.





http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/04/pm-history-of-the-weekend







At this time of high stakes for all workers,  ten percent unemployment nationally, top heavy home mortgages and sharp political divides in Congress, it may be good to step back and think about the bigger picture of who we are as we do out jobs and go to work.





Consider the role performed by the American Labor Movement.



As you enjoy a three day weekend, most Americans will not even give a thought to what the day represents or the weekend that precedes it.



H istory of Labor Day

http://www.dol.gov/OPA/ABOUTDOL/LABORDAY.HTM





And remember those who died in Haymarket Square



http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h750.html





Plus actions you can take today....



http://www.aflcio.org



http://www.examiner.com/x-11073-Tampa-Workplace-Examiner~y2009m9d5-17-things-that-labor-union-would-like-for-Labor-Day



First published 9-7-2009

Wednesday, September 1, 2010



WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2010



Ken Orsatti RIP



It is with a heavy heart that I tell you of the death of former Screen Actors Guild National Executive Director, Ken Orsatti, who passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 78.



Ken served the members of Screen Actors Guild with true excellence in various capacities for nearly 40 years, and is an indelible part of the Guild’s history. He was a dedicated and committed executive whose efforts helped the Guild navigate the waters of an industry that underwent sweeping change during his tenure.



Ken was admired throughout the entertainment industry over the many years of his long career at the Guild.  During his tenure as NED, he served as our chief negotiator on some 20 major contracts.  He was a trustee of the SAG-Producers Pension & Health Plans for more than 35 years and served as a vice president of the International Federation of Actors (FIA), and on the California State Federation of Labor.  In addition, Ken helped found the SAG Foundation and proudly served on the Foundation board for many years.



Ken was particularly beloved by Screen Actors Guild members across the country and by his dedicated staff colleagues, whom he served in various capacities from 1961 until his retirement in 2000.





Ken is survived by his wife Patricia, their three sons Scott, Christopher and Sean and their grandchildren Adam, Anthony, Gianna, Kenneth, Nolan and Kensie.



Services have not yet been scheduled and details will be provided once available.



We will be coordinating a memorial tribute on the SAG website and will be collecting written remembrances for the SAG archives.  I encourage all who wish to do so, to provide your written memorial for Ken by email to SAG communications executive director Pam Greenwalt at pgreenwalt@sag.org.



On a personal note, Ken was consistently supportive of me and always expressed a willingness to be helpful in whatever way that he could be.  His presence will indeed be missed.



In unity,



David White

National Executive Director

Screen Actors Guild













A memorial page with photo album is up at SAG.org and SAG Facebook. Click here.


Contact Info

Art Lynch

National Board of Directors (elected) Screen Actors Guild

536 Sixth Street, Boulder City, NV 89005

Createcom@mac.com    (702) 714-0740   http://artlynch.org





Screen Actors Guild – Nevada Branch 

3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500 Las Vegas, NV 89169 

(702) 737-8818 (702) 933-9118 – fax 

Branch Executive Director steven.clinton@sag.org 

Branch Presidentnevadapresident@sag.org