Terminology Tuesday: Actors Access

Actor’s Access, Casting Networks, Breakdown Express, Cast It, LA Casting, Backstage, Casting Frontier…⁠ ⁠ So many casting programs, so little time!⁠ ⁠ 𝙻𝚎𝚝’𝚜 𝚐𝚘 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚔 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚜, 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚎?⁠ ⁠ Actor’s Access and Breakdown Express are both services that are part of the parent company, Breakdown Services. ⁠ ⁠ The primary difference between Actor’s Access and Breakdown Express is that Actor’s Access breakdowns go directly to the actors only. ⁠ ⁠ Actors are able to …

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Monday Myth Debunkers: If the Self Tape Deadline Gets Pushed…

Oh the dreaded deadline push…⁠ ⁠ Just when you think it’s another audition — 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙥 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙥, casting has pushed their deadline. ⁠ ⁠ But you’ve already turned in your tape. And you think you’ve done a pretty good job, if you don’t say so yourself. ⁠ ⁠ 𝙎𝙤, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡?⁠ ⁠ Why are they pushing the deadline?⁠ ⁠ Surely it’s because they haven’t found anyone who has knocked their socks off yet so they are extending the deadline in …

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Terminology Tuesday: SAG Eligible

Hard to believe we haven’t covered this term yet!⁠ ⁠ What exactly does it mean to be SAG-Eligible and how can you obtain that status?⁠ ⁠ Becoming a SAG Eligible actor (aka SAG-e) means you’ve met SAG-AFTRA’s minimum requirements to join and are now qualified to become a member whenever you’re ready. ⁠ ⁠ This also means you can continue to work union jobs (temporarily) until you must join the union. ⁠ ⁠ To become SAG Eligible, you must either …

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