How to get your SAG Card

Getting a SAG-CARD is very important to a newcomer wanting to get work in Hollywood or anywhere else union projects are being filmed. 

Many agents will not take an actor if he does not have a SAG-CARD. Some casting directors will only see SAG talent for their projects. 

If as a casting director I hire a non-union actor for a union project my producer can be fined up to 15 hundred dollars. 

The paper work for hiring a non-union actor must be done 2 weeks in advance. 

If it sounds like a catch 22 I guess in some cases it is; however, SAG's new membership department is busy everyday processing Taft Hartley forms making it possible for non-union actors to work and become members of SAG. 

No union can be complety closed. Congress passed the Taft Hartley act which allows non-union actors to join. 

There are several ways to join SAG. If you belong to a sister union such as: A.F.T.R.A. which stands for the Americian Federation of Television and Radio Artists and have worked a principle role you are eligible to join the Screen Actors Guild. The same is true for the following unions for performers. 

AGVA -- Amereican Guild of Variety Artists

AGMA -- American Guild of Mucical Artists

ACTRA --ACTRA is the Canadion union.

You can also get your SAG Card by working as an extra and getting three extra vouchers that are recognized by SAG. 

Vouchers are hard to get but actors are getting them everyday. If you are interested in getting into extra work you can register with extra casting companies and they will send you out when they need your type. 

This book list many of the extra companies that cast extras for moives and commercials. 

I am a member of SAG and I have helped many actors get into the union. 

Realizing the need for actors to know more about how to get into SAG I have just released "How To Get Your SAG Card."

It is a step-by-step guide for actors and anyone who wants to know more about getting started in Hollywood. 

It covers all the unions mentioned above and is written in easy to read language. 

If your are interested in working in films, commercials, videos and other areas of the entertainment industry I recommend you get the "How To Get Started in Hollywood" video listed below. 

It is a step-by-step guide showing how to get work in Hollywood. 

If you decide to purchase "How To Get Your SAG Card" or "The Hollywood Actor's Guide to Success" or my "How to get started in Hollywood video" please let me know how you liked them. You can contact me at my e-mail listed below.

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