Conservatory

You are invited to the Michigan SAG-AFTRA Local Virtual Membership Meeting

WHEN: Tuesday Dec. 13, 6:30-8 pm ET

WHERE: Zoom

Join together with your fellow members and elected leaders of the Michigan Local for our Virtual Membership Meeting.

We will be reviewing some of our accomplishments this year but most importantly, looking forward to the work to be done in 2023, especially the Film Tax Incentive Legislation that our Local has been working with our allies in organized labor to enact.

RSVP: Reservations are required by Friday, Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. ET for admittance to the meeting. You must be logged in to see the RSVP form below to submit your RSVP. If more than one SAG-AFTRA member per household will be attending, each will need to RSVP individually. 

Please note: You will receive your unique Zoom information the day before the meeting from Zoom <no-reply@zoom.us>. If you have trouble joining the Zoom meeting, please email webhelp@sagaftra.org or call (323) 549-6789. 

By RSVPing below, you agree to the following:

"I understand that in order to be eligible to attend the meeting I must be a paid-up member in good standing of the Twin Cities Local or in compliance with the November 2022 Dues Relief Extension Program or a parent/guardian of an eligible member under 18 years old. I agree to not forward my unique registration link for this meeting to anyone else or permit other unauthorized individuals to hear the meeting audio or see the meeting video."

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA Michigan Local members in good standing (paid thru April 30, 2023 or in compliance with the November 2022 Dues Relief Extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

Members must have a registered Zoom account in order to participate and will receive a unique Zoom link that is not transferable. We recommend participating from a location that has the necessary internet access for optimal viewing. Members will be expected to engage with professionalism and courtesy.

ADA requests may be included on your RSVP form below. Please note that ADA requests must be received 48 business hours before start of event. 

Learn how to master your social media presence once and for all with this comprehensive session from TSMA CEO Ryan Walker. In this intermediate seminar, Walker will discuss mindset strategies, efficiency, using analytics, follower growth, and what the industry is expecting from your socials. Walker brings over a decade of high-level entertainment marketing experience, as well as his background in casting to his carefully crafted speaking sessions — this is one not to miss!

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please log in to see the RSVP form below. 

About Ryan Walker

Walker’s resumé spans a decade of digital marketing and media, from leading the west coast experiential team for Diageo, to negotiating the first influencer partnership ever done with Uber. As the founder and chief executive for TSMA, his unique perspectives on digital consumer behavior, organic social growth acceleration, and content placement algorithms has informed the marketing decisions of numerous celebrities and Fortune 500 businesses.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA Nevada Local members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2022, April 30, 2023 or in compliance with the November 2022 Dues Relief Extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

These events are not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through these events.

Local film and episodic productions are hiring more and more of New England's great talent!

Led by local staff, this conservatory will focus on what you need to know once you book that principal job. Topics include engagement, cancellation, fittings, consecutive employment, turnaround and travel. 

 RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

 

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA New England Local members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2022, or April 30, 2023 or in compliance with the November 2022 Dues Relief Extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

The Michigan Local is excited to announce that our Conservatory classes are back!

Whether you’re an actor or a broadcaster, being able to think quickly, make bold choices and have an immediate impact is key in this profession. Join Quintin Hicks as he guides us through a class on Improv that will take your acting auditions or broadcast deliveries to the next level. Find the character quickly and create one who will be memorable even if you only have one line! Learn some new tricks to think quickly and react in the moment when on location doing a story. This 90-minute improv session has something for everyone!

WHEN: Monday, Nov. 14, via zoom.  7 - 8:30 p.m. ET 

Please RSVP to save your place, there are only 20 spots available.

Say YES to this invite, AND we hope to see you there!

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA Michigan Local members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2022, or April 30, 2022 or in compliance with the November 2022 Dues Relief Extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

Your Atlanta Local Board has been working to bring back local events that offer relevant and comprehensive resources to empower our local members. The Muriel Moore/Danny Nelson SAG-AFTRA Conservatory presents a special guest speaker, Andi Armaganian, a Los Angeles-based producer/director who has been working extensively in the Atlanta market.

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to see the RSVP form below. 

About Andi Armaganian:

Andi Armaganian is a Los Angeles-based producer/director who has worked on more than 100 episodes of television with directing and editing combined, not including her film and animation credits. Her credits include Stargirl, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Hawaii Five-0, Supergirl, Arrow, Blindspot, The Flash and MacGyver. Andi became a director in 2017 after completing the Warner Brothers directing program. She enjoys being a mentor and role model to up and coming people in the industry.

If you would like to submit questions for our special guest, please email atlanta@sagaftra.org by Monday, September 26 at 9 a.m. ET.

The mission of the Muriel Moore/Danny Nelson SAG-AFTRA Conservatory is to raise the bar of local professionals and build community amongst SAG-AFTRA actors in our marketplace through speaker and workshop events that are free to Atlanta Local Members. Events are open to all Local Atlanta members in good standing.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2022). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

You may have heard that there are a lot of television and theatrical productions currently filming in Wilmington, NC and always more on the horizon. Keith Flippen will moderate a panel about "Working in Wilmington" featuring fellow SAG-AFTRA members and North Carolina natives, Jerry Winsett, Lee Armstrong and Allie McCulloch. These great panelists will discuss what it is like to work in the Wilmington, NC market and what you need to know to help you break in there. They’ll also provide insight into their favorite Wilmington actor resources, what the market's production community is like, how to spend your down time while you’re there shooting, how to avoid local traffic pitfalls and they’ll answer all of your questions.

 

When: Saturday, Sept. 24, 1-2:30 p.m. ET

Where: Meeting will be held by Zoom. You must have a registered Zoom account to participate.

 

Click the registration button above to RSVP by the deadline of Friday, Sept 23, 2022 at 1 pm ET.

 

Questions about the meeting? Please contact colin.bouchard@sagaftra.org or (301) 634-4869.

 

This meeting is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA Washington-Mid Atlantic members in good standing paid thru Oct. 31, 2022, or in compliance with the May 2022 Dues Relief Extension. No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. If more than one SAG-AFTRA member per household will be attending, each member will need to RSVP individually. RSVP is required prior to the above mentioned deadline for admittance.

 

Members must have a registered Zoom account in order to participate and will receive a unique Zoom link that is not transferable. We recommend participating from a location that has the necessary internet access for optimal viewing. Members will be expected to engage with professionalism and courtesy.

The Hawaii Local Conservatory Committee and the Hawaii Local Board invites all Hawaii members in good standing to join your fellow members, industry professionals and content creators for our first ever virtual networking event. Scheduled to participate are: casting directors, including, Katie Doyle, Rachel Sutton, representatives from Alessi Hartigan Casting, Hawaii Casting on Demand; independent filmmakers, including Mitchell Merrick, Allison Week, and Gerard Elmore; voiceover artist and actress Mary Beth Wells; stunt coordinator and water safety expert Brian Keaulana, and others. The event will consist of a brief introduction of the panelists, then participants will be free to join breakout rooms (moderated by your Hawaii Local Board members and staff) for talkstory and networking time with the panelists. There will be a breakout room for BG casting, principals casting, stunts and safety, independent filmmakers/content creators and voiceovers.  Barring any technical difficulties, members will be free to come and go between breakout rooms. 

When: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., Saturday, September 10, 2022

Where: Virtually via Zoom 

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please note that you must be logged in to see the RSVP form below. **You will receive an email with a Zoom link a day prior to the Sept. 10 event.**

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2022, or in compliance with the May 2022 Dues Relief Extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

Verve Studios’ Amanda Melby (SAG-AFTRA, AEA) leads this workshop designed to give you the tools and information you need to successfully produce Self-Tape and Live Remote Auditions.

First there were self-tapes and then, with the pandemic forcing people to be home, live remote auditions became a reality. In the past, actors were responsible for the craft and casting was responsible for the technology. Not anymore. With self-tape and live remote auditions, actors now have to be technically proficient as well. Both as an actor herself, and as owner and head coach of Verve Studios, Amanda has been self-taping and live remote auditioning for over 7 years. She is current on industry standards and best practices.     

In this workshop, you’ll learn best practices for equipment and process, including sides, lighting, sound, camera, editing and delivery. You’ll learn about all of the tools and information you need to self-tape and submit successfully. You’ll receive a worksheet and equipment guide and actors may participate by sending in a 1-minute self-tape audition video to be shown and critiqued or by being a “live remote audition” actor.  (Limit 3 actors for each modality).

The workshop is 2.5 hours long and will include time for questions. Participants are encouraged to join from their best self-tape location. 

This Arizona-Utah Conservatory program is free to SAG-AFTRA members as a benefit of membership.

WHEN: 10 am - 12:30 pm, Sat., Aug 20

WHERE: Remote via Zoom

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP.

This meeting is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA Arizona-Utah Local members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2022, or in compliance with the May 2022 Dues Relief Extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. If more than one SAG-AFTRA member per household will be attending, each member will need to RSVP individually. RSVP is required prior to the above mentioned deadline for admittance.

About the Presenter: 

Amanda Melby, a native Minnesotan, made her way to Phoenix via Southern California, Washington, DC and Cleveland. She has worked as a professional actress for over 30 years and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA. Amanda produced and starred in the feature film RAISING BUCHANAN with René Auberjonois and M. Emmet Walsh. Other films include FUNNY THING ABOUT LOVE, LOCKER 13, JAKE’S CORNER with Richard Tyson, NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED, and THE MAJESTIC.Her short films include COVET, CULT STATUS, and SMALL HAPPYS. Television includes CANDID CAMERA, S.I.S., BOSTON PUBLIC and SCREEN WARS. Amanda is a busy commercial actress and also works as a producer, director and spokeswoman. She is the Owner/Head Coach of Verve Studios. She is a four-time Emmy® nominee for SCREEN WARS and RAISING BUCHANAN, was the 2007 Phoenix Film Foundation Board Member of the Year, the 2008 Layne Award recipient and was a 2011 Governor’s Arts Award nominee. She studied in Howard Fine’s Master Class and is currently in Gunnar Rohrbacher’s Sitcom Master Class in LA. Amanda is an accomplished cellist and holds a BA in theatre and English from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.  She is repped by the Leighton Agency (AZ), Eris Talent (L.A.) and Bankston Talent (NM).  

Join LDI Casting Director Anne Mullhall for an instructional zoom conservatory on the art and science of self-taping. From lighting and sound to framing the perfect shot to insider tips on what casting directors are looking for, Mulhall will walk you through everything you need to know to self-tape like a pro.

Advance Questions: If you have any specific questions, ideas or concerns regarding self tapes, please send them by Friday, July 8 to Anne at Ldibackground@gmail.com. She will address them at the meeting and target your more immediate issues.

Technology Recommendation: We recommend participating from a location that has the necessary internet access for optimal viewing. 

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete the form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to RSVP. 

This meeting is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA New England Local members in good standing (paid thru Oct. 31, 2022, or in compliance with the May 2022 Dues Relief Extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

This session is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided is given for informational purposes and may not be a suitable substitute for the advice of other industry professionals. You should always use good judgment in these matters and should not act or refrain from acting based solely on information provided through these events.

Would you like to express yourself with greater authenticity? To keep your listeners engaged? To be more easily understood? 

The SAG-AFTRA Twin Cities Local is pleased to announce a 45-minute workshop with vocal coach Mira Kehoe. The workshop will be conducted via zoom and space is limited to no more than 16 members (but a wait list is available). 

This workshop will review principles of voice and speech including breath, resonance, range, articulation, projection, phrasing and expression, and release of excessive tension. There will be an opportunity for practical application of skills to your choice of text or script. 

WHAT: Engage People with Your Voice, Workshop with Mira Kehoe

WHEN: Friday July 22, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

RSVP: Reservations are required. Please complete form below to RSVP. Please note that you must be logged in to see the RSVP form. 

About Mira Kehoe

Mira Kehoe has taught voice, speech and dialects at the Guthrie Theater, the University of Minnesota, the University of Utah, Hamline University, and consults with individuals and corporations. Mira has coached over 200 productions at the Guthrie Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Children's Theater, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, the Jungle, Minnesota Opera, and others. She has worked as a Dialect consultant on several films including The Parent Trap, and The Mighty Ducks. Some of her clients have included Balogh Becker, Ltd., Shop NBC, MPR, and Allina. She teaches singing, and performs jazz and Brazilian music with Tom Kehoe.

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing — no guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome. SAG-AFTRA members, please bring your membership card or digital card from the app (paid thru April 30, 2022 or Oct. 31, 2022 or in compliance with the May 2022 Dues Relief Extension) for admittance.