Houston-Austin

Come build your website with the free online website builder, WEEBLY.COM

NOTE: This is a THREE HOUR class  beginning at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET that will take place ONLINE.

The purpose of this workshop is to instruct SAG-AFTRA members on building a professional actor website using the free online builder, WEEBLY.  In this three hour session, members will learn how the site works and some of the basic functions provided. Some members may have a fully functioning web site completed within 3 hours. Most members will have about 50-80 percent of their site completed. 

This class is not an introduction on how to use a computer, so basic computer skills are needed.  No exceptions.

All members are expected to have a functioning website by the end of the workshop.

Members must have the following organized in a folder on their desktop for this class:

• At least 2 different DIGITAL headshots 
• 1 resume (PDF and/or DOC)
• 1 video link to Youtube or Vimeo (reel, short, etc – anything that you can use as an example)

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

SAG-AFTRA's President's Task Force on Education, Outreach & Engagement celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with an encore presentation of then SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard’s Actor-to-Actor interview with 50th Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award honoree Rita Moreno.

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When: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT/ 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. MT/ 12 - 2:30 p.m. CT/ 1 - 3:30 p.m. ET

Are you unsure of why you should be creating one or more resumes right now? Or what you should put on your resume? Now is the time to focus on how to present your skills and experience through this basic marketing tool as you consider and prepare for the current and future labor market.  This workshop reviews chronological and functional resume trends, norms, and for diverse employment opportunities. 

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at careercentereast@actorsfund.org

RSVP: Click here for details and to RSVP. 

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

When: 9 - 11:30 a.m. PT/ 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MT/ 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT/ 12 - 2:30 p.m. ET

Orientation is the first step to enrolling in the services of The Career Center. 

The Career Center addresses a central challenge for performing arts and entertainment professionals: navigating the episodic nature of work in the industry. For many, survival work—initiated to make ends meet—ends up draining the creative professional and becoming more of a problem than a solution. This orientation will help you begin to take the necessary steps to identify meaningful work that complements your life in the entertainment business.

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at rrenner@actorsfund.org

RSVP: Click here for details and to RSVP. 

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

When: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PT/ 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. MT/ 12 - 2:30 p.m. CT/ 1 - 3:30 p.m. ET

Are you unsure of why you should be creating one or more resumes right now? Or what you should put on your resume? Now is the time to focus on how to present your skills and experience through this basic marketing tool as you consider and prepare for the current and future labor market.  This workshop reviews chronological and functional resume trends, norms, and for diverse employment opportunities.

Questions? Please contact The Actors Fund at careercentereast@actorsfund.org

RSVP: Click here for details and to RSVP. 

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

Long-form narration hinges upon the ability to tap into the intention behind a work in an authentic and durable way. You have to figure out what is comfortably you in order to both allow the work to shine and fuel the endurance necessary to make it through dozens of hours in the booth. In this session, you’ll have an opportunity to hear how Prentice approaches this challenge, get feedback on your narration, and ask any questions that arise around how to bring your authentic self to audiobooks and journalism.

INSTRUCTOR BIO

Prentice Onayemi

Prentice Onayemi has voiced hundreds of audiobooks, ranging from fantasy and romance to biography and memoir. Notable titles include The Sellout (Man Booker winner & Audie nominee), Behold the Dreamers (Oprah’s Book Club), and Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom (Pulitzer Prize)— and he was an inaugural inductee into Audible’s Narrator Hall of Fame. Outside of narration, he works at the intersection of the arts, community development, and well-being with Grains of Salt and Foglight Farms. He holds a BFA in Drama from NYU and an MBA from Columbia University.

REQUIREMENTS

• Some participants may have an opportunity to read during this program.  Details around that will be shared with all on the RSVP and Waitlist closer to the class date. 
• Participants must be present for the entire program (10 a.m. - Noon PT / 1 - 3 p.m. ET).

Click here for details and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link inviting them to join the class.

This class begins at 1 p.m. PST/4 p.m. EST.

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send us an email at thebusiness@sagaftra.foundation at least 15 minutes before the start of class time.

SYNOPSIS

Do you have a plan for your money? Do you tell your money what to do or are your surprised at the end of the month by how it is spent? By creating a solid plan, audience members will have the steps to create a budget, get out of debt, build an emergency fund and begin to save for retirement. Participants will leave knowing that they can begin their path of financial freedom.

Please bring pencil or pen along with something to take notes.

Small Group Sessions are facilitated discussions with the goal of digging deeper into some of the information and advice shared within the panels. These sessions provide a time to break down concepts into practical action items by which an actor can individually apply to their professional pursuits. This session will last for 1.5 - 2 hours. Participants must stay for the whole time.

Click here for details and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link inviting them to join the class.

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send us an email at thebusiness@sagaftra.foundation at least 15 minutes before the start of class time.

This class begins at 1pm PST/4pm EST.

SYNOPSIS

This class will cover the basics of making a professional Self-Tape and how to audition remotely using Facetime, Skype, etc.

Please bring pencil or pen along with something to take notes.

Small Group Sessions are facilitated discussions with the goal of digging deeper into some of the information and advice shared within the panels. These sessions provide a time to break down concepts into practical action items by which an actor can individually apply to their professional pursuits. This session will last for 1.5 - 2 hours. Participants must stay for the whole time.

Click here for details and to RSVP.

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

This class will meet REMOTELY. All RSVP'D Members will receive a ZOOM Link inviting them to join the class.

If you have not received the link by the morning of the class, please check your spam, junk, or Promotions folders. If you still cannot find the link, please send us an email at thebusiness@sagaftra.foundation at least 15 minutes before the start of class time.

This class begins at 1 p.m. PST/4 p.m. EST.

SYNOPSIS

Headshots are an actors' calling card, but is it a professional picture that matches with how the buyers see you? Does your picture accurately communicate the product that is being sold? In this session we will discuss what your headshot is communicating and if that matches with what is coming into the audition room.

Please email copies of the headshots (MAX 2) that are submitted the most to thebusiness@sagaftra.foundation, by 7 p.m. the evening prior to the class. The class may not get through all headshots. 

If you have taken The Branding Workshop, please bring a typed copy of your branding sentence. It is not required that you take The Branding Workshop before you take this session.

Small Group Sessions are facilitated discussions with the goal of digging deeper into some of the information and advice shared within the panels. These sessions provide a time to break down concepts into practical action items by which an actor can individually apply to their professional pursuits. This session will last for 2 - 3 hours. Participants must stay for the whole time.

Click here for details and to RSVP

The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.

 Join the SAG-AFTRA Foundation for an extraordinary opportunity to pose your audiobook related questions to four of the most celebrated narrators working in the industry today. This one hour Q&A session (5-6 p.m. PT / 8-9 p.m. ET) will be moderated by award winning Golden Voice Emily Woo Zeller. The panel will consist of the multitalented award-winning narrators Vikas Adam, Luis Moreno and Piper Goodeve. Don’t miss this chance to have your questions answered by the best in the business!

Participant Bios

Emily Woo Zelller (moderator)

Named a Golden Voice and a Best Voice of 2019, 2018, 2015, and 2013 by Audiofile Magazine, Emily Woo Zeller has garnered many awards in her voiceover career, including an Audie, Best Female Narrator from the Independent Audiobook Awards; multiple SOVAS awards, and almost two dozen Earphones Awards. Her voice has also been heard in video games, most recently as Panam in Cyberpunk 2077 and in The Last of Us Part 2, and dubbing for dozens of anime series. She most recently appeared as Doctor Aphra in the Star Wars audio drama, and as the narrator in PASSABLE IN PINK.

Vikas Adam

In addition to the over 400 genre hopping audiobooks Adam has recorded, he's an actor, director, and faculty at the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. He also records for Audm/NYT and Apple News and co-hosts Ask An Audiobook Pro on Clubhouse.  Vikas has won the Audie Award, a SOVAS award, 15+ Earphones awards, is on several “Best of the Year” lists and has the distinction of being an inaugural inductee into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame.  

Piper Goodeve 

Piper  is an actress, director, and audiobook narrator who has recorded over 250 titles for both indie authors and major publishers, including Harper Collins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Tantor, and Audible Studios. A three-time Audie Award finalist, one-time winner, well as an Earphones Award recipient, Piper has also taught narration as well as produced and directed multiple audiobooks including #SOBLESSED, read by a full cast of Broadway stars including Brian Dennehy and Race, Sex and Robots read by Amandla Stenberg. She holds an MFA from Brown University, and splits her time between Brooklyn and Vermont with her husband Gabe (also a narrator!) and their sassy cat Caroline. 

Luis Moreno 

Luis is a Spanish-American performer from New York City. He’s worked in Off-Broadway, regional theater, and television since 2006. He's narrated nearly 90 titles for Recorded Books since 2009.

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The products and services noted herein are provided as an informational service to SAG-AFTRA members and are administered by entities independent of SAG-AFTRA. Any questions must be handled by the provider. This information is not intended to serve as an endorsement nor is any warranty or guarantee implied.