** Registration for this event will open on Saturday, June 29 **

Deadline to RSVP is Jul. 18 at 12 noon PT.

Location: SAG-AFTRA Plaza, Cagney Boardroom
            5757 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Description:

Join Tim Powell for Self-Tape Solutions for Actors!

This workshop focuses on the practical aspects of creating self-tape auditions, which are essential for actors in today's industry. Participants learn how to improve their audition performances, achieve high-quality lighting and audio, and handle the technical aspects of compressing and delivering their audition tapes efficiently and effectively, all on a fast turnaround within the constraints of a limited budget. The objective is to instill self-reliance and equip professional actors with the skills to submit self-tape auditions meeting industry standards.

Tim Powell has extensive experience in the entertainment industry, with a career that encompasses both acting and production roles over forty years. He specializes in producing self-tapes, a skill he has honed for over twenty years.

As an instructor, Tim designed and taught his Technology and Minimalism classes at The SAG-AFTRA Conservatory hosted by the American Film Institute in Hollywood for three years. He has also led Self-Taping Solutions Workshops for a wide range of organizations, including SAG-AFTRA and its Conservatory in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, The Television Academy, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, UCLA, USC, A-List International, CBS, Netflix, and various regional performer’s groups.

Directions:
Attendees are welcome to bring materials to take notes

Questions? Please email conservatory@sagaftra.org.

This workshop is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing. Unfortunately, no guests allowed. All performers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. This workshop is not intended to imply an endorsement of any individual or company by SAG-AFTRA. The information provided through the workshop 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 the workshop.

Please note that ADA requests must be received 48 business hours before the start of the event. 
 

Deadline to RSVP is August 19 at 12 noon PT.

We’d love to meet you at our next SAG-AFTRA Los Angeles Member Orientation. It’s fun to meet and get to know the members who are just getting started as well as those that are helping to orientate you as you grow in your career.

Being a member of the union is so much more powerful than you may realize. You’re now part of the entertainment labor movement, part of an army to protect and increase the value of our art, part of a family of 160,000 members nationwide that have each others’ backs, and you now have another place to call home.

In order to take advantage of every way your membership in the union can support your success, it is vitally important that you understand how your union works and how you can and should get involved.

A member orientation is the first step to learning everything you need to know.

In the orientation, we'll cover:

• How your union is set up and governed here in Los Angeles and across the country. 
• Contracts - what you need to know to feel safe, respected, and not losing money.
• Benefits of membership - education, networking, healthcare and pension.
• Membership rules.
• The categories of performers covered by the union.
• Sister unions, guilds, organizations and associations that support our membership.

Plus, we’ll answer your questions in a relaxed, open forum.

RSVP Required: Log in to see the form below and RSVP by August 19 at 12 noon PT.

Please note: You will receive your unique Zoom information the day before the meeting from SAG AFTRA LA Local <no-reply@zoom.us>. If you have trouble joining the Zoom meeting, please email webhelp@sagaftra.org or call (855) 724-2387.

Members must have a registered Zoom account in order to participate and will receive a unique Zoom link that is not transferable. You must use a Zoom account with the same email address that was submitted with the RSVP. 

Members will be expected to engage with professionalism and courtesy.

Questions? Please email larsvp@sagaftra.org.

This event is only open to active SAG-AFTRA members in good standing (paid thru current dues period). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

ADA requests may be included on your RSVP form below. Please note that ADA requests must be received 72 hours before the start of the event. 
 

SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local Earth Day Clothing Drive

Did you know that the average American throws away about 80 pounds of used clothing per person per year?

This year, SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local is making a difference!  The SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Conservatory Committee is hosting an Earth Day Clothing Drive.  We’re promoting sustainability and reducing textile waste while helping individuals and families in need.  Please donate your gently used clothing and shoes to SAG AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local.  Let's help the Planet Earth, one donation at a time! 

How to Donate:

Drop off your donations in-person at the SAG AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local office at 350 Sansome Street, Ste. 840, San Francisco, CA 94104

**Donation Bins will be available Mon - Fri from 9AM- 5PM from April 22 - May 17, 2024

or -

Mail your donations to the SAG AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local office at 350 Sansome Street, Ste. 840, San Francisco, CA  94104

SHARE your donations on social media and be eligible to win a prize from SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local!

Snap a photo or take a video of yourself with your donations for the  #sagaftraearthday clothing drive. Post your content on your social media profiles, tag @sagaftra and include the hashtags #sagaftrasfnc and #sagaftraearthday

All entries must be original content created by the participant. No entries that infringe on copyright or intellectual property rights will be eligible.

Participants must have public social media profiles so that their entries can be viewed and tracked using the contest hashtags.

Entries must be posted by MIDNIGHT (PST) on May 17th to be eligible to win a curated Swag Bag of SAG-AFTRA Goodies. Winner's will be drawn at random and announced by May 18th at 12PM.

Winners will be notified via direct message to arrange for prize distribution.

This contest is not sponsored or associated with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or X.

Thank you from SAG-AFTRA San Francisco Nor-Cal Local! Good luck and thank you for your generosity! 

SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local Earth Day Clothing Drive

Did you know that the average American throws away about 80 pounds of used clothing per person per year?

This year, SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local is making a difference!  The SAG-AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Conservatory Committee is hosting an Earth Day Clothing Drive.  We’re promoting sustainability and reducing textile waste while helping individuals and families in need.  Please donate your gently used clothing and shoes to SAG AFTRA San Francisco-NorCal Local.  Let's help the Planet Earth, one donation at a time! 

**Donation Bins will be available Mon - Fri from 9AM- 5PM from April 22 - May 17, 2024
 

Snap a photo or take a video of yourself with your donations for the  #sagaftraearthday clothing drive. Post your content on your social media profiles, tag @sagaftra and include the hashtags #sagaftrasfnc and #sagaftraearthday

All entries must be original content created by the participant. No entries that infringe on copyright or intellectual property rights will be eligible.

Participants must have public social media profiles so that their entries can be viewed and tracked using the contest hashtags.

Entries must be posted by MIDNIGHT (PST) on May 17th to be eligible to win a curated Swag Bag of SAG-AFTRA Goodies. Winner's will be drawn at random and announced by May 18th at 12PM.

Winners will be notified via direct message to arrange for prize distribution.

This contest is not sponsored or associated with Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or X.

Thank you from SAG-AFTRA San Francisco Nor-Cal Local! Good luck and thank you for your generosity! 

On April 10, 2024, the SAG-AFTRA Executive Committee met and reviewed the 2024 Sound Recordings Code tentative agreement with the major record labels. They unanimously voted to approve and recommend a “Yes” vote.

All affected members who are eligible to vote will receive a postcard with voting information for the proposed 2024 Sound Recordings Code.

In order to help you have as much information as possible prior to voting, SAG-AFTRA will hold a national Sound Recordings Code informational meeting.

When: Thursday, April 18, 1 - 3 p.m. PT / 3 - 5 p.m. CT/ 4 - 6 p.m. ET

Where: The webinar will be held via Zoom. Please RSVP below (you must be logged in to RSVP). You must register by Thursday, April 18, 9 a.m. PT / 12 Noon ET. We are not able to process and accommodate registrations beyond this time. You will receive a unique Zoom link the day of the meeting.

All SAG-AFTRA members who work the Sound Recordings Code are urged to attend this important informational meeting.

If you are unable to attend and have questions regarding the tentative agreement, please email soundrecordings2024@sagaftra.org or call (323) 549-6742.

This meeting is open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing (paid through April 30, 2024). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

Please join your Philly Local brothers and sisters in solidarity as we rally at Love Park to deliver accurate information about our strike order and talk strategy.

Bring your signs and your voices!

We look forward to hearing from our union leaders, elected officials and surprise guests!

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

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

Acting Adjacent Gigs 

When taking on a role such as victim, client, police officer, patient or nurse, an actor can play a major part in training lawyers and doctors. This conservatory will discuss how performers can use their acting talents and skills in mock trials and standardized patient work. Presenters will discuss the hiring process, the work assignments, the collaboration, the compensation and the time commitment. 

Panel: 

• Kristen Munichello, Committee for Public Counsel Services
• Karen Smolar, Committee for Public Counsel Services
• Jennifer Markey, New England Clinical Skills Consulting
• Banner Steinman, New England Clinical Skills Consulting

When: Monday, May 15, 7-9 p.m. ET

Where:  Online via Zoom

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

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing (paid thru April 30, 2023, or Oct. 31, 2023, or in compliance with the May 2023 dues relief extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

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

Join us for an evening with Casting Directors Sherrie Henderson, Emma Everitt Ward, and Alex Amsellem of Dream Big Casting

The SAG-AFTRA Atlanta Local Muriel Moore/Danny Nelson SAG-AFTRA Conservatory in conjunction with the Atlanta Local Diversity/EEO Committee presents guest speakers, Sherrie Henderson, Emma Everitt Ward and Alex Amsellem, Los Angeles-based casting directors who have worked in the Atlanta market.

Henderson, Ward and Amsellem have been involved in the casting of The Other Black Girl, Doom Patrol, Take The Night, Let The Right One In, Bunkheads, and the upcoming Citizen Zombie.

To submit questions, please email atlanta@sagaftra.org by 12 p.m., Friday, May 12.

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

This event is only open to paid-up SAG-AFTRA members in good standing (paid thru April 30, 2023, or Oct. 31, 2023, or in compliance with the May 2023 dues relief extension). No guests are allowed. Parents/guardians of performers under 18 years old are welcome.

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