Self-Tape Guidelines for Members

Over the last few years, self-tapes have become an increasingly common element of casting. While self-tapes can provide great opportunities, members have expressed valid concerns regarding some burdens associated with self-tapes. In light of this, we have sought and achieved numerous rules in this area in various entertainment contracts. We have created two contract bulletins on the self-tape guidelines in Entertainment Contracts for easy reference:

Contract Bulletin - Self-Tapes

Contract Bulletin - Low Budget Contract Self-Tapes

These contract bulletins (along with many other contract bulletins) can be found in the production center in the FAQ sections of the television, theatrical and new media contracts.

If you believe the self-tape provisions have been violated, please contact the Entertainment Contracts department. If during business hours, please call (323) 549-6828; after hours, please email EntContractsInfo@sagaftra.org with the title of the production, any relevant documentation (the breakdown, screenshots, etc.) and “Self-Tape Violation” in the subject line.