SO, NOW YOU'RE A SAG COMMERCIAL ACTOR?

Houston, TX News - There are some jack-asses who are centered around the idea that they're in so good with the SAG universe, that they are spreading the news on YouTube about how your next commercial video audition has a requirement to use RED cameras during it's production, listing photos of the home used and crew requirements for submitting an audition tape!

Everyone knows that working in the SAG universe can be a little hectic at times, but to ask an actor to submit a video audition using only the best camera equipment at the most expensive cost to buy or rent, seems a little absurd and something that can be considered as a "spoiler" for anyone who just can't go to that distance to appease the demands of the SAG commercial producers. Putting out such information could break the pocket books of a hefty number of actors trying to make their mark in the local acting community, or even worse, destroy a few dreams before they have ever begun.

Being a commercial actor can have it's benefits at $89 a day on the SAG rate; I guess, if you think you can live off of that, but I'm very sure that some actors aspire to gain higher applaud in their field of endeavor by winning bigger and more memorable roles in feature films. The Houston Film Scene [HFS] has definitely shifted it's gears as younger actors and crews have begun to surface in indie film festivals, out producing established veteran production teams by using cell phone cameras to beat out the veterans who once claimed to be the pinnacle of the established "film industry." So what does the HFS' do to up the anty?...well, they jump down to knowing everything about making professional commercials and use their SAG status to state how important it is to appease the SAG universe by using equipment that is well out of the range of the newer, better and younger film makers pocket books.

In the years that I've worked in the real film industry,  I have found that video auditions are to be taken seriously, especially after an actor has received a slate that is required for preview from a commercial sponsor. The audition should have good video HD quality and good sound to give a good impression to the agent[s] and the commercial sponsor as well. No where has there ever been a  requirement for the video to be shot on a RED camera or such other 4K or 6K video camera; not for an audition. As a matter of fact, your agent, not the SAG union, should advise you about what requirements they desire for an audition. Most of the time, your agent will suggest whom you should go to to get your audition taped with the right equipment and in the right format.

So, be smart and make sure you're doing everything according to the standard that is set forth by your agent. Don't listen to any YouTube video that was produced locally by a couple of jack-asses who spend more time in front of the camera trying to tell you how to videotape something when they aren't even following the "practice what you preach" method on the production of their informative video.

Nuff said!