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The casting crunch

// February 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

Since we managed to work out a deal with ACTRA to be able to use union talent for our video shoot, we were faced with a bit of a time crunch for casting Airport Security.  By “crunch” I mean that we were less than 48 hours from calling “action” on our first camera shot.  So [...]

What box does this go in? (Part Two)

// February 7th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog

With less than a week before we wanted to start shooting scenes from Airport Security on HD video, we still had not received word from the local ACTRA office on what options, if any, we might be able to use in order to allow union members to participate at our level of budget.  And while [...]

What box does this go in? (Part One)

// February 7th, 2010 // No Comments » // Kris's Soapbox

One of the most significant and complicated hurdles we had to jump to make our video for Airport Security is related to the unions and associations that govern actor participation in theatre and film/TV work.
As I have said before, we are living in a world where the realms of film, media, and live performance are [...]

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