Why S.A.G. is evil

Once, long ago, they only made big movies in Hollywood.

Directors, producers, crew and cast all lived and worked inside the United States. In fact, they lived only in Los Angeles.

During this time, from around the thirties to the forties, the Screen Actor's Guild was born. It's purpose was to shield professional, working actors from the abuse and rough business practices of the major studios. It was built to give actors a fair, twelve hour working day. It gave actors fair pay and decent treatment.

It succeeded.

In those days, SAG had a purpose.

But no more.

In this blog, I will show you, dear reader, why SAG has lost it's way and why it does more harm than good to American actors.

Such as

1. SAG has no codes for whom they let in to the Guild. Anyone who calls him or herself an actor merely has to arrive on a professional set three times and they are admitted. Now, to producers and directors a SAG member means an overpriced actor. Not necessarily a professional one.

2. Dues are outrageously priced: An out of work actor ( well above 95 percent of actor's are) cannot afford to BE a member.

3. SAG does nothing to stop runaway production to countries such as Canada and others in eastern Europe.

4. SAG, like many modern unions, use mob-like thug tactics to push small, independently owned production houses to use their members.

...and much more.

Stay tuned.....

...the313
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