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BUSINESS OF ACTING

Merchandising Clauses for Actors
July 18, 2008
Merchandising has expanded beyond superhero and cartoon-character lunch boxes, T-shirts, and action figures into more diverse territory.

AFTRA's Proposed New-Media Covered-Performer Clause
July 08, 2008
One of the most discussed elements of the recent contract negotiations between the AFTRA and the AMPTP is union jurisdiction in new media.

Commercial Break: The Next Audition Wave - Teleconferencing
June 30, 2008
At some point in your commercial auditioning life, you're going to be asked to participate in an audition by teleconference.



ACTORS ASSETS

Pack a Plan: Financial Preparation for Your Move to Los Angeles
July 18, 2008
If you ask actors moving to Los Angeles to detail their financial plan, their responses will often include the amount they've saved and the number of months they can float by.

Financial Organization, Step 1: Clear Out the Clutter
June 23, 2008
Many actors present a veneer of sophistication and confidence to peers, friends, and relatives while living in a state of financial disorder and dysfunction.

Mindset and Money: An Effective Use of Affirmations
June 10, 2008
This is probably not the first time you've been told that you should be saying affirmations daily. Yet how many of us do it?



TECH TOOLS

We're on the Airchecks
July 02, 2008
Once upon a time, in the pre-digital days, actors would call a recording/editing facility and request an aircheck. No longer.

When We Love Paparazzi
June 04, 2008
Want a screen capture of that great review of your play but can't figure out how to grab the whole page? The answer, as it turns out, is quite simple.

Search and Rescue
May 01, 2008
Don't install anything on a Sunday or after 6 p.m. during the week. Why? If anything goes wrong, you have no tech support to help you.


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