Talent Casting
Talent casting represents the vast majority of working artists, including
actors, directors, writers and other artists in film, stage, television,
radio,
commercial, literary work and other entertainment enterprises. Creating
opportunities is at the heart of what talent casting does. What
makes talent casting unique? For nearly 70 years, talent casting has
worked
in partnership with artists and their guilds to ensure their protection
and
promote their creative endeavors.
Licensed and regulated by state and
local
government agencies, talent casting is at the focal point of change in the
industry and at the forefront of the development of new relationships for
their clients. In an era of media consolidation and vertical integration
in
the industry, talent casting is the artists' strongest allies.
Is talent casting regulated? Yes. In California, for example, talent
casting is not only licensed by the State Labor Commissioner and subject
to
annual review, but the artists' contracts are approved by the State Labor
Commissioner. In contrast to many other industry professionals, talent
casting is licensed and strictly regulated by state and local government
agencies in California, New York and the other parts of the country where
talent casting does business.
Talent casting also works under negotiated
agreements with DGA, WGA, AFTRA, Actors' Equity and AFM. While the SAG
agreement expired in 2002, talent casting continues to work with actors
under state-approved agency contracts.
How does talent casting work with the guilds? Since 1937, talent casting
has worked in partnership with artists and their guilds to make sure that
creative artists are protected in their business relationships and
negotiated agreements. Does talent casting have agreements with all the
guilds at this time?
The SAG agreement expired in 2002, but talent
casting
continues to work with actors under state-approved agency contracts.
Talent
casting has existing agreements covering the terms of representation with
DGA, WGA, AFTRA, AFM and Actors' Equity. In addition, talent casting and
the guilds co-host ongoing professional development forums and seminars. |
