Copy, Credit Meals Provided...

It started last fall...we were hearing from our users about how they are tired of not getting copy.

And then...I myself, COO of Holdon Log am a working actor who was waiting for copies on three projects...two decent budgets, one indie indie...like as in no $$, no budget.

And then...we drafted the agreement...and now...resurfaced in a newsletter I read from Shooting People...of which most members are in the UK...hearing the same frustration...

So, I've recently contacted a few of the UK members...actors, writers, casting directors...basically who ever responded with the following email.

It's hard to work on projects that have a little budget or no budget at all and wait and wait for copy...PLEASE DON'T DO THIS ANYMORE...GET THE PROPER CONTACT INFORMATION AND GET YOUR COPY...FOR YOUR REEL, FOR YOUR WEBSITE, TO SHOW YOUR ACTING MENTORS...GET FEEDBACK, LEARN AND GROW FROM THIS EXPERIENCE....

HERE GOES...


We receive the Shooting People newsletter, but are unable to post, offer discounts, or sponsor give-a-ways as we are not members---yet!

I recently read the correspondences about actors not getting copies for projects that fall into the No/Low Budget types.

It’s funny, but maybe not really, since we all are really performers regardless of what continent we are on, but so many of us in Los Angeles were tired of getting stiffed on projects where we were working for free and then never getting a copy and/or seeing our work on the screen that enough was enough and we drafted the following “Copy Provided” form.

Here’s a little blurb: http://www.holdonlog.com/pages/links16.html
'COPY PROVIDED' AGREEMENT FORM Unfortunately many times when Performers work on a production that offers them "Copy, Credit, Meals Provided" the promised "Copy" of the project is never given to the Performer. A Copy is vital to the business of a Performer so that they may continue to add to and update their demo reel. The purpose of the 'Copy Provided' Agreement Form is to protect the Performer from such future production "oversights", to make sure they get the Copy that was promised.
It’s located here: http://www.holdonlog.com/pages/links16.html.

If you felt it appropriate, I would appreciate it if you could let folks at Shooting People know about the form, and feel free to add this to your listing on your Web site!

Also, we’ve now made a FREE Trial of ActorTrack available. That can be located here: http://www.holdonlog.com/pages/at-trial.html.

We have had a lot of UK interest in our FREE monthly newsletter, ActorNation http://www.actornation.com/ …we’d be more than happy to get some input from your contacts and other performers on our articles.

I do hope Holdon Log will find it’s way to the UK in the upcoming months…perhaps we can collaborate on a seminar to benefit performers!

If you have something you’d like listed on our Web site, please visit here for submission guidelines: http://www.holdonlog.com/pages/suggest-a-link.html .

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the above proposals!

Please do your fellow performer friends a favor and share this with them in class, on the set, at auditions!

Happy March!

~ActorNation