Does a production company that is not a SAG signatory have any potential liability for hiring a SAG actor?
2007-08-01 12:57:15 · 5 answers · asked by kevtravel 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
You need to establish what classification the SAG actors falls under. If the actor is full SAG then there is nothing that can happen to you, but the actor in question could face huge fines and/or explusion from the union. If the actor is SAG-FiCore or Sag-E(ligable), then they are permitted to work in both union and non-union projects. Being FiCore indicates that they have met the requirements of SAG as a union, however they opted out of certain rights (being on the board or voting) in order to still be able to persue non-union projects. Also in certain instances SAG can offer a union actor an exemption. This is a rare case and usually invovles the actor as well as the production company petitioning the union.
Long answer short, find out what exactly their status is before persuing them. No penalty for you but possibly the actor. Best of luck!
2007-08-01 15:00:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the ACTOR does!
You can get fined more than you made for doing a non-union film. You can also be suspended for up to six months.
There are ways around this. That is why there are so many producers and production companies involved.
IF there are NON-SIGNATORIES and SIGNATORIES involved. If you go in through a SIGNATORY you are OK, but they are paying you SAG wages and have to provide a trailer or dressing room, etc. If it's straight non-union then you face trial by SAG for dong SCAB work if someone rats on you or they find out.
ONE way around it is to do a CHARACTER PART in make-up under a STAGE NAME unknown to SAG and get it in your contract that if someone rats on you or you are otherwise discovered the producer will pay the fines.
The non-union people go in through the NON-SIGNATORY.
Then what happens is when the production gets bought by a SIGNATORY company, like Sony Pictures or Warner, the NON-UNION people can Taft Hartley and become SAG or SAG ELIGIBLE.
2007-08-01 14:39:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sag Signatory
2016-09-27 23:50:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but the actor will get into trouble if he does not have SAG permission to be in a non union flic.
2007-08-01 14:13:11 · answer #4 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the SAG actor would get into more trouble for signing with you than you would have for signing him/her.
I have no idea if I'm right or not, but it was an interesting question regardless.
Dave
2007-08-01 13:06:21 · answer #5 · answered by Dave T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋