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sandy
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Since I wrote last I got a letter from SAG saying I have to write another letter and turn in my SAG card. And then I would be a dues paying non member. It seems scary.but I can do union and nonunion work right?
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Don't be scared. you have now quadrupled your chances for acting work. Now start submitting for everything. Congratulations.
8 May 2008
- sf,ca.
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sandy
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I wrote to the SAG ranch In LA requestingto "to go Fi-core"
I have been SAG more than 10 years. Its beeen a week and no response. How will they respond and how long?
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Did you send the letter certified? If not, just call SAG's legal department and see if they have receipt of it. If they say they don't, tell them that you sent the letter 10 days ago and demand to go financial core immediately. That should get you started. How they will respond depends on the lemming you get on the phone. Traditionally, they're not fond of financial core.
6 May 2008
- San Francisco
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Sara
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Hi Mark.I am truly considering CORE after 20 years in SAG as I am so tired of not working and seeing all the non-union auditions out there. So ONE: can a SAG production refuse to audition a CORE actor just beccause they are CORE?(I've heard they do), and TWO: can you still serve on SAG commitees if you are CORE, as I am on one that will meet in the fall, but I would like to go CORE now!
Thanks
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: First question - It's very unlikely. I don't know where you've heard that they do. A production can audition or not audition whomever they want, but I have never heard of a case where someone who is financial core was refused. 2nd Question - If you go Fi Core, you can't run for any SAG office or committees. That's the trade off for more acting opportunities.
29 April 2008
- NY-Phila
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John
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I'm Just wondering, if you look up a movie like "Pauly Shore is Dead" in the SAG Signatory database (can't post URLs here, but it's available on SAG's website) and the production doesn't appear there, then is it safe to assume that this production is a non-union film?
Alright, now if you plug "Pauly Shore is Dead" into IMDB's database, you'll get a list of actors who appeared in that film. (There are some pretty big names.) So, if this project isn't a SAG signatory, yet these celebrities have appeared in other SAG films, then would it be correct to assume that the likes of Pamela Anderson and Snoop Dogg, and even Pauly Shore himself have ALL gone Fi-Core? If so, then KUDOS to them all!
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: I don't know what criteria SAG uses to post on its website, but many celebrities are financial core (at least progressive celebrities). The thing is, actors don't have to announce their fi core status to the world. In fact, the only people who need to know if an actor is fi core are SAG and the filmmakers they work with. When I run a casting notice, about 75% of the respondents are financial core. With those kind of odds, I have no doubt that some if not all of the celebrities you speak of in the Pauly Shore movie are fi core.
18 April 2008
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slattery dean
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you say all health and other benefits are not affected by going sag financial core.i have 13 pension years in sag and would like to know if these would be affected if i go financial core, and if i would be able to continue to earn pension years while financial core.and while i greatly appreciate your lead in making available information on this important issue, would you be able to refer me to your source material for statements on health and pension benefits being retained (or not) under sag financial core.thanks much, i know personally that many fellow actors in sag need to know this information
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: This is the internet age. Just go to Google, type 'financial core questions' and enjoy the plethora of information you will acquire. Unlike when it was first started in the 80's, info on financial core can be found anywhere today (for example: http://www.amptp.org/wgastrikefaq.html,
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_core).
Most of my sources are personal; friends who have studied and gone financial core, actors who have appeared in my films (like John McCafferty for one), etc. The important thing is: relax, your pension is safe.
13 April 2008
- los angeles
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dan
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thanks for the advice two years ago
you said work on my punctuation and communication skills i was using joke slang
as many do i have since made two films that have sold on dvd and broadband i have made the money i need to open a £300,000 animation studio and have four projects i am working on inc one i hope to sell via cable/and sky.not bad for a stupid git from england
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Congratulations. You see what you can do when you learn to speak goodly?
4 April 2008
- uk
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Bev
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HI Mark,
I'm still not sure what Fi-core is. I have been non union on films in Philadelphia. I've done two SAG exempt movies so far. I would like to get in on another movie starting in April. The casting director put this Fi-core designation on people submitting for roles. Can you explain further?
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: If you are non-union, then don't worry about financial core. It's only for union members who want to work more. If you are not a member of SAG, you're probably already working more. Once you become a member of SAG, you can read all about financial core on the SAG page of this website.
14 March 2008
- Lancaster, PA
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James Plumer
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I saw that you have a remastered copy of Nudist Colony of the Dead on DVD, I just wanted to know what is the DVD region for this product?
Cheers!
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: I believe they are region free. We're not so greedy that we're paranoid about piracy.
2 March 2008
- Australia
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Suzanne Donahue
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Dear Mr. Pirro,
A few years ago you wrote a couple of pieces on A Polish Vampire In Burbank and Curse Of The Queerwolf for our book on independent 80's films. The book is now finished and we'd like to send you a copy. If you could email your mailing address to succubuspress@hotmail.com, we'll get the book right out to you. Thanks!
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Hey, congratulations on getting your book finished. I look forward to seeing it.
14 February 2008
- Europe
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Rod
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On the "rectuma" preview, what is that music that plays in the background at the very beginning, as it says something to the effect of "sometimes an audience looks for a film with elegance and taste." and shows the couple by the beach in the moonlight?
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MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: That's from the original score of the movie. Vocals were by Suzanna Griffith. It's a parody of the Mothra song from those old silly Japanese monster movies.
8 February 2008
- Missouri
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