Actor (and very recent Emmy winner) Ken Howard has won the votes of the professional actors of the Screen Actors Guild today. He defeated three other actor candidates: Anne-Marie Johnson, Seymour Cassel, Asmar Muhammed. A little over a quarter of all the actor members of the guild, who were sent ballots due to good standing, voted. It appears, once ...
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SAG Elections 2009 :: Ballots Due
The mailing deadline for SAG ballots, is Friday, September 22nd, 2009.
Starting with Martin Sheen’s latest video for SAG actors,
I have posted videos of those running for SAG President, here, on my site, under “Actors Union News”.
Re: Emmy Show : SAG Makes A Stance For The Actors, Aligning With Much of Hollywood
LA Times Blog–R. Verrier didn’t explain the changes the Emmy show re-vamp is planning…
Nor the consequences that are viably making Cable Networks; and the WGA, DGA, and SAG upset. And look at how he writes so insultingly about the Actors…
Four Fave Videos :: Actor Ed Harris + 3 Dynamic Others :: SAG Contract
If there is only one of my posts you consult for information on the SAG Contract, this should be the one:: Ed Harris’s video… The two guys from “Leave It To Beaver” who share a tale that blew my socks off… Together, four videos cover a thorough range of all the SAG CONTRACT problems, and proof. Did I mention they were also entertaining?
Tom Hanks Is An Actor Who Says Vote Yes on SAG Contract :: Video
Neither …I, nor you, for that matter… made very much on VHS or DVD sales from “Big”. Even though nearly every American bought that movie. Everyone is entitled to missteps, mistakes. This one, though, has some major influence, laden with major ramifications. I just wish that it wasn’t so, well…Big…
SAG Actor Comment Comes Here From Disney Studios…?
Actor OR Not? Got a comment from someone claiming to be an actor, yet it was sent from Disney Studios!!! Here’s the proof…copy of IP Address AND Whois Database Info… Says “DISNEY”, doesn’t it? I’ve been told that the Studios have people combing the ‘net and commenting on blogs…? Ya think?
Actor and Funny Guy Rob Schneider, From A Movie Set :: Video
Fresh video from actor and comedian Rob Schneider on the problems with the SAG contract. Also, a flyer that was passed around by some actors here.
Drama And Surprise :: The Hollywood SAG Information Meeting
I was certainly surprised at the overwhelming majority of actors who were ‘voting no’ and let everyone know it, at the SAG meeting. The other side reacted with an action that will just blow your socks off…But, I am not telling you yet! First, you have to know what happened prior…
Actor Martin Sheen Explains How Bad This SAG Contract Is :: Video
This Screen Actors Guild Member Vote is so complex that I felt overwhelmed. How to dissect each piece to explain? All that research! Thankfully, Martin Sheen saved the day! Here’s a video…
SAG Actor Contract Info Meetings :: Details For Hollywood + New York
This is the official letter regarding the SAG run actor contract information meetings, for members to attend in Hollywood and New York. Please note that it was posted by David White and John McGuire… They were brought in by one faction of the SAG National Board, in what is referred to as a “Coup”. Therefore, these meetings may or may not be presenting only the side of those that want the membership to vote “yes” on the contract.
SAG Actors Ed Asner, Scott Wilson Explain About Conglomerates Owning Studios, Networks, Online Media
Hollywood isn’t owned by Hollywood anymore. The film studios aren’t just film studios anymore. And Rupert Murdoch, who owns almost everything, doesn’t even like movies… Really.
A Los Angeles Playwright Cuts Through The Bull — SAG:AMPTP Contract
…Third, management (AMPTP, studios, networks) will use any excuse to avoid sweetening the pot. When there’s a recession, they’ll use the recession; when there’s a hurricane, they’ll use the hurricane; and when the economy is healthy and everyone is prospering, they’ll give you ten reasons why that prosperity is irrelevant to your negotiations….
SAG Press Release Re: SAG Board Approving Tentative Agreement
When the terms are sent to the SAG membership, there will be both pro-and-con arguments, sent along with that. I’ll be posting that.
If there’s more necessary, such as things not covered, details, or simply what that means, in terms of work-a-day experiences for working actors, or pay, or even ramifications of increases, losses, and all that subtext of “putting off ’til tomorrow” stuff. (…Uh, the Renegotiating-Later-Theme, that has been underlying this whole deal.)
Here’s the official SAG PRESS RELEASE…
SAG Tentative Agreement Reached:: Actor Commercials Contract
SAG President Alan Rosenberg Emails Actor Members about tentatively settled Commercials Contract…Here’s the email…Not an April Fools joke.
Scott Wilson Does The Math On The Actor Contracts :: Video
Did I hear you correctly, Mr. Scott Wilson? How many hundreds of millions of dollars, was that? (That won’t go to actors…) Instead, then, who does that money go to?
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Hollywood Actor Prep Didn’t Cover Emmy Awards 2010
Because the early subscribers are going to get something that I will not show anyone else. For a good long time…Something very special…You will be sooooo surprised at what it is…
Continue Reading »Dana’s Summer Break Playlist 2010
See you all in September!
This doesn’t mean I won’t be posting Emmy winners, or other stuff should I get the urge.
But it does mean I am going to try to shut down my motors, a little.
Here’s a fun, vintage summertime song playlist I put together for you. For in the meantime.
(…You can dance if you want to…)
Funny Videos :: Only A Partial Cop-out, From Dana
Why Might These Videos Have Value For Actors?
1. One of the most valuable things to do is to laugh. That’s my opinion.
2. It’s also a gift to be able to make people laugh. Funny Or Die has contributions some of the funniest actors and comedians.
2. Original Web Material. That looks…
Actors Do Get Fired.
Imagine Being An Actor, Overcoming All The Professional Actor Hurdles… …Of breaking into the real acting business, and building an acting career. Making a real good reputation, based on your performances, as a professional actor, within the industry. Regularly guest-starring on a popular show, as a very strong identifiable character on that TV show. Then, [...]
Continue Reading »Tony + Oscar Winning Actress :: Patricia Neal’s Own ‘Brand’
Patricia Neal was an actress with an unexpected, unmatched, presence… …That were due to a combination of elements that blended together so well, that when she acted there was such an organic quality to the individual characters–they never came off as unexpected, or unusual at all. Not to movies, nor to the times, nor to [...]
Continue Reading »‘The World Needs Actors More Than Ever’ :: Video
For Actors: Authenticity, Truth, ‘Being Present’ Are Vital Principles
This is beauty….and it’s got some of the elements that I have been writing about here, lately. And so much more.
Continue Reading »Top 10 Actresses In Hollywood, Money-Ranked By Forbes
Actors Who Are Female– The Top 10 Earning Actresses In The Movie Business, And The Millions They Earn
Continue Reading »"So many great painters, great musicians, great geniuses ended with nothing. With broken hearts in rooms ... I want to see artists sitting at the table that decide the outcome of their lives." --Bono
Professional Actors
‘The World Needs Actors More Than Ever’ :: Video
For Actors: Authenticity, Truth, ‘Being Present’ Are Vital Principles
This is beauty….and it’s got some of the elements that I have been writing about here, lately. And so much more.
Continue Reading »Actor's Life, Art [+Soul] :: USC Commencement Address
But then you remember and come back anyway.
That’s the amazing part.
You come back the next day because even when the words don’t come and the costume’s cutting off the blood to your legs, this activity connects you to your most authentic and naked self..
Editing Paul Provenza Interview Which Got So Deep About Acting, Comedy,Truth, Art…
Until the editing is finished and I can post it, I wonder if I can share the questions that I’ve been pondering since. I wonder if any of you all ever think about the role of truth in your artistry. How much does the daily freedom of emotional expression in your daily life, and socially…affect it’s accessibility, facility, in your acting work
Continue Reading »What Is The Best Thing About Being An Actor? :: Video
Actor Ray Romano says he gets high from acting. Multiple highs… Which one do you relate to?
Continue Reading »Oscar® Actors :: 1st Stage Experience + Acting Addiction Rush
In this video, these Oscar Actors touch on certain acting career experiences, that every actor feels; but aren’t often shared:
Experiencing the excitement of the first time on stage
Realizing the calling…
Carey Mulligan Feels Less Acting Pressure As A Lead Actor
I know that pressure. I know what Carey Mulligan is talking about, when she defines it. When an actor has only two days of work, one day of work, even a week of work; if it’s a small fraction of time of the entire shoot, as an suppoting actor, you feel that extra pressure. You only have a certain amount of time, and it’s ticking, fast…
Continue Reading »Finer film actors
DeNiro’s Speech Before The Screening Of ‘Everybody’s Fine’
Actor Robert DeNiro said “What else can I say?” Then, with a shrug, “I hope everybody likes it.”
Continue Reading »DeNiro's Speech Before The Screening Of 'Everybody's Fine'
Actor Robert DeNiro said “What else can I say?” Then, with a shrug, “I hope everybody likes it.”
Continue Reading »Mickey Rourke On Vulnerability Of An Actor
An actor in the audience asks Mickey Rourke how he moderates sensitivity and vulnerability, for professional acting. In the 2nd video, they talk about the best audition ever at the Actors Studio.
Continue Reading »Mickey Rourke Describes & Defends The (Real) Method
I saw a video where Brad Pitt said that his early acting heroes were Mickey Rourke, and Sean Penn…(I put it on my site called “Hollywood Oscar Prep”– http://oscarprep.com.) They are both: Method Actors & nominated for a “Best Actor” Oscar this year, 2009. Watch how Mickey talks about his own early days as an actor, and training…
Continue Reading »A higher level
Posture Exercises For Actors-How Important??
So much of getting representation, and acting work, is about perception.
Even if unconsciously, you are being assessed:
Do you have dignity?
Integrity?
Gravitas?
Al Pacino’s Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
This interview is abundant with actor wisdom and information…Hope you find it as entrancing as I did. I do disagree with Katie Couric’s assertion about Pacino’s kinetic energy…
Continue Reading »Al Pacino's Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
This interview is abundant with actor wisdom and information…Hope you find it as entrancing as I did. I do disagree with Katie Couric’s assertion about Pacino’s kinetic energy…
Continue Reading »Fitness Trainers With An Actor Specialty
One of the things that they have developed is a way to get actors ready for award show season. They have specific exercises for posture, and teach how to stand when on the red carpet. I went and filmed them talking about it.
Continue Reading »Actors : What Goes On Film, Stays On Film
Act like a professional, in your regard and in respect to your career, with respect to your highest self. Learn to act like a professional actor. That’s why it’s called that. And when you are ready to put something out for the public, and for your future employers to see, make sure it is only at the level that your future employers will want to employ you from…and employ you over all the other actors. Skilled professional actors.
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On agents
The Actor – Agent Relationship: 3 Determinants + 1 Sure Thing
There’s a big ‘Number 3′.
IT IS THE ACTOR-AGENT RULE…Always true, transparently, between professional actors and the agents that represent them…
How Professional Actors Relate To Their Agents. Really.
When you are working, in acting, you have representation. A talent agent not only negotiates an actor’s salary after they book an acting role; but before that, the agent makes appointments with casting directors for you to audition…for roles that they feel are right for you.That’s where a lot of professional problems, for actors, begin.
Continue Reading »interviews
Getting Ahead As An LA Actor, One Actor’s Valuable Experience
Actor Robert Wu has made a career in acting; in television, stage, film, voiceovers, in LA. Here’s how.
Continue Reading »Paul Provenza [+ Dana] Talk Stand Up Comedy, Role Of Outspoken Performers
VIDEO:And it’s a passion for Paul Provenza, too, this authenticity thing. That’s a big reason why he pitched a show about stand up comedians to Showtime. Have you seen ‘The Green Room’?some comedic actors; those who may also be called outspoken, independent thinkers, etc. ‘Satiristas’ has George Carlin’s very last interview inside…
Continue Reading »TV Actresses Discuss Acting Comedy On Sitcoms :: Video
Video Of Comedic Television Actresses–Sittin’ Around Talking–talking about acting on sitcoms and comedy television shows.
Continue Reading »Actor : Iconic-Cool. The Film : Iconic-Cool…Still… Belmondo : Breathless.
What stood out, while watching the film Breathless, was how little time has affected Belmondo’s power of coolness in this movie. Filmed in 1959, his clothes are from that time (and they were, actually, his own clothes), yet nothing looks dated…Not French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo in Breathless… even after decades.
Continue Reading »Al Pacino’s Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
This interview is abundant with actor wisdom and information…Hope you find it as entrancing as I did. I do disagree with Katie Couric’s assertion about Pacino’s kinetic energy…
Continue Reading »Al Pacino's Rare Interview :: Acting Prep For The Godfather + Much More
This interview is abundant with actor wisdom and information…Hope you find it as entrancing as I did. I do disagree with Katie Couric’s assertion about Pacino’s kinetic energy…
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Dana Is Doing One-On-One Coaching, And Rare ProActor Workshop
Most actors spend most of their career, on the wrong path, that will never lead them into The Industry. Won’t help them get toward an acting career, even though they think it will.
I am talking about actors who get good training somewhere, maybe even college or grad school, or may even have a good coach!
Still they don’t have a clue about what it specifically takes, to become a professional actor.
And there is no other teacher or website that can teach all this, specifically this. Nope.
And I don’t know if I will want to do this again…
I Will Be Doing An Online Streaming Workshop :: Professional Actor
Sign up sheet for those actors interested in Dana Kaminski’s Streaming Workshop. Why??— I will be sharing real insider experiential information and MUST-DO’s, about Professional Acting. And that is nowhere else…to be found.
Continue Reading »What Kind Of Money Do Actors Make? Actress Frances Fisher Tells You::Video
The public thinks one-of-two-things about what acting professionals earn:
1. Actors make millions. Actors are rich…20 mill, per movie. **OR**2. You’d have to be a nut to choose acting as a career. Ever hear: ‘starving actor’? I shot a video with Frances Fisher (Oscar Nominated Actress: Unforgiven) on the actor salary myth. (SAG Actor Rally at CBS Studios, Los Angeles, on March 18.) Watch the video in this Hollywood Actor Prep Blog post…
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There's a page on this site about Dana Kaminski.Click for Bio PageSAG Election 2009 Results
Actor (and very recent Emmy winner) Ken Howard has won the votes of the professional actors of the Screen Actors Guild today. He defeated three other actor candidates: Anne-Marie Johnson, Seymour Cassel, Asmar Muhammed. A little over a quarter of all the actor members of the guild, who were sent ballots due to good standing, [...]
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