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Model

Tia B

Posts: 38

Savannah, Georgia, US

Could anyone inform me about how to get in the union for acting and modeling, also how should I go about finding a agent for myself?

May 15 06 03:50 pm Link

Photographer

Emeritus

Posts: 22000

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

There is no effective union for modeling.

There are several actors' unions.  The two most relevant are SAG and AFTRA.  AFTRA is relatively easy to get into; being cast in anything and paying your initiation fee does it.  SAG is harder - you have to be cast in a principle role in three (or more) commercials or a lead in a movie, or equivalent work.  In both cases the initiation fee exceeds $1,500.

There's really no point in being in the union unless there are lots of union productions near you.  Most actors don't join until they have to.

May 15 06 03:56 pm Link