Welcome to the ask Mark Pirro page. We should change this to the SAG financial core page, since it seems that lately 80% of all questions are relating to union issues. Feel free to leave any question or comment you like, even if it's NOT about going SAG financial core ---------- Mark Pirro himself will respond. ---------- Or, if you'd rather not leave a message right now, just click here to go back to our Home Page. Messages are listed from the newest to the oldest. After you've left your message, check back soon. Mark usually replies within 24 hours.. There are now 333 messages in our guestbook. <<< 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 >>> Viewing messages 321 to 330. Your name (required) Your message (required) Where in the world? Jones Do you know where I can find a Producer`s rep/Sales agent? Have you ever used one? Thanks ________________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE:Many companies that call themselves "distributors" are nothing more than sales agents. These people can be found by reading the trades whenever there is a film market going on (American Film Market, Cannes Festival, Mifed, Etc.). You can also find them in the "Hollywood Distributors Directory." Another option is to go through legitimate agencies, who do, on occasion, represent producers. The trick, of course, is to get them to accept you. Unless you're Oliver Stone, it's not easy. We have used sales agents in the past, but I must add that we haven't had success using a sales agent since 1985. They may take your completed films to the various markets, but unless you have something with Julia Roberts starring in it, the film will get lost in a sea of other films they represent. 6 August 2005 - Ca W. H. Are ther any distributors that you can recommend? Thanks. _______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE:In all honesty, I have not dealt with any that I can recommend. I've walked away from every distribution deal with some form of disappointment. Few of them will offer up front deals, and EVERY one of them will have expenses that exceed the income (real or fabricated). It's just a game they all play. That's why we self-distribute now. 31 July 2005 - San Diego Ca. W. H. How do find your distributors? Thanks Mark. ______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE:Distributors are everywhere. However, HONEST distributors are as rare as an intelligent politician. I find them through the trades, film markets, internet, or just going into a DVD store and taking the information off the backs of the cases. 30 July 2005 - San Diego Ca. Webmaster comments   Daniel D. Your information on SAG Financial Core is priceless. I've been a SAG member for over fifteen years and have been forced to turn down great roles that were in non-union films. I am so upset that I didn't know about this years ago. Since reading your information, I have gone financial core (along with six of my other fellow actors), and have worked in more films and have had bigger roles in the past year than I have in the fifteen years I've been a member of SAG. You're right. A true actor wants to act, not be a lemming for the union. Bless you, Mr. Pirro! _______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Glad to be of service. If one wants to act, they should be able to. Plain and simple. If one wants to feel like "Norma Rae," and play in the union's world, they can do that as well. That simply leaves more parts available to the actors who would rather act. It's not that hard to understand. 23 July 2005 - Hollywood Jones I recently purchased , "Cinemaker: The ultimate guide to low buget film" dvd set. At http://www.cinemaker.net/ . You are interviewed and on the 3rd dvd ( the post production dvd) you are composing a musical score on a pc. I was wondering what software program you use to compose your music. Thanks. _______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: I never saw the video, so I didn't know what it was. Thanks for filling me in about that. The program I used to compose music was a program called "Orchestrator Pro." 21 July 2005 - Ca Linda Brown | foxhunter6fine@yahoo.com Hello, i need help!can you please? how can iand or we get into movies and commercials or modeling? ________________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Get pictures of yourself. Try to get an agent to submit those pictures around. Move to Hollywood. Be serious about it. Learn your craft and be the best at it you can be. Work hard. Be persistent. And if all else fails, just sleep with a director. 7 June 2005 - NORTH CAROLINA USA JOEA PIRRO | WWW.PIRROLAND.COM ( IN PROCESS OF BEING BULT ) HI MARK , I SAW YOUR NAME AND WONDERED IF THERE IS ANY RELATION BETWEEN OUR FAMILYS. _______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: It's pretty unlikely. Most of my family members are forbidden by law to reproduce. 18 May 2005 - SIMI VALLEY CA Nair Haile Hi Pirromount, I'm a budding actor whos very committed and focused on beginning an actor career in LA - dont care about becoming famous-but wondering how I can audition for a role in your non-union films? I am a non-union actor.... please e-mail me at: comedic_actor4life@hotmail.com ______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: If you don't care about becoming famous, you picked the right place. Oh, I crack myself up. Anyway, just keep checking our update page. When we're casting our next picture, drop us a line and we'll let you read for a part. It's that simple. 29 April 2005 - California Indie Filmmaker Have you ever worked with a distributor that was trustworthy? _______________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: Never. 23 April 2005 - Hollywood SAG ACTOR Why do you guys hate SAG so much? ________________________________________ MARK PIRRO'S RESPONSE: We don't hate SAG. We use SAG actors all the time. We're just not interested in making union pictures. 16 April 2005 - Hollywood, Ca. <<< 1 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 >>>