Originally Posted by
Totem Polar
I’m trying to remember the threshold for a SAG card… I *think* it’s a speaking part with more than 5 words. There’s a mini-racket on that, because you can get a speaking part (“under 5,” or “under 5 lines” in a film production) and then pay your dues—which allows access to all the cool union stuff, including insurance. I have a couple of musician friends who found a way to fit into the “under 5” category by being a “speaking part” extra in a flick, and then used their SAG membership to get their health insurance while they did starving musician shit the rest of the time.
Any rate; carry on.