Jackson Ross: Actor in Wilmington, North Carolina.

There's another site called Voices.com. Have you worked with them?

nope. After my Voice123 experience, which as I said was several years ago, I haven't tried another clearing house. Plus I'm too busy to mess with it!

That's great! One day I hope to be too busy as well.

This is for Eastern North Carolina

I wish I knew more about it! I saw a movie in a film festival in AZ and many actors were from L.A and NY. I know they were SAG. Since I know the producer so I asked her if the movie was SAG because it rarely happened anyway in AZ! She told me no, that they tried but they didn't have the budget before applying to SAG so it was somehow too complicated to deal with all the SAG rules. Anyhow she told me that actors went FI Core. They went back to LA after continuing working in the TVseries they are cast in for many years. It was the first time I heard about FI Core. I understood that pretty much it's the same with the difference that you can not vote. So if it is the case I guess what will be the point to drop SAG membership if you can do both SAG and non SAG? I'm reading the comment of Denise and it seems that going FI Core means you 're not SAG? Very confusing! A friend of mine in LA does not want to go SAG even though she is in LA because she is cast in so many independent movies non SAG and she won't be able too do if she was SAG. So if Fi Core is an option why not? I guess the point of being SAG is actually to do SAG. and to stay SAG. So it's a serious choice before getting the card. It's not that easy to obtain. I won't drop it but I understand the frustration, it could be an inconvenient more than an advantage especially if you're not in L.A.

I realize this is an older post but i'm considering joining financial core. Have any of you had any issues with that being a problem? I've heard agents stay away from fi core actors and some union films wont want to work with you if you are fi core. Any issues with that? The way I look at it is, why limit myself? I want to do whatever film project I want.

Hi Dan, I have not had any issues since going Fi-Core. I've done background on TV show's like Forever & Mysteries with Laura, Commercials like Holiday Inn Express & Movies like Trainwreck with Bill Hader & just last week I had to turn down work on CREED the latest Rocky film. I've had principle work in commercials for Skim Milk Plus & American Residential Warranty. But My bread & butter has been my non-union work. I've done web videos for a kickstarter campaign & a neighborhood organization, an in-house video for a golf club & PriceRite Super Markets, and LOTS of voice over. I even got to do my friends Independent film BREASTERDAY which got 4 out of 5 stars on Really Awful Movies, A Celebration of Low Budget Cinema. After 21 years in the business, I'm done chasing down the major roles, it I get the opportunity, that would be wonderful. I have now met other fi-core members on sets (I don't openly talk about it unless someone else mentions it) and discovered there are a lot more of us out there then you might have expected.

Thanks for the invite. Stage 32 looks cool.