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This is what happens when your agents steal from you.Always insist on getting paid directly and your agent their agency ...
07/15/2025

This is what happens when your agents steal from you.
Always insist on getting paid directly and your agent their agency fee separately!

I know that I have addressed this numerous times, but quit allowing agents to double dip you on agents fees. It is not a...
07/15/2025

I know that I have addressed this numerous times, but quit allowing agents to double dip you on agents fees. It is not allowed by SAG plus it is illegal.
Remember agents work for you not the other way around.
So you don’t let them intimidate you, sue them for what they stole from you and you will 100% win in court.

If you’re still wondering if SAG agents can get away with not putting you on the proper agent agreements or that double ...
06/29/2025

If you’re still wondering if SAG agents can get away with not putting you on the proper agent agreements or that double dipping is allowed read this sent directly sent by SAG in LA.

04/04/2025

Just a heads up to all actors, never ever use a reader on a phone or a computer, it sounds to robotic and numerous casting directors nationwide have told me that they immediately delete the tape request if you don’t have a good off camera reader standing next to you!

Another great opportunity to learn fromA true professional working actor who also is a great dude!
03/24/2025

Another great opportunity to learn from
A true professional working actor who also is a great dude!

I highly recommend this class from a friend of mine and an extremely talented actor who is a great dude as well.
03/05/2025

I highly recommend this class from a friend of mine and an extremely talented actor who is a great dude as well.

For all kid actors looking for the best head shot photographer for kids in Florida I highly recommend “Marliese Marie” p...
02/07/2025

For all kid actors looking for the best head shot photographer for kids in Florida I highly recommend “Marliese Marie” photography to bring out the glowing personality of your child to help them start to “ROCK THE ROLES”
Contact information below.

Another notification from a very reputable and great longtime Miami casting director notice.Thank goodness my actors who...
02/04/2025

Another notification from a very reputable and great longtime Miami casting director notice.

Thank goodness my actors who were requested to audition for various principal roles all got theirs in days ago.

As you can see only 25% one in four even submitted by the deadline so he had to extend it and they had a week to get them in for a $7,000 per day SAG commercial.

This notification was sent to all of the Florida agents in a mass email to “nudge” their talents!

WHY?

Seriously there are way to many actors who don’t appreciate their agents and casting directors hard work and should really consider another profession so that the real working actors don’t have so much competition from deadbeat wannabes!

I know that I have informed you actors about this serious issue by Talent agencies continuing to “double dip” and someti...
02/03/2025

I know that I have informed you actors about this serious issue by Talent agencies continuing to “double dip” and sometimes even more on agency fees.

Question is WHY do you allow it to continue?

Every single production company in the industry will tell you that if you submit yourself there is NO AGENCY FEE, thus the agency fee IS OUR COMMISSION.

If submitted by your agency the production company pays the agency their 20% non-union or 10% union commission for submitting you on top of your talent fee if you allow them to take another 10% which SAG prohibits or another 20% which is illegal as well because you have a tax obligation on the amount that you should have received from the production companies.

Which these agents could be criminally negligent by the IRS for doing so as well if they receive a check made out to you but in care of the agency. They MUST legally forward that check in full to you and CANNOT deposit into their account without a notarized and witnesses legal power of attorney from you or for you to endorse “pay to the order of” said agent on the back of the check. By doing so they are committing 2 felonies, felony bank fraud deposit and forgery.

Plus many agents are signing you for commercial only because when they “double dip” on commercial pay and then hold it for 90 days or longer that is the ONLY WAY they stay in business by using your money they received in 30 days or less to pay their bills.

You also with any SAG agent regardless of your union or nonunion status must be on a SAG talent agency agreements as verified below by Timothy McGroarity head of talent agency agreements for all 555 franchised agents nationwide or any other agreements are null and void and cannot be processed by SAG and you are unable to track your residuals which you are entitled to regardless of your union or non-union status if booking a SAG film TV or Commercial credited role. One of my actors received a $10,300 residual check today. So you need to know about them instead of letting your agents potentially steal those as well.

Which otherwise SAG doesn’t know who you are if you wish to join, have an issue on set with pay and it’s a requirement by all SAG agencies.

Quit being scared that these thieves at these agencies are going to blackball you if you file a lawsuit because 3 of them have already lost in court and one had their franchised pulled by SAG here in Florida.

What are we going to do?, Call the production companies or casting directors who are hiring you, not we agents and say “such and such won’t let us steal from them anymore so don’t ever hire them again”

Yeah right!

In every court case the payroll companies, production companies, and SAG backed the actors in both union and non-union cases where they were “double dipped” or forged their name or held their pay which the state requirement is for “any and all payments received by a talent agency must be turned over to the talent within 5 days of receipt “, verbatim quote, and production companies ALWAYS pay within 30 days or less 12 days or less on SAG productions.

In 8 years as a franchised SAG agent and only one of three WGA signatories in Florida have I only 3 times waited 45 days in hundreds of invoices and NEVER ONCE 90 days or longer which these agents LIE to you in addition to “double dipping” and tell you that it “is standard in the industry”.

Demand 4 things when signing with any SAG agency;
1. You are put on the proper SAG agreements sample below.
2. You must be cc’d on every invoice pertaining to your bookings for transparency purposes and for your receipt for your taxes.
3. No “double dipping” on agency fees or you will file a lawsuit against them.
4. You get a submission report every 3-6 months when requested to show everywhere you have been submitted nationwide and how many tape requests and callbacks you received.

If they don’t agree to ALL OF THE ABOVE , then get a LEGIT AGENT who will.

Get what you rightfully deserve in 2025 and keep on “ROCKING THE ROLES”

If any actors receive this request from this company reaching out to actors on Tampa Bay Acting site and other cities ac...
02/03/2025

If any actors receive this request from this company reaching out to actors on Tampa Bay Acting site and other cities acting sites BEWARE!

They offer you $200 to use your image AI usage, in perpetuity and any 3rd party usage without any other future compensation.

Which could not only potentially damage your reputation and your image but for a one time payment of $200.

Please actors read every single word of any BS like this before even considering it.
This industry unfortunately is full of con artists looking to make money off of your vision of fame.

They are located in the UK with zero reviews that alone should be your first clue.

To all of my WGA member writer’s if you haven’t been notified yet.Take note of this stop work notice with these producti...
01/27/2025

To all of my WGA member writer’s if you haven’t been notified yet.
Take note of this stop work notice with these production companies due to non-payment.

01/17/2025

I know that I have beat a dead horse on this issue but it continues to amaze me how numerous actors ALWAYS wait until the deadline to upload their tape request.

First off the casting directors want us to set it to where it comes to us first so we can watch it and make sure everything is OK as per their instructions and when literally wait until the deadline and it comes to us by the time we try to watch and forward it has expired, plus numerous actors try to tape with no reader and background distractions and didn’t come close to following the slate and taping instructions so I have to send a retake request and it’s to late.

If you are unable to meet a deadline immediately decline so casting can ask someone else to tape they have to provide enough chooses to the producers and you are keeping them from doing so by being lazy.

Always look at the deadline date some are quick turnarounds some aren’t and if not available for the shoot dates or the deadline then immediately decline on site, if you are going to tape explicitly follow the instructions and get in ASAP because the “early bird gets the worm”, they are watching them as they come in and you ought to be proud that they gave you a opportunity out of thousands of submissions from agents all over the country.

Also never hit submit until all requested videos are uploaded because it won’t allow you to upload anything else once you hit submit and always label your name under score_role_Slate or scene numbers.

Be professional and “ROCK THE ROLE”
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The Newton Agency LLC is a Talent Agency based out of the beautiful sunshine state of Florida. Our Goal is to help guide and support performers, models, athletes, and artists on their road to realizing their dreams, building their future and growing their unique brand. It was founded by CEO Christopher T. Newton, who has used his seasoned years, experience, compassion, and first hand, inside knowledge to raise TNA from the ground up to create a company unlike any other before. With a groundbreaking "professional support network" strategy and "family first" philosophy,

The Newton Agency surpasses all others with its hand-on, personal service.

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