Hello All. I just wanted to share that when it comes to this business you really have to be very picky about your representation and who you choose to guide your career. I was living in Los Angeles and working as an actor with some success but had to juggle work-day life as a legal secretary and my chosen career as an actor. I was introduced to my management team Jackie DesChamps of MMPR Group in August of 2006 and gave her a test. There was a project I wanted to get on but couldn't get in the audition door. Within 24 hours Jackie landed me the audition. We signed an agreement that day. It was the top of the real estate bubble in LA and I had the opportunity to sell my home and work full-time as an actor. My boss at the time was becoming more reluctant to let me off for auditions. However after selling my home, I ended up heading to Austin, Texas with the idea of some day returning to LA. Explaining the situation, Jackie believed in me and continued to represent me. As soon as our union merged in 2013, she became one of the first SAG-AFTRA managers. And with virtual auditions becoming the norm, she landed me an audition and I booked the role of Marc Lee's mom in American Sniper directed by Clint Eastwood in 2014. And guess what I just received my first residual check! Whoo hoo! Just saying....
CONGRATS!!!
congrats! get that mula!
So nice to have someone support and believe in you!
I'm very Glad Pamenla , you have accomplished your dream, I'm still in that journey, keep going !
congrats
congrats Pamela. Amazing!
That's wonderful!!! Congrats Pamela!!!
Congratulations, Pamela. Loved AMERICAN SNIPER. Great film. And I was just in Austin for the film festival. Love that city, too.
Congratulations
What a great story, congrats Pamela!
Nice going, Pamela, well done!
She believed she could so she did! Congratulations Pamela and keep living the dream!
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That's ONE residual check. Keep that up and you're getting ten. And then 20. And pretty soon, you're making decent money in this business. I know people who take small, tertiary roles, and never get famous, but they make good money, and they're doing what they love. I see them on TV now and then, or in movies. Love seeing my friends on the big and little screen
That is pretty residual. Good reminder to read the small print in a contract. Congrats though on getting the part. Major success I'd say. Hope you got paid well on the set.
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Great, now you just gotta keep on keepin' on. I still get residual checks even after 25 years - my last one was for $0.35 - who oh!
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That's funny Doug. As a songwriter, I once got a .06¢ check from BMI for radio airplay. I framed it. They sent another one much later and said, get this off of our books.
That song played ONCE on the air, and I was in my car listening to the right station at the right time when it happened. Thrilling moment.
Yes, she's cool, she does an American-French film festivsal now, that's what I know her from.