Oh my God!

我的天啊

So if you're new here, my name's Ikan Song.

如果你是新來的，我叫伊坎-宋。

I talk about acting and Hollywood-related things, and this one's kind of an urgent doozy.

我談論表演和與好萊塢有關的事情，而這一次的話題有點緊急。

If you're an actor, you need to know this.

如果你是一名演員，你必須知道這一點。

If you have actor friends, it's probably gonna affect them.

如果你有演員朋友，這很可能會影響到他們。

Send this message along.

發送這條資訊。

So we're gonna talk about everything you need to know, how to work your way around it, and how to protect yourself getting screwed from Casting Networks.

是以，我們將討論你需要了解的一切，如何繞過它，以及如何保護自己免受 Casting Networks 的坑害。

Depending on your needs, you have a free plan, you have a medium plan, and you have the pro plan.

根據您的需求，有免費計劃、中等計劃和專業計劃。

I've had the free plan for months, if not years.

我已經使用免費計劃幾個月，甚至幾年了。

I have an agent who submits me for commercials, and I do not submit myself for projects.

我有一個經紀人，他讓我接拍廣告，而我自己不接拍項目。

So the other plans are 833 a month and 2166 a month.

是以，其他計劃分別為每月 833 元和每月 2166 元。

If you wanna pay that, go ahead, but I kinda don't.

如果你想付，請便，但我不想付。

So this is what they did.

他們就是這麼做的。

On the free plan, they have a 350 megabyte limit for media storage.

免費計劃的媒體存儲上限為 350 兆字節。

All your clips are under 350 megabytes?

你所有的片段都在 350 兆字節以下？

You're fine.

你很好

Wrong.

錯了

If you get an audition and have to send in a self-tape through Casting Networks, that self-tape is going to count towards your 350 megabyte limit.

如果您獲得了試鏡機會，但必須通過 Casting Networks 發送自帶錄音帶，則該自帶錄音帶將計入您的 350 兆字節限制。

So if your self-tape is over 350 megabytes, you are not even able to send it through Casting Networks, unless you pay for a bigger plan.

是以，如果您的自帶錄音帶超過 350 兆字節，您甚至無法通過 Casting Networks 發送，除非您付費購買更大的計劃。

Even though they're the ones that asked for it.

儘管是他們自找的。

I know!

我知道

So I dug into my account, and I just had to send a self-tape.

於是，我打開我的賬戶，不得不發送了一盤自錄錄音帶。

That tape is there, and it was luckily under the 350 megabyte limit, so I didn't even know that there was an issue.

那盤錄音帶就在那裡，幸運的是，它的容量低於 350 兆字節的限制，所以我甚至不知道有這個問題。

Also lucky for me, I don't really use any media storage for clips, because my commercial agents don't really need any of these for submissions.

同樣幸運的是，我並沒有使用任何媒體存儲剪輯，因為我的商業代理並不真正需要這些剪輯來投稿。

But if there's another self-tape that comes in, I'm not going to have enough space to send that self-tape through.

但如果有另一盤自帶錄音帶進來，我就沒有足夠的空間發送那盤自帶錄音帶了。

So if you happen to be in my situation, email your agent, let them know that this is an issue.

所以，如果你碰巧和我的情況一樣，請給你的代理髮郵件，讓他們知道這是一個問題。

They probably already know.

他們可能已經知道了。

Side note, this is also a really good test to see how good your agent is.

題外話，這也是一個很好的測試，可以看出你的代理人有多優秀。

My commercial agent said, under no circumstances should I pay to send in an audition.

我的商業經紀人說，在任何情況下，我都不應該花錢去試鏡。

I will send it to them directly, and they will send it to the casting director.

我會直接發給他們，他們再發給選角導演。

And if you don't have an agent, check in with the casting director and see if you can email it to them directly.

如果你沒有經紀人，請與選角導演聯繫，看能否直接通過電子郵件發送給他們。

Chances are they might not even know about this change yet, and they'll probably be understanding that you're going to have to pay to send in your audition.

他們很可能還不知道這一變化，而且他們很可能會理解你必須付費才能參加試鏡。

And I know a lot of casting directors are already boycotting casting networks.

我知道很多選角導演已經開始抵制選角網了。

So it gets better.

所以，情況會越來越好。

So when can I delete that self-tape?

那麼，我什麼時候才能刪除那盤自錄錄音帶呢？

21 days.

21 天

I know, right?

我知道，對吧？

The other thing to keep under that 350 megabyte limit is shoot in a smaller size.

另外，要保持在 350 兆字節的限制範圍內，就必須拍攝較小的尺寸。

Definitely not going to use 4K, maybe not even 1080p.

肯定不會使用 4K，也許連 1080p 都不會。

Or you can use your video editing program to compress it to a smaller size, or use a computer program like Handbrake.

您也可以使用視頻編輯程序將其壓縮到更小的尺寸，或使用 Handbrake 等電腦程序。

If you're non-union, if you don't have an agent, you're probably going to pay for a plan.

如果你不是工會成員，如果你沒有代理人，你很可能要為一個計劃付費。

That's fine.

沒關係。

But if you're in my position, I say screw them.

但如果你處在我的位置，我就會說去他們的。

For years, companies like this have been trying to take actors' money, and we haven't been able to do anything about it.

多年來，這樣的公司一直試圖騙取演員的錢財，而我們卻無能為力。

If there's any indication from the past five months of striking and the contract negotiations, it's that much harder for an actor to protect themselves.

從過去五個月的罷工和合同談判中可以看出，演員保護自己的難度更大了。

And after all this AI stuff, it's going to get harder.

有了人工智能之後，這將變得更加困難。

Woo, I'm fired up.

嗚，我被點燃了。

So tell all your actor friends, spread the word.

所以，請告訴你所有的演員朋友，把這個消息傳播出去。

I want to hear from you guys about what you're seeing on your end, what you're hearing from your agents, and we're going to fight this together.

我想聽聽你們的意見，看看你們看到了什麼，從你們的代理商那裡聽到了什麼，我們將一起努力。

I hope you guys got value of this video.

希望你們能從這段視頻中有所收穫。

And if you want to see other videos about the industry and acting, check out this playlist right here.

如果您還想觀看其他有關電影業和表演的視頻，請點擊此處查看播放列表。