Thursday, February 14, 2008

WARNING: do not sign the new release forms... yet

From a shafted SB83 extra via Myspace today:
"I was called about signing a release by BigSky... they said it was the last step before getting paid.

Sign it if you want... but give me a couple days to figure this out... my husband is an attorney and says that it is written as though we have ALREADY been paid... and if you sign it, you may inadvertently be signing away your right to be paid because of how it is worded.

This is what he has to say about it....
"It says good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged... Consideration is the quid you receive for the quo you give. You have not yet received any consideration, i.e., payment, so that part of the release is not true. The release they have sent to you is written as if you have already been paid. Looks like they have the cart before the horse."
Let me check into this.

I do not trust them... and they have not given us any reason TO trust them... so I'll get back with you."

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Please stay tuned for more developments. We MUST stick together on this issue!

ALSO a certified letter will be sent to Big Sky Motion pictures on 2/22 stating our intention of proceeding with legal action. If you sent your info to unpaidextras@gmail.com your name and monies owed will be included in the letter. If you have not sent your information, please do so immediately. Thank you.

We are the unpaid extras from "Spring Break '83".
We are tired of the excuses.
We just want to be paid.

1 comment:

joe12pack said...

the exectutive producer may be reached at:

Rand Chortkoff
14602 Victory Blvd. Suite 200
Van Nuys, CA. 91411
Phone: (818) 849-3272
Fax: (818) 755-4469

He drives a Bentley