ROBERT SCIGLIMPAGLIA
www.robertpaglia.com
Presenting:
BUSINESS – How To Ensure You Get Paid – Contracts and More
Have you ever done what you thought was a great voice over job, and then not been paid for your work? Worse yet, have you actually heard your work on the Internet, a phone system, a radio station, or even on TV—although you haven’t been paid? Every professional in the business has had this happen at least once in their career.
This session focuses on how to avoid being “stiffed,” and also discusses legal ways to collect your past-due voice over invoices. (And no, you can’t send over “cousin Vinny” to break some kneecaps.) I cover topics such as:
* Whether or not you need a written contract, and if so, its content;
* Collection letters and what they should, and should not, say;
* Whom to contact in collection efforts; and
* How to use intellectual property laws to help you get paid.
Career training level: all
About Robert Sciglimpaglia:
Robert J. Sciglimpaglia Jr. is an accomplished actor, voice over artist and practicing attorney in Norwalk, Connecticut, who has been chosen as a New England Region and Connecticut “Super Lawyer” for the years 2009 through 2013, and as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer for Connecticut by the National Trial Lawyers Association.
A popular speaker on voice over career, legal and business topics, he is also the author of Voice Over Legal, a 120-page eBook and paperback published by VoiceOverXtra.com, concerning legal and business issues for voice actors.
As an attorney, he has experience representing musical acts and bands, as well as representing actors and voice over artists in many facets of entertainment law, including representation agreements, contracts and copyright issues.
As an actor, he has appeared in off-Broadway productions, and on national television in programs on the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, PBS and the Bio Channel, among others. He has also appeared in feature films, including Disney’s Enchanted and Music and Lyrics.
As a voice actor, Robert has appeared in and voiced commercials and industrials for countless large companies, including Starwood Resorts, Waterford Crystal, the Danbury Mint, Conference USA, the LA Dodgers, Zales Jewelers and the National Fair Housing Administration. You may best recognize Rob as the “Dad” from the Chevy commercial “Happy Grad,” which aired during the 2012 Super Bowl.
Robert also consults with both beginners and advanced voice over artists and actors through his company, All In One Voice, LLC (www.allinonevoice.com) regarding the legal, business and creative aspects of the acting and voice over industries.
