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DGA Members, click here for information about the 2025 DGA Annual Membership Meetings to be held in Los Angeles on Wednesday, ...
On Thursday evening April 24, users of the DGA website may experience service interruptions due to a scheduled maintenance.
The Experimental Agreements cover projects made to provide DGA members with experience or to serve as a "resume piece" for a Director and are not intended for commercial release in any medium. For ...
The DGA has network staff and freelance agreements with ABC, CBS and NBC, and also has many individual agreements with local television stations. If you have any questions regarding any of the below, ...
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Miguel Arteta’s love of storytelling was developed during his childhood. Moving from Puerto Rico to Spain to Costa Rica and settling in the United States left him ...
Vallée discusses why it is important to him to be able to capture unique camera angles, even when they partially obscure the actor, as these "imperfections" can draw audiences deeper into the story.
Robert Markowitz discusses his career as a director of movies for television and feature films. He also describes the role the DGA played in his career and the importance of the Guild’s support of the ...
This section contains DGA agreements, including the Basic Agreement (BA), Freelance Live and Tape Television Agreement (FLTTA), and Commercial Agreement. It also contains the DGA Creative Rights ...
Associate Director Carol M. Larson talks about the function of central videotape and its importance to the broadcast.
The DGA has flexible agreements designed for Reality Television productions. Listed below are a few of the facts about the Reality TV Agreements. The experience that DGA members bring to a production ...