WGA/SAGAFTRA Strike Discussion Thread | SAG Ratifies Contract

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

3 hours ago, Ryan Reynolds said:

 

The article brings up interesting points:

 

“It’s not necessarily to our advantage for the people who are the most successful, wealthy and visible to be taking up space right now,” said another entrenched SAG-AFTRA member. “We already have a perception problem where people say, ‘These are just a bunch of rich actors.’ Those stars don’t work for scale pay; they don’t need the protection of a better contract. If Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston show up, they look like they’re crying poor.”

 

On social media, a lot of posters have the notion that all actors are rich, so why are they "whining" about their pay? Superstars getting all the attention on the picket lines wouldn't help with that idea. But some are surely wary of being viewed as "controversial". Some stars are also producers and may have mixed interests in this labor conflict.

 

Another wrench, according to a top talent advisor speaking anonymously, is the issue of taste. The rep said they had several clients ask which pickets to attend, and if they should book hair and makeup for potential media spots. The rep cautioned that the strikes were a “very serious matter, not a red carpet opportunity.”

 

When pointing out that some picketers were frustrated to see Brad Pitt, Ariana Grande and Andrew Garfield photographed at Wimbledon during the strike’s first weekend, one power publicist said it wouldn’t hurt for Pitt “to throw on a SAG-AFTRA shirt when he knows there will be paparazzi.” An Emmy awards consultant also suggested that Jeremy Allen White, the lead of “The Bear” who recently had the internet panting with shirtless photos and has turned up on the picket line, do his daily pushups and jogging in front of struck companies.

 

Calling up your glam squad before hitting the picket lines = bad. Calling up your stylist to supply strike friendly wardrobe items when needed, or using the picket line as a backdrop to your thirst-trap public workout sessions = good??

 

No wonder The Rock just cut a huge check behind the scenes and kept it moving...

[Dementeleus]

39 minutes ago, BoxOfficeFangrl said:

The article brings up interesting points:

 

 

 

 

On social media, a lot of posters have the notion that all actors are rich, so why are they "whining" about their pay? Superstars getting all the attention on the picket lines wouldn't help with that idea. But some are surely wary of being viewed as "controversial". Some stars are also producers and may have mixed interests in this labor conflict.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calling up your glam squad before hitting the picket lines = bad. Calling up your stylist to supply strike friendly wardrobe items when needed, or using the picket line as a backdrop to your thirst-trap public workout sessions = good??

 

No wonder The Rock just cut a huge check behind the scenes and kept it moving...

It’s so easy to counter the “oh, they’re all rich anyway” argument: have the A-lister just say “Look, this strike is not about me — but it IS about all my fellow actors out there who’re struggling to make ends meet. Without them, we don’t have an industry. So I’m here to support all of us, and to make sure future generations of actors have the same opportunity to make a living.”

[filmlover]

I was wondering when we would reach the "where-are-all-the-rich-A-listers?" think piece articles designed just for clicks" stage of this strike and it turned out we didn't even need to wait two weeks. That's how you know how slow industry news has quickly become due to hardly anything happening.

 

Meanwhile, gotta love The Rock literally telling these greedy, overpaid CEOs and studio executives:

 

[ZattMurdock]

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“My earnings for the entire first season of 13 Reasons Why were $29,953.24 prior to agency and manager fees (20%) and taxes. 8 episodes over six months,” Dorfman wrote.
 

She added, “I did all of the promo and had KEY ART for this show, flew round trip from NYC to SF to shoot for every episode, was kept for days without pay/working. I barely qualified for insurance. Within the first 28 days of release, the show’s season 1 garnered a total of 476 million view hours. This is why we strike. @sagaftra.”

 

 

 

[Kon]

3 hours ago, ZattMurdock said:

 

 

 

 

You know. This really shows me the difference in the value of money between countries.

 

 

[Jonwo]

Actors at sporting events like Wimbledon are not going to disrupting it because it would mean they would lose access to future tickets by the people who were providing usually sponsors. 

 

 

Edited July 25, 2023 by Jonwo

[SchumacherFTW]

1 hour ago, Jonwo said:

Actors at sporting events like Wimbledon are not going to disrupting it because it would mean they would lose access to future tickets by the people who were providing usually sponsors. 

 

 

Not only that, Wimbledon has a strict dress code for those centre court matches where the celebs are, so they wouldn't let you through with a slogan shirt 

[ZattMurdock]

Like I’ve said before, this is fucking bullshit and Christopher Nolan is literally asking to be trashed at this point:

 

Over 80% of Oppenheimer’s VFX team haven’t been credited.

 

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Despite receiving accolades from both audiences and critics since its recent release, Christopher Nolan's latest film, Oppenheimer, has been embroiled in controversy. A recent report surfaced, revealing that the movie's production team did DNEG, the VFX company that worked on the film, dirty by excluding over 80% of the VFX crew from the end credits.

Initially brought to light by Cartoon Brew, it was discovered that the film's credits only acknowledged 26 VFX Artists, along with VFX supervisor Andrew Jackson, resulting in a total of just 27 credited VFX creators. However, DNEG's website shows a comprehensive list of over 160 individuals who contributed to Oppenheimer, indicating that more than 130 people were unjustly left out by Universal and Nolan.

https://80.lv/articles/over-80-of-oppenheimer-s-vfx-team-haven-t-been-credited/

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is fucking bullshit. 

[ZattMurdock]

 

[Speedorito]

17 minutes ago, ZattMurdock said:

Like I’ve said before, this is fucking bullshit and Christopher Nolan is literally asking to be trashed at this point:

 

Over 80% of Oppenheimer’s VFX team haven’t been credited.

 

https://80.lv/articles/over-80-of-oppenheimer-s-vfx-team-haven-t-been-credited/

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is fucking bullshit. 

You know no one is going to trash Nolan on the internet. He’s untouchable.

[WittyUsername]

Are directors personally responsible for crediting everyone involved in a film or something? 

[ZattMurdock]

35 minutes ago, Speedorito said:

You know no one is going to trash Nolan on the internet. He’s untouchable.

You are right, but look, I love his films. But this is bullshit and he needs to be properly called out for it.

 

12 minutes ago, WittyUsername said:

Are directors personally responsible for crediting everyone involved in a film or something? 

 

 

[21C]

4 minutes ago, ZattMurdock said:

You are right, but look, I love his films. But this is bullshit and he needs to be properly called out for it.

 

 

 

That video is AI voice lol

[Cappoedameron]

Question can networks renew shows during the strike or no? 

[ZattMurdock]

 

[Celedhring]

44 minutes ago, Cappoedameron said:

Question can networks renew shows during the strike or no? 

 

Yes, but given that they can't negotiate with the actors/writers, I expect that networks will wait on some decisions.

[Cappoedameron]

It's a damn shame the strike is going on because Netflix has two pretty big things coming up in August.

 

To start the month they have the second season of Heartstoppers which is a critically acclaimed very charming lgbt series and to end the month they have live action One Piece which looks really freaking good and is seeing a massive positive spin and ton of viewership on trailers to build the hype.

 

It's a shame none of the actors in any of those projects can promote the shows upcoming seasons.

 

I'm sure One Piece will get a second season because simply put Netflix doesn't have the big thing they want yet. Witcher when Cavill leaves is gonna tank. Stranger Things has one more season. If Cowboy Bebop did not completely suck it probably would have gotten a season two but they got the tone completely wrong with that show. One Piece looks immensely loyal to the source material also the fandom for that is so damn massive it's gonna be hard to believe it won't get the viewership. They're even giving anyone that doesn't like the dub cast the chance to listen to the original japanese cast for the subs.

 

Heartstoppers got renewed for S2/S3 all at once. 

[Reddroast]

13 minutes ago, Cappoedameron said:

It's a damn shame the strike is going on because Netflix has two pretty big things coming up in August.

 

To start the month they have the second season of Heartstoppers which is a critically acclaimed very charming lgbt series and to end the month they have live action One Piece which looks really freaking good and is seeing a massive positive spin and ton of viewership on trailers to build the hype.

 

It's a shame none of the actors in any of those projects can promote the shows upcoming seasons.

 

I'm sure One Piece will get a second season because simply put Netflix doesn't have the big thing they want yet. Witcher when Cavill leaves is gonna tank. Stranger Things has one more season. If Cowboy Bebop did not completely suck it probably would have gotten a season two but they got the tone completely wrong with that show. One Piece looks immensely loyal to the source material also the fandom for that is so damn massive it's gonna be hard to believe it won't get the viewership. They're even giving anyone that doesn't like the dub cast the chance to listen to the original japanese cast for the subs.

 

Heartstoppers got renewed for S2/S3 all at once. 

It helps that the showrunner of one piece matt owens is a massive fan of the series

[ZattMurdock]

 

 

 

[BoxOfficeFangrl]

 

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According to TVFanatic, General Hospital is hiring a batch of temporary writers to write new episodes of the popular soap opera. This is the first soap to do such a thing, while other soaps have been able to keep going due to a surplus of scripts already written. Breakdown writer Shannon Peace wrote about the show’s decision on Instagram.

“Starting next week, the show will be penned exclusively by scab writers, which is heartbreaking,” she wrote. “Daytime writers face a unique conflict during strikes. We hate to see our characters and storylines handed over to ‘writers’ who cross the picket line. But we’re also keenly aware that stopping production could spell the demise of soap operas.”

Soap opera actors aren't under the same contract that primetime TV/movie actors are, so they are still working. If SAG-AFTRA remembers that soap operas exist, I imagine they would object to the actors performing scripts written by "scabs". There might be work stoppage, anyway.

 

I remember during the 2007-08 WGA strike, one of the big issues was DVD residuals, and the soap writers were like, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ . It just had nothing to do with their job, because soaps have 240+ episodes a year and residuals were never a major part of the pay structure in that genre. I suppose the AI threat now is more existential to all writers, but the current WGA strike seems the most focused on primetime TV problems and movies to some degree.

Edited July 25, 2023 by BoxOfficeFangrl