SAG-AFTRA Releases Strike Rules: No Publicity, Festival Appearances or Voice-Acting

[TBoneTX 45,260]

Interested to know whether any CEHST contributor cares about all this one way or the other, or will even notice.

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SAG-AFTRA Releases Strike Rules: No Publicity, Festival Appearances or Voice-Acting

 

[...] the union's 160,000 affected members will be prohibited from all principal on-camera work — including acting, singing, dancing and stunts — on top of off-camera work, such as voice-acting and narration.  Also barred is background and stand-in work, negotiations for future services and any ancillary work for a struck production, among other things.  [...]

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-strike-rules-1235533357/

[Dashinka 24,483]

I am in the won’t notice camp.

[Crazy Cat 41,814]

Sagging Afros?  I won't notice.  I don't care.

 

Edited July 15, 2023 by Crazy Cat

[Ban Hammer 13,330]

and hollywood goes silent right after the release of "the sound of freedom".............

[Mike E 11,739]

The most interesting thing on TV I am watching these days is Hijack on Apple TV. It is a British drama, and afaict no American actors. 
 

Swagger and Foundation season 2 is fully filmed, as is The Boys season 2.

 

Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning  Part 1 ended well, and no need to see Part 2 if not made.

 

Dune Part 2 is fully filmed. 

 

Streaming has proven that content from UK, Canada, Australia, and NZ will succeed with U.S. audiences.
 

So I am good.

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,260]

Agreed -- I don't care.

[Pooky 3,781]

I give you … Ricky Gervais

 

 

[TBoneTX 45,260]

'Snow White' Producers Circumvent Actors' Strike By Casting 7 Random Hobos From San Francisco

 

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — With the actors' strike threatening to halt filming, the producers of Snow White decided to replace the dwarves with seven people chosen at random from a San Francisco homeless camp.  [...]

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/snow-white-producers-circumvent-actors-strike-by-casting-7-random-hobos-from-san-francisco

[yuna628 9,671]

On 7/15/2023 at 1:36 AM, TBoneTX said:

Interested to know whether any CEHST contributor cares about all this one way or the other, or will even notice.

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SAG-AFTRA Releases Strike Rules: No Publicity, Festival Appearances or Voice-Acting

 

[...] the union's 160,000 affected members will be prohibited from all principal on-camera work — including acting, singing, dancing and stunts — on top of off-camera work, such as voice-acting and narration.  Also barred is background and stand-in work, negotiations for future services and any ancillary work for a struck production, among other things.  [...]

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-strike-rules-1235533357/

I do not care very much, but I think there is largely not a lot that is being made known about the very actually good reasons for this strike. While we typically think of actors as mega millionaires, many are not rich at all, and many do not actually get into the 'exclusive club' in which they are able to have health insurance and other benefits which includes pay raises. Some of course are just small time actors, bit part actors, extras etc. I am aware of some very big franchises in which very well known actors actually don't make very much for it to this day. Disney and other entities have had a habit of even not paying authors and screenwriters just amounts for their work. Voice actors also suffer from the same problems in the industry.

 

The big sticking point for the guild is really AI and ownership in perpetuity for their bodies and voices. Studios which to reserve the right to scan and own them for the rest of their lives to be used in any production at any time, and they will not be paid for it. One studio could even sell them to another studio. Over the past couple of years, studios have attempted to sneak such clauses into contracts, even for temporary background actors. Still using Disney as an example here, whenever 'Darth Vader' appears on screen now, it is not James Earl Jones that we hear or is making money from his voice being used.... because it is no longer his voice. Jones signed a contract (and I have no idea as to his lucidity at the time) that says Disney owns him forever. Any lines that he has said in the past, are scanned and recreated and created as new by AI. A savvy listener might be able to tell the difference, but the average viewer may not. In more recent shows, Disney essentially brought back 'young' Luke Skywalker. Was Hamill paid his fair share? No. Hamill had his lines analyzed by an AI to make his voice younger, and Disney hired a youtuber that was experienced in making deepfakes act out Hamill on screen. This deepfake tech by a 'novice' worked even better than Disney's previous first professional attempt. Actors that are long dead I will assume may also be fair game.

[Boiler 45,451]

The logical thing would be to go full AI, take various characteristics and meld them together and create your own trademarked actor.

 

It is sort of done now anyway, Paddington Bear etc etc, so just one step further.

[Dashinka 24,483]

So are these folks still out on strike?  Has anyone noticed?

[Boiler 45,451]

2 hours ago, Dashinka said:

So are these folks still out on strike?  Has anyone noticed?

I listen to NPR and they mention it occasionally, I think because their staff are in the same Union.

 

The live stuff it effects, I do not watch.

[Mike E 11,739]

I noticed that Star Trek conventions are still happening. I guess crews of 3 starfleet Enterprises, Deep Space 9, and starfleet Voyager did not get the memo.

[TBoneTX 45,260]

46 minutes ago, Mike E said:

crews of 3 starfleet Enterprises, Deep Space 9, and starfleet Voyager did not get the memo

If you're washed up, able to retire consequent to your previous work, or unlikely to get many or any future jobs, why should you care?

[TBoneTX 45,260]

Hollywood writers are heading back to the table per NBC News, the problem is no one cares

 

[...] The problem: America is finding more and more that there is life outside of TV and Movies.  [...]

 

https://twitchy.com/rickrobinson/2023/09/18/hollywood-writers-are-heading-back-to-the-table-per-nbc-news-the-problem-is-no-one-cares-n2387428