Posted on 07/13/2023 2:25:22 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
The group representing Hollywood’s studios has responded to SAG-AFTRA’s strike call today. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers’ statement highlights what it calls “some of the components of the Producers’ offer that SAG-AFTRA has chosen to forgo in favor of a strike.”
“A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life,” AMPTP said. “The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.”
The statement was issued as SAG-AFTRA leaders including President Fran Drescher and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland were holding a news conference to announce the strike officially, about 12 hours after talks broke down between the two sides.
Here is the AMPTP’s statement:
AMPTP member companies entered the negotiations with SAG-AFTRA with the goal of forging a new, mutually beneficial contract. The AMPTP presented a deal that offered historic pay and residual increases, substantially higher caps on pension and health contributions, audition protections, shortened series option periods, and a groundbreaking AI proposal that protects actors’ digital likenesses for SAG-AFTRA members. A strike is certainly not the outcome we hoped for as studios cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life. The Union has regrettably chosen a path that will lead to financial hardship for countless thousands of people who depend on the industry.
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Just as well HOLLYWOOD cannot produce the filth that has caused the once wholesome American culture to down the toilet.
CGI + AI.
No need for special effects, stunt doubles, actors or writers. Bye bye psycho-pervo empire.
Whatever happened to him?
Almost. I don’t think we’re quite there, but the fake Harrison Ford in the latest Indiana Jones flick was nearly perfect.
Do not weep for an industry that deceives people for a living.
Hollywood can turn to dust and not be missed.
Well, pretty soon AI will be writing scripts. While at the same time the writers are trying to demand that there are at least 4 writers for anything and everything.
Quite frankly, I don’t care what happens to any of them.
I’d just really like to see each and every one of them leave Georgia for good. Never to Return
cannot operate without the performers that bring our TV shows and films to life,
= = =
Well, all the TV shows and films that are fiction; are: lies.
Which makes the actors liars, professionally even.
And the script writers create those lies.
So, I get my popcorn and watch this play out, better ‘drama’ than they want to be paid to produce.
I can’t wait until AI completely replaces actors & actresses. You could computer generate the images of great actors of the past, have them play roles from computer AI generated scripts. Producers & directors (Hey who needs directors now!)must be salivating over the idea of not having to cater to the superannuated egos of those “beautiful people”.
Even when not on strike the product normally sucks
Big theater looking out for the little guy just like those who run butt light. 😉
With all the alternative entertainment streams they’re about to find blue how much they’ll be missed.
Luckily there are tens of thousands of hours of TV shows and movies that you can watch right now. You can go to a goodwill and buy a used DVD for 3 bucks. There are hundreds of movies and tv shows that you can get on the way home right now. Who cares about writers producers or actors who keep rebooting and remaking and retelling and reimagining stories that were good years ago and can’t be improved upon but they get paid as if it were their original work.
Could be a lot more temporary door dash drivers and Uber eater drivers in Los Angeles shortly...
“Which makes the actors liars, professionally even.”
What about when they are in Lawyer movies and shows?
They did it in the last couple of Star Wars iterations. You cannot tell the difference.
He went to Mars.
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