Ok...so we got the bad news this week that the studios in Plymouth lost it's funding. Ok that is bad but I have a feeling that it might turn around quicker than one is to think, but we will have to wait and see. Once the news got out... some people were acting as all of hope is lost...are you serious?!? have you not seen what has happened to the state in regards to the film business in the past 4 years?!!? We are not doing all that bad, the studios weren't here when the huge and current flow of films continue to overflow our NE area/market. If anyone out there remembers the distant past we would be lucky if we had a film here for over a week...for the YEAR! At that time the constant project that was going on was in the late 80's which was "Spencer For Hire". Now the studios I believe will happen, because I strongly believe that they have great focus on the future of this project and MA is very Hollywood friendly as of late. There is not only one investor ou...
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--more cost-of-living increases, such as the first mileage reimbursement increase in 30 years.
--the prevention of non-union new media productions.
--the right to consent to, and profit from, product integration.
-- payment of pension and health benefits on top of, instead of deducted from, DVD residuals.
SAG members are holding a solidarity rally at their headquarters in Los Angeles on June 9.
WHY SHOULD SAG PREVENT NON-UNION PRODUCTIONS?
As for the AFTRA contracts -- the MF group basically has a negative knee-jerk response that anything about AFTRA is bad. These people - the MF'ers -- are not about deception and outright lying. They are trying to abolish decades of efforts to merge the two unions. They want, instead, for SAG to be the only union - but more than that, they want SAG to promote what's good for L.A. actors and whatever will hurt actors elsewhere.
meant: These people - the MF'ers -- are not ABOVE deception and outright lying.
The trying to keep work in L.A. scenario I'm not sure about. Could be some truth to it I guess.
But I agree why should L.A. have the monopoly? I am a New England actor and thrilled that I no longer have to think about moving to L.A. in order to get film work!
If that's all they want is to protect their monopoly. Bump em! And when they ask for a strike vote I'm saying NO because I want to continue working!
If there is a strike go work in an office, restaurant, store, post office, start a business, whatever! This is not L.A. you guys act like you've never done anything besides act. The suits want you to have that defeated attitude. Striking is sometimes a neccessary evil for for the greater good. And your pay checks will reflect that once it's over.
But I guess I have to realize alot of people are ok with getting short changed as long as they can buy a sandwich. PLEASE, there is so much more to life than a sandwich.