Hollywood Actors Voted To Strike Alongisde Screenwriters
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What was once considered the field safe from AI, the creatives, are now also facing a questionable future. Leaders of Hollywood’s largest actors union, with Fran Drescher as the President of SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, an American labor union representing about 160,000 film and television actors, journalists, radio personalities, recording artists, singers, voice actors, internet influencers, fashion models, and other media professionals worldwide) and Duncan Crabtree-Ireland as the SAG-AFTRA Chief Negotiator, voted Thursday, July 13, 2023, to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with the studios and streaming services broke down, in the video published on July 13, 2023, by CBC News, as “Hollywood actors to strike alongside screenwriters“, below:
160,000 actors have now joined writers in their strike on Hollywood after negotiations with the major studios fell apart. NBC News Correspondent Dana Griffin and NBC News Entertainment Contributor Chris Witherspoon join Lindsey Reiser to break down what the actors are demanding, the studio response, and what is means for the television and film industry just a week before some of the biggest summer movie premieres, in the video published on July 14, 2023, by MSNBC, as “Actors join writers in Hollywood strike: ‘now we’re at 100% blackout’“, below:
After weeks of negotiations with Hollywood studios, SAG-AFTRA, the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists has officially gone on strike. The actors’ guild represents 160,000 members, who will join the Writers Guild of America in their first joint strike in 63 years and their first joint walkout since 1980. But why is this strike happening? How long will it last? What does it mean for viewers at home? Allow us to explain on today’s episode of Nerdist News, in the video published on July 14, 2023, by Nerdist, as “The Hollywood Actors Strike Explained“, below:
Hollywood’s writers have gone on strike for the first time in 15 years amid a sea change in the way content is being distributed and creators are being compensated, in the video published on June 1, 2023, by Los Angeles Times, as “Hollywood’s writers are on strike. Here are five things you need to know“, below:
In the video published on June 2, 2023, by Wisecrack, as “Hollywood On Strike: Who Cares?” below:
Hollywood writers are still on strike after the Directors Guild of America reaches a “truly historic deal with studios, in the video published on June 5, 2023, by KCAL News, as “Writers strike continues into sixth week, directors, reach ‘truly historic’ deal with studios“, below:
Showrunner and writer Michael Jamin (Maron, King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-Head) joins Andrew to explain what’s going on with the Writers Guild strike. Michael and Andrew talk about whether AI will replace screenwriters, why “mini-rooms” make it a lot tougher for emerging writers, and how the strike might get resolved, in the video published on June 5, 2023, by Forward with Andrew Yang, as “The Writers Strike“, below:
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